KEI Response to COVID-19
Updated March 25, 2020 The Korea Economic Institute of America aims to continue serving as the leading platform for discussion on the U.S.-Korea relationship while…
Troy Stangarone’s Analysis on North Korea’s Underdevelopment in Hudson Institute Publication
In a Hudson Institute publication titled "Pathways to Peace: Achieving the Stable Transformation on the Korean Peninsula," KEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone contributed a chapter…
South Korea Braces for Global Recession
Writing for the Diplomat Magazine, KEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone highlights how Seoul is preparing a stronger fiscal stimulus to deal with the economic shocks…
Coronavirus Concerns Intensify in South Korea
There have not yet been any fatalities from the coronavirus in South Korea. Nonetheless, the public health risk is poised to have an outsized economic…
Parsing the Economic Damage From the Japan-South Korea Dispute
In his latest column for the Diplomat Magazine, KEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone noted that the overall damage from the Korea-Japan trade dispute has been…
Ambassador Stephens Speaks on U.S.-Korea Alliance in Georgia
KEI President and CEO Kathleen Stephens gave remarks at an event hosted by the Southeast United States Korean Chamber of Commerce at the Kia Motors…
KEI board member Bradley Babson comments on North Korea sanctions
Bradley Babson, a former World Bank adviser and an advisory council member of the Korea Economic Institute of America, noted that sanctions are really constraining…
Can income-led growth succeed?
Income-led growth is at the heart of President Moon Jae-in’s economic policy: an effort to boost economic growth by stimulating consumer demand via wage increases….
Kyodo News Cites Troy Stangarone in Analysis of North Korea’s Outlook on U.S.-Iran Tensions
As tensions escalated between Iran and the United States, KEI Senior Director Troy Stangarone was cited in Kyodo News for his assessment of how the…
Ambassador Stephens’ Favorite Korean Word: “Diligently”
Writing for a series by Chosun Ilbo on meaninful Korean words, Ambassador Stephens chose the word ___, which roughly translates to "diligent" in English. In the…