Search
Results 1-10 of 48
For Effective Aid for trade
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2018-05-15)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development defines international trade as "an engine for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction" that contributes to the promotion of sustainable development. By adopting Agenda 2030, the international community ...
Policy Combinations for Inclusive Globalization
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2018-04-18)
For a long time, freer trade was respected as the best policy among the majority of economists. Globalization leads to substantial losses for certain people, but the overall gains outweigh this loss and thus opening trade was perceived as a good policy ...
RCEP Value Chains and Their Implications
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2018-01-29)
On November 14, 2017, in Manila, Philippines, the heads of 16 countries including China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand and ASEAN announced 2018 as the new target year to conclude the Re-gional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ...
Strengthening the Korea-Baltic States Economic Relationship
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2018-03-16)
Among the high-level guests of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games were the heads of states of the three Baltic countries: Presidents Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia, Raimonds Vējonis of Latvia and Dalia Grybauskaitė of Lithuania. Each ...
China's Supply-side Structural Reforms for Sustainable Growth in the New Normal Era
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2018-02-20)
One of the keywords of the Chinese economy in 2018 is "supply-side structural reform" (SSSR). China's economic growth rate reached 6.9% in 2017, rebounding for the first time since entering the New Normal (新常態)1 era of China, and climbing higher than ...
The Role of Exports in the Korean Labor Market
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2018-02-14)
Recently, concerns are rising in Korea regarding the continuous slump in the manufacturing labor market, including a high youth unemployment rate. Contrary to people's expectations, there is no sign of recovery in the labor market despite the recent ...
The Brexit Transition Period and the EU's Existing FTA Partners
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2018-05-29)
The Brexit negotiators agreed to have a transition period starting from the beginning of the UK's withdrawal from the Union to the end of 2020. During this period the UK will mostly remain in the current EU system as if it were a member, with the ...
Is Vietnam the Next China? Preparing for the Post-Pandemic Decoupling
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2020-09-15)
The trade dispute between the United States and China has led supply chains to move out of China and into alternative destinations such as Vietnam. The great decoupling gained substantial momentum during the Covid-19 crisis as it exposes countries to ...
Three Difficulties for the North Korean Economy and Inter-Korean Cooperation
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2020-11-03)
Scholars studying the North Korean economy say that North Korea (NK) faces three difficulties by the end of 2020: sanctions against NK, Covid19, and flood damage. Sanctions against NK prohibit all economic cooperation with foreign, including trade and ...
Won appreciation: its disproportionate effects on SMEs and policy measures
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2021-01-06)
In 2021, as the spread of COVID-19 subsides gradually, the global economic growth rate is expected to rebound due to the base effect and the current, aggressive economic stimulus measures. In last November, the Korea Institute for International Economic ...