Economy & Trade - Korea Economic Institute of America

Cultural Integration Between the United States and Korea: Looking Beyond the Free Trade Agreement

It may be premature right now to talk about post–free trade agreement (FTA) relations between the United States and Korea. The U.S.-Korea FTA still has...

Mo Jongryn

May 25, 2011

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Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation at a Crossroads

Economic relations between North Korea and South Korea broke major new ground in 2005. Inter-Korean trade increased by more than 50 percent over the previous...

Lim Wonhyuk

May 25, 2011

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Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy in Declining Centrally Planned Economies and in Early Transition Economies: Some Observations of North Korea

Bernhard Seliger

May 25, 2011

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North Korean Economic Reform: An Uncertain Future for a Third-Way Exploration

Liu Ming

May 25, 2011

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China’s Impact on the Korean Economy

China's Impact on the Korean Economy

Robert Kapp

May 25, 2011

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Impact of China on South Korea’s Economy

In 2005, the Korean ambassador to China was excited about the completion within five years of the target trade volume of over $100 billion with...

Cheong Young-rok

May 25, 2011

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Economic Interdependence Between Korea and the United States

Lee Ho-jin

May 25, 2011

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The Matter of the Kaesong Industrial Complex in the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

Edward M. Graham

May 25, 2011

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Economic Issues of Natural Gas Trade in Northeast Asia: Political Bridges and Economic Advantages

Protracted talks—the so-called six-party talks—among the United States, South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK), North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; DPRK), Russia, China, and...

Amy Myers Jaffe

May 25, 2011

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Russia’s Energy Politics: Focusing on New Markets in Asia

In Russia’s foreign policy, the central direction after 11 September 2001 was a close cooperative relationship with both the United States and Europe. However, President...

Vladimir I. Ivanov

May 25, 2011

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Analysis of a China-Japan-Korea Free Trade Area: A Sectoral Approach

The trilateral joint research on economic cooperation among China, Japan, and Korea began following the agreement among the leaders of the three countries at their...

Ahn Hyungdo

May 25, 2011

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Economic Integration in Northeast Asia: Challenges and Strategies for South Korea

In Northeast Asia, the economies of Japan, South Korea, and China have made themselves heavily dependent on each other, but there is evidence that such...

Kar-yiu Wong

May 25, 2011

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The Republic of Korea and the North Pacific Economy: After the Great Panic of 2008

The financial panic of late 2008 and the global economic recession that followed has been the greatest economic shock since World War II. While North...

Jeffrey R. Shafer

May 25, 2011

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Financial Crises and East Asia’s Financial Cooperation

East Asia is an area where real economic activities are closely linked. The brisk trade in goods and services among East Asian countries shows a...

Park Young-joon

May 25, 2011

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How Available are DPRK Statistics?

A common problem facing students of the economy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is the shortage of available statistics. It is extremely...

Lee Suk

May 25, 2011

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