Economy & Trade - Korea Economic Institute of America

Samsung Galaxy Tab the Latest Casualty in Ongoing Legal War with Apple

By Chad O’Carroll The seemingly perpetual legal fracas between Apple and Samsung took a turn yesterday when U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh of California entered...

Chad OCarroll

June 27, 2012

Analysis

Korea to Halt Imports of Iranian Oil

What are the costs and benefits to Korea of halting imports of Iranian oil?

Troy Stangarone

June 26, 2012

Analysis

Prospects for North Korean Economic Reform and Unification, a KEI Q&A with Andrei Lankov Part II

Part II of Chad 0Carroll's interview with Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University on economic reform in North Korea and the prospects for reunification.

Chad OCarroll

June 25, 2012

Analysis

Impact of the U.S. and EU FTAs on Korea

By Troy Stangarone In recent days there has been significant discussion on the impact of Korea’s FTAs with the United States and the EU. The...

Troy Stangarone

June 22, 2012

Analysis

Prospects for North Korean Economic Reform and Unification, a KEI Q&A with Andrei Lankov – Part 1

Chad 0Carroll recently interviewed Dr. Andrei Lankov of Kookmin University on the prospects for economic reform in North Korea and reunification.

Chad OCarroll

June 20, 2012

Analysis

TPP or ASEAN+3: Alternative Plans for Asian Regionalism and Free Trade Pacts

Korea is on the front line between two contrasting proposals for regionalism based on economic integration. On the one side is the Chinese effort to...

Edward J. Lincoln

June 10, 2012

Publication

The View from China

It has become conventional wisdom in recent years to characterize the PRC as an “assertive” power. Since 2008, many commentators and analysts insist that China...

Andrew Scobell

June 8, 2012

Publication

A Cognitive Approach to Ethnic Identity Construction in the Korean Enclave in Beijing

With increasing economic interdependence between South Korea and the PRC since the 1990s, in recent years, over two million South Koreans are reported to cross...

Sharon Yoon

June 7, 2012

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The U.S. Approach to Regional Trade Agreements Involving East Asia

The U.S. government has had a long and convoluted approach to the issue of bilateral or regional trade agreements involving East Asian countries. This paper...

Edward J. Lincoln

June 7, 2012

Publication

South Korea: Which Way Will it Go on Asian Integration?

Since 1990, Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs), including Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Customs Unions, have spread rapidly on the basis of the WTO system that...

Hyung-gon

June 7, 2012

Publication

Competing Templates in Asia Pacific Economic Integration

Nearly two decades have passed since the last major multilateral trade agreements were concluded in 1993—a gap already longer than any since the GATT/WTO system...

Peter A. Petri

June 7, 2012

Publication

What Would a Modern Greek Euro Tragedy Mean for Korea?

How a Greek exit from the euro zone could impact the Korean economy.

Troy Stangarone

May 24, 2012

Analysis

Five Issues to Consider for a Korean FTA with China

Now that Korea and China have agreed to begin FTA negotiations, what does that mean for Korea and trade in East Asia?

Troy Stangarone

May 2, 2012

Analysis

What Happens to the North Korea Pipeline Now?

Do North Korea's provocative acts hinder the prospects for a pipeline to deliver Russian gas to South Korea?

Troy Stangarone

April 24, 2012

Analysis

Nothing to be Afraid of? North Korean Political Economy and Economic Reform

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) President Kim il-Sung explained to his counterpart Erich Honecker, President of the German Democratic Republic, in 1977 that building...

Ian Rinehart

April 2, 2012

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