The Peninsula
The Peninsula blog is a project of the Korea Economic Institute. It is designed to provide a wide ranging forum for discussion of the foreign policy, economic, and social issues that impact the Korean peninsula.
Survival Shows Redefine the K-Pop Industry
April 3, 2019
Popular TV program Produce 101 has generated greater global interest in K-pop, but the show could also hold the industry back.
The Sharing Economy and Korea’s Fragile Social Safety Net
January 29, 2019
Protests against Kakao Mobile reflect the precariousness of taxi drivers' livelihood and the fragility of Korea's social safety net
Problems with Korea’s Defamation Law
January 18, 2019
Requirements in Korea's defamation law for people to prove their public accusation's "social good" have protected perpetrators.
2018 in Review: When Donald Met Jong-un
Troy Stangarone
December 28, 2018
If 2017 was the year of “fire and fury,” 2018 saw the United States and North Korea turn from the rhetoric of war to diplomacy.
How Marketization Changed Ground Transportation in North Korea
Yonoho Kim
December 26, 2018
North Koreans who were struggling to overcome the economic crisis began marketization and developed and business vehicles called ‘servi-cha.’
South Korea’s Mental Health Crisis
December 12, 2018
South Korea, despite its status as a developed nation under the OECD, ranks poorly on mental health statistics among similar countries of its caliber.
Ending Gender Inequality for Economic Recovery
December 7, 2018
Rates of female employment in professional, technical, and managerial positions are the lowest of the world’s advanced economies.
Amid Work-Life Balance Reforms, South Korean Students Shouldn’t be Left Behind
Kyle Ferrier
November 14, 2018
President Moon's efforts to instill work-life balance should not forget about the nation's students who face a burdensome educational system that often rewards the already privileged
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