President Lee to Meet Nobel Laureate Peter Howitt on May 15

President Lee Jae-myung will meet with Peter Howitt, the Nobel Prize-winning economist from Brown University, on May 15.

Chief Presidential Spokesperson Kang Yu-jung announced on May 13 that President Lee will host Professor Howitt at the Blue House in the morning.

Kang described Howitt as a leading scholar who has theoretically established that innovation is a key driver of economic growth. She noted that President Lee is expected to listen to the professor's suggestions regarding strategies for South Korea's economic leap and innovative growth.

The meeting will also include Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-cheol, along with Kim Yong-beom, Chief of Policy, Ha Jun-kyung, Chief of Economic Growth, and Moon Jin-young, Chief of Social Affairs from the Blue House.

Professor Howitt was also the advisor for Lee's doctoral thesis at Brown University in 2003.