Reforming the Pension System in Korea
Korea is in the midst of the most rapid demographic transition of any member country of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); the…
Korea’s Postcrisis Exchange Rate Policy
There are few areas about which there is a greater range of opinions among international monetary experts than the issue of exchange rate regimes. Eminent…
Recent Developments in Korea’s Financial Markets: Foreign Exchange Liberalization and the New Real Estate Policy
In 2005, the Korean government implemented a number of new financial policies. Of those, two policy measures deserve special attention because of their potentially significant…
Outlook and Reforms for the Korean Economy in 2006
After two years of sluggish growth, the Korean economy is now recovering. Economic activity began to revive in the early part of 2005 and accelerated…
KORUS FTA vs. Korea-EU FTA: Why the Differences?
The Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) and the Korea-European Union Free Trade Agreement (Korea-EU FTA) are the major FTAs for the Korean economy. Although…
Preparing for Change in North Korea: Shifting Out of Neutral
This study was undertaken to assess possible futures for the North Korean regime and the Korean peninsula that could affect U.S. and regional interests, and…
Similar Policies, Different Outcomes: Two Decades of Economic Reforms in North Korea and Cuba
This article is aimed at analyzing, in a comparative perspective, the economic reforms undertaken by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) and…
Green-Collar Politics: Perils and Opportunities for South Korea in the Green-Tech Race
This paper examines policies in the renewables sector across various countries and where political tensions could generate suboptimal outcomes for the sector’s development. In its…
Buying into North Korea: Practices and Implications for Foreign Investment into the DPRK
With North Korea becoming increasingly politically isolated, there are few channels through which the international community can remain engaged. Despite the distaste most have for…
China-ROK Trade Disputes and Implications for Managing Security Relations
This paper compares Sino–South Korean management of bilateral economic and political tensions; it argues that China’s WTO entry has provided an external institutional framework for…