National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

Foreign Scholar Lecture Series

National Institute of Population and Social Security Research




Date and time 15:00 - 17:00, January 7 (Fri), 2005

Place: NIPSSR on the 6th floor of Hibiya Kokusai Building at Uchisaiwai-cho Meeting Room No.4 (TEL 03-5253-1111 ext.4484)


Lecturer: Prof. Doo-Sub KIM
Professor of Sociology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

Title:"Theoretical Explanations of Rapid Fertility Decline in Korea"

Prof. Kim appears even in Japanese newspapers these days commenting on Korean low fertility, but he is one of the most distinguished demographers in Korea and has been a consultant to the Korean National Statistical Office. He has been analyzing not only the population of South Korea but also that of North Korea, Korean Chinese and overseas Koreans. He edited a census monograph, The Population of Korea (KNSO, 2004) and contributed an overview chapter, "Population Growth and Transition." Dr. Suzuki is a Japanese expert on formal demography and Korean population and published "Lowest Low Fertility in Korea and Japan" (J. of Population Problems, vol.59, No.3) comparing very low fertility in the two countries mainly form a formal demographic perspective. Prof. Kim will also give a lecture on sex ratio at birth in Korea at Ochanomizu University(http://www.igs.ocha.ac.jp/f-gens/) on Jan. 11 (Tue.).

The lecture and the discussion will be given in English only (No Japanese translation). If you wish to attend, please register either by e-mail, fax or phone, just in case of changes.

Notice:
The lecture and the discussion will be given in English only (No interpretation). If you wish to attend, please register either by e-mail or fax.


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Fax: 03-3591-4821
Attention: Hiroshi KOJIMA


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