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Assessing South Korea's Role in Promoting ESG Investing in the Asia-Pacific

This paper assesses the potential for South Korea to be a regional leader in advancing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, and supporting sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. Many…

June 28, 2021

William Grimes, Yaechan Lee

2021 Report on American Attitudes towards the U.S.-ROK Alliance and North Korea Policy

KEI’s 2021 Report on American Attitudes on the U.S.-ROK Alliance and North Korea Policy summarizes results from a survey commissioned by KEI and conducted by YouGov on May 6th to…

May 21, 2021

Troy Stangarone, Juni Kim

The Vision Group on U.S.-ROK Relations: Insights and Recommendations

The Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI), with the generous support of the Korea Foundation, organized six “Vision Group” roundtable conversations with leading American scholars and commentators to discuss the…

January 11, 2021

2020 Report on American Attitudes Toward the Korean Peninsula

KEI’s 2020 Report on American Attitudes Toward the Korean Peninsula focuses on U.S. views on relations with South Korea, U.S. awareness of South Korean brands and cultural products, and views…

September 30, 2020

Troy Stangarone, Juni Kim

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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

Global Slowdown Hits U.S.- Korea Trade in 2015

By Troy Stangarone The United States and Korea recently released year-end merchandise trade data. With the global economy slowing as China’s economy cools, many emerging markets saw growth slow or stall, while significant drops in oil prices proved more of a drag on economic growth than expected. As a result, both the United States and…

February 11, 2016

Troy Stangarone

Relations between North and South Korea Hit Rock Bottom

By Mark Tokola Make no mistake, South Korea’s shuttering of the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) which it had operated just across the border in North Korea since 2004 is a big deal. Far from being a commercial venture of marginal overall economic importance to the two countries, it has been a powerful symbol that no…

February 10, 2016

Mark Tokola

U.S. Presidential Candidates Comments on the Korean Peninsula

This year will see the election of a new U.S. president. As the primary season for both political parties begins to heat up with the Iowa Caucuses approaching, KEI has gathered comments by contenders for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations on North and South Korea. Republican Candidates Jeb Bush February 18, 2015 - “America…

January 29, 2016

Purposefully Empty Handed?: North Korea’s Hollow Search for Investment

By Kyle Ferrier Reports that North Korea planned to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting for the first time since 1998 were understandably overshadowed by the regime’s fourth nuclear test, yet the two developments are intertwined. Byungjin, the simultaneous pursuit of economic growth and nuclear weapons, is a key aspect of Kim Jong-un’s leadership…