The latter deal with multi-faceted aspects of modern economic problems, which range from traditional topics like efficient allocation of scarce resources, economic growth, equity, stability, to contemporary issues like environment, and technological development.
The faculty members and their diverse research and reflect the peculiarities of the Korean economy. Those who teach major areas such as micro-economics, macro-economics and econometrics, are both active and dominant in research, as their publication records show. The graduates of this division are also very active, in many fields, such as academia, government, financial institutions, research institutions, and international organizations.