2026 BOK-CEPR-OECD Conference인구 고령화와 장수(長壽)의 경제학: 도전에서 기회로

일시: 2026년 9월 2일(수) ~ 9월 3일(목)
장소: 한국은행 별관 2층 다목적 컨퍼런스홀

Day 1: Wednesday, 2 September


Day 1: Wednesday, 2 September - Opening
Time Item
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Registration and Coffee
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM High-Level Opening of the Conference
Hyun Song Shin, Governor, Bank of Korea
Asa Johansson, Director of the Policy Studies Research Branch, Economics Department, OECD
Day 1: Wednesday, 2 September - Session 1
[Session 1] The Economic Challenges of an Ageing and Shrinking Population
9:50 AM – 10:25 AM Keynote: Fumio Hayashi, Emeritus Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
“The Root Cause of Japan’s 30-year Stagnation: Implications for China, the U.S., and Other Mature Economies”
10:25 AM – 10:50 AM Paper presentation: In Do Hwang, Head of Financial and Monetary Economic Studies Team, Economic Research Institute, Bank of Korea
“Impact of Super-Aging on the Monetary Policy Environment: Implications for Korea”
10:50 AM – 11:15 AM Paper presentation: Volker Ziemann, Economist, OECD
“Spatial Inequalities and Demographic Decline in Korea: Implications for Growth and Cohesion”
11:15 AM – 11:35 AM Coffee Break
11:35 AM – 12:35 PM Panel discussion
- Taehyoung Cho, Principal Professor of Office of Economic Education, Bank of Korea
- Fumio Hayashi, Emeritus Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
- In Do Hwang, Head of Financial and Monetary Economic Studies Team, Economic Research Institute, Bank of Korea
- Volker Ziemann, Economist, OECD
- Moderator: Matthias Schief, Economist, OECD
Q&A session
12:35 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch Break
Day 1: Wednesday, 2 September - Session 2
[Session 2] Causes and Implications of Ultra-low Fertility
2:00 PM – 2:35 PM Keynote: Jisoo Hwang, Associate Professor of Economics, College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University
“The Motherhood Effect and Ultra-Low Fertility: Evidence from Korea and Policy Implications”
2:35 PM – 3:00 PM Paper presentation: Minchul Yum, Associate Professor of Economics, Virginia Commonwealth University
“Status Concerns, Intensive Parenting, and Low Fertility in Korea”
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM Paper presentation: Selahattin Imrohoroglu, Professor of Finance and Business Economics, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
“The Growth and Fiscal Cost of Late Aging: Demographic Drag and Compressed Fiscal Adjustment”
3:25 PM – 3:40 PM Coffee Break
3:40 PM – 4:40 PM Panel discussion
- Jisoo Hwang, Associate Professor of Economics, College of Liberal Studies, Seoul National University
- Minchul Yum, Associate Professor of Economics, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Selahattin Imrohoroglu, Professor of Finance and Business Economics, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
- Moderator: Filiz Unsal, Deputy Director of the Policy Research Branch, Economics Department, OECD
Q&A session
4:40 PM – 4:45 PM Day 1 Wrap-Up
Filiz Unsal, Deputy Director of the Policy Research Branch, Economics Department, OECD
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Conference Dinner

Day 2: Thursday, 3 September


Day 2: Thursday, 3 September - Opening
Time Item
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Registration and Coffee
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM Opening of the Conference Day 2
Sunhee Yu, Economist, Demographic and Labor Economic Research Studies, Economic Research Institute, Bank of Korea
Day 2: Thursday, 3 September - Session 3
[Session 3] Population Ageing and Technological Progress
9:40 AM – 10:15 AM Keynote: Kwanho Shin, Professor of Economics, Korea University
“Demographic Change, Economic Growth, and Technological Adaptation”
10:15 AM – 10:40 AM Paper presentation: Matthias Schief, Economist, OECD
“A Boost from AI in Ageing Societies? Early Insights”
10:40 AM – 11:05 AM Paper presentation: Chulhee Lee, Professor of Economics, Seoul National University
“The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and Labor-Market Imbalance Resulting from Population Change in Korea”
11:05 AM – 11:25 AM Coffee Break
11:25 AM – 12:25 PM Panel discussion
- Kwanho Shin, Professor of Economics, Korea University
- Matthias Schief, Economist, OECD
- Chulhee Lee, Professor of Economics, Seoul National University
- Moderator: Taekyung Kim, Head of Demographic and Labor Economic Research Studies, Economic Research Institute, Bank of Korea
Q&A session
12:25 PM – 1:50 PM Lunch Break
Day 2: Thursday, 3 September - Session 4
[Session 4] Opportunity of an Ageing Society
1:50 PM – 2:25 PM Keynote: Andrew Scott, Professor of Economics, London Business School; Director of Economics, Ellison Institute of Technology
“The Economics Consequences of Demographic Change”
2:25 PM – 2:50 PM Paper presentation: Eseul Choi, Economist, Micro and Institutional Economic Studies Team, Economic Research Institute, Bank of Korea
“A Development Strategy for the Advanced Biohealth Industry”
2:50 PM – 3:05 PM Coffee Break
3:05 PM – 4:05 PM Policy Panel: Bold Policy Innovation for Prosperity in an Ageing and Shrinking Korea
Panel discussion
- Andrew Scott, Professor of Economics, London Business School; Director of Economics, Ellison Institute of Technology
- Asa Johansson, Director of the Policy Studies Research Branch, Economics Department, OECD
- David Canning, Professor of Population Sciences and Economics, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
- Youngseok Shin, President, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs
- Moderator: Seungho Nah, Director General of Economic Research Institute, Bank of Korea
Q&A session
4:05 PM – 4:15 PM Closing of the Conference
Seungho Nah, Director General of Economic Research Institute, Bank of Korea
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM Special Guided Tours & Closing Dinner

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