He received a Ph. D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1992. He taught economics at Rice University in Houston Texas (1992-1996), and worked as a research fellow at Korea Development Institute (1996-1998), a government think tank in Seoul, Korea. His primary research interests are in labor market mechanisms concerning employment and wages, and distributional issues such as inequality and poverty. His faculty sponsor at ILR is Professor Gary Fields. Kim is visiting from January to December 2005 and his office is located at 322B Catherwood. - Dae Il Kim