Gong Byeong-ho

Gong Byeong-ho
Gong on his YouTube channel in 2020
Born	(1960-05-10) May 10, 1960 Chungmu, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Alma mater	Korea University (BA, 1979) Rice University (PhD, 1987)
Occupation(s)	Economist, author
Known for	Founder of Center for Free Enterprise

Korean name
Hangul	공병호
Hanja	孔柄淏
RR	Gong Byeongho
MR	Kong Pyŏngho

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Gong Byeong-ho (Korean: 공병호, born May 10, 1960) is a South Korean economist and author. He is the founder of the Center for Free Enterprise, a libertarian think tank, and is the author of books on economics and management.

Since 2020, Gong has promoted right-wing conspiracy theories about electoral fraud by the Democratic Party of Korea, for which he has been charged with spreading misinformation by the Seoul Election Commission.