Colloquium in November 2025 Sinn Won Han (Yonsei University) Japan and South Korea both experienced rapid declines in total fertility rates (TFR) through the early 2000s, but their trajectories have since diverged, with Korea’s TFR remaining far below Japan’s. This presentation examines how youth labor market conditions help explain this Read more…
Colloquium in November 2024 Won-tae Koh (CLIO Institute for Social Development Studies, Yonsei University) This study explores the possibility that the recent increase in premarital pregnancies may reflect differential demographic behaviors across social strata and examines whether this serves as a pathway for intergenerational inequality reproduction. Analysis using The Panel Read more…
Colloquium in October 2024 Misun Lim (Postdoctoral research fellow at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center and University of Siegen, Germany) Recent studies highlight the role of parenthood in perpetuating persistent gender inequality in the labour market. We examine whether the transition to parenthood influences job-related training participation. This study Read more…
Colloquium in June 2024 Da Eun Kwan (Doctor, Population Policy Lab, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, South Korea) This study aims to examine childcare network formation focusing on two cities, Seoul and Sejong City, in South Korea drawing on mixed methods. The presence of supportive social networks should Read more…
Colloquium in May 2024 Ohjae Gowen (Doctoral Student, Department of Sociology, Harvard University, US) In the recent discussion on the “gender revolution,” the challenges dual-earner parents face in balancing work and family have been identified as the primary cause of gender inequalities. It has also been argued that the revolution Read more…
Colloquium in Apr. 2023 Bongoh Kye (Professor, Department of Sociology at Kookmin University, South Korea) In the midst of hyper-low fertility rate in South Korea, this study aims to empirically analyze the association between household income and fertility and explore its implications. Using the data from Family and Fertility Survey Read more…
Colloquium in Mar. 2023 Sinn Won Han (Postdoctoral Associate, Cornell University, U.S.) Are the political left less likely to have children than the political right? U.S. society is facing heated political and social debates over which groups have driven recent decreases in the fertility rate, the lowest in 100 years. Read more…