Economy & Trade - Korea Economic Institute of America

Korea’s Real Estate Market: Are We Overreacting to Skyrocketing Property Prices?

The most popular conversation topic in Korea these days is not North Korea’s nuclear program or the KORUS FTA, but the skyrocketing real estate prices....

Florence Lowe-Lee

May 25, 2011

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Anatomy of a Deal: The KORUS FTA

With negotiations running down to the wire, Korean and American negotiators announced that they reached a deal just before President George W. Bush’s trade promotion...

Troy Stangarone

May 25, 2011

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Developments in Korea’s Overseas Foreign Direct Investments

While foreign direct investment (FDI) into South Korea has been waning, outward Korean investment has been robust over the past year. According to The Korea...

James H. Alvis

May 25, 2011

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Labor Flexibility, A Key to Economic Success

Korea’s labor unions are known for their militancy. This characteristic is believed to be the result of past political repression and perceived economic inequality. Since...

Florence Lowe-Lee

May 25, 2011

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Recent Developments in Korea’s IT Industry

A successful KORUS FTA could position Korea among the top three electronics manufacturing countries, according to a senior researcher from the Korea Institute for Industrial...

James H. Alvis

May 25, 2011

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Developments in the Korean Auto Industry

For those following developments in the Korean auto industry, the first quarter of 2006 has certainly proven to be anything but mundane. Recent headlines have...

James H. Alvis

May 25, 2011

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Economic Recovery Gathering Strength

There are growing signs that Korea’s economy is growing in a more sustainable manner after a long battle to overcome the depressive effects of household...

James Lister

May 25, 2011

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Investment Down, but More Free Trade in Korea’s Future

After a record year in 2004 that saw foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Korea increase by 97.7 percent, 2005 saw a step back with...

Troy Stangarone

May 25, 2011

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Moving the KORUS FTA Forward in a Time of Economic Uncertainty

Despite the clear benefits of KORUS FTA for the United States and Korea, it has been stalled for nearly 18 months due to disputes over...

Troy Stangarone

May 25, 2011

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Summary of Proceedings

In important respects this conference reflected two somewhat contrasting perspectives on the just completed U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). Those two perspectives, the one...

Bernard K. Gordon

May 25, 2011

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The Global Crisis and Korea’s International Financial Policies

The global crisis that was ignited by the meltdown in the U.S. subprime mortgage market is a dramatic illustration of just how interdependent our economic...

Thomas D. Willett

May 25, 2011

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Korea in Asia: Korea’s Development, Asian Regionalism, and U.S.-Korea Economic Relations

The goal of this study is to explore the current state of U.S.-Korea trade and economic relations, with special emphasis on the impact of the...

Claude Barfield

May 25, 2011

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Korea’s Capital Investment: Returns at the Level of the Economy, Industry, and Firm

The Korea Economic Institute (KEI) is pleased to issue the second of its new “Special Studies.” In contrast to KEI’s other publications, which generally take...

Arthur Alexander

May 25, 2011

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Free Trade Agreements and the Future of U.S.-Korean Trade Relations

During the past decade, the United States and Korea have pursued free trade agreements (FTAs) with a number of bilateral trading partners. For the United...

Jeffrey J. Schott

May 25, 2011

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From Crisis to Recovery: Korea’s Policy Response to the Global Financial Meltdown, August 2007-June 2009

During the two-year period since the outbreak in August 2007 of the U.S. subprime crisis, Korea has felt its severe effects: Korea’s economy contracted sharply...

Park Yung-chul

May 25, 2011

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