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.
To a Clean and Honorable Society
November 15, 2016
Two seemingly unrelated events point to a larger problem in Korea.
Minimum Wage in South Korea
November 2, 2016
As the Korean economy started growing, its relations with the labor sector also started changing, and so has one of its most basic factors, the wages of the workers.
The Rise of Self-deprecating Terms Such as “Hell Chosun” and “Dirt Spoon” among the Young Generations in Korea
October 24, 2016
These days, college students graduate into a competitive job markets where a high unemployment rate and an oversupply of workers coexist.
The Korean-American Vote: Update on the 2016 Presidential Election
Juni Kim
October 13, 2016
The newly released Fall 2016 National Asian American Survey (NAAS) shows that Clinton has strengthened her support among Korean-American voters since the previous survey.
An Earthquake in Korea: A Look at the Gyeongju Earthquakes
September 26, 2016
Is there a reason for this rash of strong earthquakes in Korea in such a short time-frame? Moreover, is Korea prepared for a major earthquake?
South Korean Schools: On the Front Lines of a Demographic Challenge
Jenna Gibson
September 15, 2016
With South Korea’s low birth rate on the mind of scholars and policymakers, the country’s schools have found themselves on the front lines of the country’s demographic crisis.
The DPRK’s Olympic Dreams
Jenna Gibson
August 4, 2016
North Korea may be all but cut off from the international community, but that has not stopped the reclusive regime from entering the public spotlight every two years for the Olympic Games.
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