Economy & Trade - Korea Economic Institute of America

From “Cardinal Sin” to Policy Agenda? The Role of Capital Controls in Emerging Market Economies

Korea’s economic development since the 1980s has occurred in the context of capital controls and a strong governmental role in achieving sustained growth. The experiences...

June Park

April 2, 2012

Publication

Five Questions on the KORUS FTA with Amy Jackson of AMCHAM Korea

With the KORUS FTA set to come into effect, The Peninsula talked with Amy Jackson of the American Chamber of Commerce for five questions about...

Troy Stangarone

March 15, 2012

Analysis

Expectations Run High for the KORUS FTA

By Troy Stangarone After more than six years of negotiations, debate, and delay, the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) will come into effect tomorrow....

Troy Stangarone

March 14, 2012

Analysis

Forging a Stronger Triangle: Can Regionalism and Economic Integration Help?

Strengthening economic ties among South Korea, Southeast Asia, and the United States would contribute to shared goals and facilitate growth in the wider Asia-Pacific community....

Ellen L. Frost

March 7, 2012

Publication

A More Complicated Relationship for Korea in the Middle East

Korea’s dependence on the Middle East for energy and its success in developing export markets in the region gives Korea a strong interest in peace...

Troy Stangarone

February 22, 2012

Analysis

Estimating the Potential Size of Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation

Even though inter-Korean economic cooperation has been growing steadily for the past two decades, the volume of inter-Korean trade is still small compared to the...

Doowon Lee

February 15, 2012

Publication

Engaging and Transforming North Korea’s Economy

North Korea badly needs change but whether that change can and should be induced or forced from the outside is open to question. This paper...

William Brown

February 15, 2012

Publication

Bridging the Global Gap: Korea’s Leadership Agenda for the G-20

The upcoming G-20 Leaders’ Summit, which will be held in Seoul on 11–12 November is of critical importance to the global economy as the world...

Balbina Y. Hwang

February 15, 2012

Publication

Looking Ahead to KORUS FTA Ratification

Despite an historic delay and continued opposition in some quarters, passage of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) looks set to proceed quickly through...

Troy Stangarone

February 14, 2012

Publication

South Korea at the Crossroads: Economic Freedom or Welfare-Statism for the Future?

South Korea, one of the world’s top 35 freest economies according to the Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Index of Economic Freedom, confronts its own economic and...

Anthony Kim

February 14, 2012

Analysis

The Prospects for Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation after Kim Jong-il

Yu, Byoung-gyu explores the prospects for inter-Korean economic cooperation after Kim Jong-il. Could renewed cooperation calm tensions and lead to increased economic opportunities for the...

Byoung-gyu

January 27, 2012

Analysis

South Korea’s Iran Sanctions Conundrum

By Troy Stangarone For years experts have known that Iran and North Korea have cooperated on missile technology, and suspected that they did so in...

Troy Stangarone

January 23, 2012

Analysis

The Strategic Implications of Transformation in the Middle East for Korea

For much of the past month, the world has sat transfixed as the Arab World has begun to transform before our eyes. Having started in...

Greg Scarlatoiu

January 20, 2012

Publication

Korea’s Moment: A Look at the Upcoming Seoul G-20 Summit

In less than two weeks world leaders will arrive in Seoul for two days of intense discussions on the current global economic recovery. Unlike the...

Troy Stangarone

January 20, 2012

Publication

Korea: The Pivot in Latin America

By Sarah K. Yun Until the 1990s, Korea had little economic, political, or cultural ties with Latin America. Since then, relations between Korea and Latin...

Sarah Yun

January 18, 2012

Analysis