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.
The Korea International Cooperation Agency Turns 25
Jenna Gibson
April 1, 2016
Twenty five years ago today, South Korea established the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), officially cementing its unprecedented transition from aid recipient to donor.
On International Women’s Day, South Korea Needs to Do More
Jenna Gibson
March 8, 2016
In The Economist’s recent ranking of the best and worst places to be a working woman, South Korea did not fare well. In fact, it was considered last among OECD countries.
How Korea’s Trade with Its FTA Partners Performed in 2015
Troy Stangarone
February 18, 2016
Korea has one of the world’s most expansive network of free trade agreements. In this post we explore how U.S.-Korea trade has fared in relations to Korea’s other FTA partners.
Provoking the Market: North Korea’s Impact on the South Korean Economy
Kyle Ferrier
February 17, 2016
To what extent should financial losses coinciding with North Korean provocations be considered as wholly isolated from market trends or at least marginally interconnected?
Global Slowdown Hits U.S.- Korea Trade in 2015
Troy Stangarone
February 11, 2016
With the global economy slowing as China’s economy cools, many emerging markets saw growth slow or stall, while significant drops in oil prices proved more of a drag on economic growth than expected.
Relations between North and South Korea Hit Rock Bottom
Mark Tokola
February 10, 2016
Make no mistake, South Korea’s shuttering of the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) which it had operated just across the border in North Korea since 2004 is a big deal.
U.S. Presidential Candidates Comments on the Korean Peninsula
January 29, 2016
With the Iowa Caucuses approaching KEI has gathered comments by the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates on South Korea and North Korea.
Purposefully Empty Handed?: North Korea’s Hollow Search for Investment
Kyle Ferrier
January 13, 2016
The greatest significance of North Korea's nuclear test and attempt to attend the World Economic Forum is that they highlight either the DPRK’s misunderstanding of or indifference towards the global economy despite overtly stating otherwise.
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