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Korea's Recent Trade Performance in Response to External Development

In this new article of KEI’s Korea’s Economy, Dr. Bark Taeho (President of the Global Commerce Institute of Lee & Ko and Former Minister for Trade) notes that Korea has faced…

February 4, 2022

Digitalization in South Korea: A Path to a Better Shared Prosperity?

Digitalization could open a new era of growth for Korea. Previous expansion waves, based on traditional industries, have fostered export-led growth and placed Korea among the world’s top ten economies.…

January 10, 2022

Christophe André, Jinwoan Beom, Mathilde Pak

The Korean Economy in the Swirl of Pandemic

After an initial surge in cases, Korea was less seriously affected by the COVID-19 virus than other countries, but the subsequent recovery was relatively mild. The negative effect was concentrated…

December 17, 2021

Dongchul Cho

Building on the Middle: Diversifying South Korea’s Foreign Policy Narrative and Economic Ties

The rivalry between the United States and China is affecting countries in its midst. This particularly applies to South Korea. The country is a strong economic player with a successful…

November 4, 2021

Carolin Wefer

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Podcasts

Manufacturing and the KORUS FTA with Doug Goudie

In this episode we speak with Doug Goudie, Director of International Trade Policy at the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Mr. Goudie draws from his experiences to share his perspective…

November 2, 2010

KORUS FTA with Tami Overby

In this episode we hear from Tami Overby, Vice President for Asia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and former President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea. Ms.…

Topic: Security

October 14, 2010

Academic Paper Series: Alon Levkowitz

An exclusive interview with Dr. Alon Levkowitz, author of the most recent edition of the Korea Economic Institute’s Academic Paper Series. His paper, titled “The Republic of Korea and the…

August 13, 2010

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Peninsula Blog

The Economic Components of the Camp David Trilateral Summit

While the economic components of the Camp David summit will not be remembered in the same way as the Plaza Accords or Bretton Woods, the agreement nonetheless lays out an ironclad economic framework for cooperation between the United States, Korea, and Japan which will serve to benefit the Indo-Pacific and beyond. The economic announcements provide…

August 23, 2023

Tom Ramage

U.S. Moves to Lock in Gains at Camp David Trilateral Summit

When the leaders of Japan and South Korea join President Joe Biden at Camp David on August 18, it will cap a year of remarkable progress in bringing relations in the region back from the depths of dysfunction. The summit will showcase the attempts by the Biden administration to institutionalize trilateral security cooperation – tying…

August 15, 2023

Daniel Sneider

Policies to Reverse the Decline in the Fertility Rate Part 2: Improving the Economic Prospects of Young People

The drop in Korea’s total fertility rate to 0.78 in 2022 has heightened concerns about the impact of rapid population aging and decline. Despite numerous government initiatives, such as introducing free early childhood education and care in 2012, the fertility rate has continued to edge down. Korea’s median age jumped from 33.6 years in 2005…

August 4, 2023

Randall S. Jones

Yoon Advances Diplomatic Goals at the G7 Summit

In mid-May, President Yoon Suk Yeol became the fourth Korean president to participate in a Group of Seven summit. Korea was among the eight states invited to observe the gathering hosted by Japan in the city of Hiroshima. Over the course of three days, President Yoon met with both other world leaders as well as…