Jo Yeongjun is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the College of Social Sciences at Seoul National University. Jo majored in economics. His major works include The Finances of the Royal Family in the Late Joseon Era and the Commerce of Seoul (2016), Harmful Customs of the Era: the Communication and Financing of Merchants of Seoul in the Late Joseon Era (translation with notes, 2013), and The Long-term Statistics of Korea I, II (co-authored, 2018).

Kim Bongjwa received a doctorate from the Academy of Korean Studies. Kim majored in ancient document management.

Oh Chang-hyeon is a researcher at the National Folk Museum of Korea. O majored in cultural anthropology.