“Law Meets Economics” Book Concert

The book concert for *Law Meets Economics* was held on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

This event explored the intersection of law and economics through everyday examples, highlighting a range of legal issues—including private property, rights to sunlight, and breach of trust—from the perspective of economic efficiency. Author Jungho Kim, Ph.D. (former adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Sogang University), pointed out how laws and institutions are distorted by political interests and emphasized that institutions should be designed based on market autonomy and efficiency. He also suggested that reducing unnecessary regulations is the way to restore dynamism to the Korean economy.

Professor Inyeop Ji of the Department of Economics at Dongguk University participated as a panelist and joined the author for a Q&A session. Drawing on the book’s major themes—including the politicization of institutions, excessive regulation, overcriminalization, and corporate governance issues—he posed in-depth questions. In response, Dr. Kim referred to specific everyday and corporate institutions more broadly, proposing that systems that undermine market efficiency, such as sunlight-rights regulations or controls on medical fees, should be reformed, and that corporate governance should be left to market autonomy rather than political logic.

Thank you to everyone who joined us.

Date and Time: 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Venue: Urban 322 Pureun Hall

Hosted by: Center for Free Enterprise (CFE)

▶ Author

- Jungho Kim, Ph.D. (former adjunct professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Sogang University)

▶ Discussant

- Professor Inyeop Ji, Department of Economics, Dongguk University

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Original title: 『법, 경제를 만나다』 북콘서트

Author: Center for Free Enterprise (CFE)

Date: 2025-09-10

Source: https://www.cfe.org/bbs/bbsDetail.php?cid=event&pn=2&idx=28055