Investment Down, but More Free Trade in Korea’s Future
After a record year in 2004 that saw foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Korea increase by 97.7 percent, 2005 saw a step back with…
Red Devil Fever and the Branding of Korea
Red is a strong color. It is a color of passion, energy, power, and confidence. According to some studies, it can actually produce physical results,…
Is Korea Ready for the Demographic Revolution? The World’s Most Rapidly Aging Society with the Most Rapidly Declining Fertility Rate
The world is about to experience a demographic revolution. Throughout history, the elderly population (people aged 65 and over) never amounted to more than 2−3%…
The Role of the Military in the Fall of the Ceausescu Regime and the Possible Relevance for a Post-Kim Jong-il Transition in North Korea
In September 2008, reports began to circulate in the world media that Chairman Kim Jong-il might be in serious condition after having suffered a stroke,…
Moving the KORUS FTA Forward in a Time of Economic Uncertainty
Despite the clear benefits of KORUS FTA for the United States and Korea, it has been stalled for nearly 18 months due to disputes over…
Summary of Proceedings
In important respects this conference reflected two somewhat contrasting perspectives on the just completed U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). Those two perspectives, the one…
The Global Crisis and Korea’s International Financial Policies
The global crisis that was ignited by the meltdown in the U.S. subprime mortgage market is a dramatic illustration of just how interdependent our economic…
Korea in Asia: Korea’s Development, Asian Regionalism, and U.S.-Korea Economic Relations
The goal of this study is to explore the current state of U.S.-Korea trade and economic relations, with special emphasis on the impact of the…
Korea’s Energy Insecurities: Comparative and Regional Perspectives
For more than a half century, the specter of renewed conflict across the demilitarized zone (DMZ) has dominated thinking about Korea’s future. To be sure,…
Korea’s Capital Investment: Returns at the Level of the Economy, Industry, and Firm
The Korea Economic Institute (KEI) is pleased to issue the second of its new “Special Studies.” In contrast to KEI’s other publications, which generally take…