Aug 31, 2011

System Architecture for Effective Green Finance in Korea

By Kim Hyoung-tae

Every country is increasingly interested in the green economy and developing green growth. Different principles, strategies, and methods have been announced. Korea has also acknowledged...

Aug 31, 2011

An Ocean of Trouble, An Ocean of Opportunity

By Andrew Snowhite, Philippe Cousteau

For industrial nations like South Korea, the stakes are high as increasing competition among populous Asian countries for dwindling resources presents a very serious threat...

Aug 31, 2011

Korean Green Growth in a Global Context

By Han Seung-soo

Green growth was put into policy actions by the Korean government in January 2009. Having adopted “low carbon, green growth” as the new national vision...

Aug 31, 2011

Korea: Economic Prospects and Challenges after the 6 Global Recession

By Meral Karasulu, Subir Lall

Korea’s V-shaped recovery from the Great Recession that began in early 2009 was among the fastest in the world and gave way to a robust...

Aug 31, 2011

Korea’s Challenges and Opportunities in 2011

By Chae Wook

It is undeniable that Korea successfully overcame the global financial crisis faster than any other country in the world. Last year, the Financial Times complimented...

Aug 31, 2011

Korea and the World Economy

By C. Fred Bergsten

The most important single variable for any trade-dependent country like Korea is robust and sustainable growth for the world economy. Korea takes a sharp hit...

May 25, 2011

The Republic of Korea and the North Pacific Economy: After the Great Panic of 2008

By Jeffrey R. Shafer

The financial panic of late 2008 and the global economic recession that followed has been the greatest economic shock since World War II. While North...

May 25, 2011

Financial Crises and East Asia’s Financial Cooperation

By Park Young-joon

East Asia is an area where real economic activities are closely linked. The brisk trade in goods and services among East Asian countries shows a...

May 25, 2011

How Available are DPRK Statistics?

By Lee Suk

A common problem facing students of the economy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is the shortage of available statistics. It is extremely...

May 25, 2011

Korea’s Economic Stability and Resilience in Time of Crisis

By Lee Jun-kyu

In the wake of the fall of Lehman Brothers, in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 Korea was faced with...

May 25, 2011

U.S.-Korea Economic Relations: A (Historical) View from Seoul

By Kim Wonkyong

What corresponding changes are being made to the Korea-U.S. economic and trade relationship? If, through the changes of the last decade, our trade relationship has...

May 25, 2011

Housing Policy, Mortgage Markets, and Housing Outcomes in Korea

By Cho Man, Kim Kyung-Hwan

This paper aims to trace the major changes that took place in the Korean housing market and the housing finance system during the past decade,...