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North Korean GNI Distribution Structure and Per Capita Consumption For a general understanding of North Korean economy, it is necessary to observe the macroeconomic indicators of the country. Yet, there are a number of limitations in collecting concrete figures because of the North’s peculiar socialist economic sys...
Technological Innovation Policy for Green Growth The “National Strategy for Green Growth,” announced by the government recently, manifests an ambitious development paradigm that encompasses the overall economy and society, including environment, energy, climate change, industry, land, transportat...
Childbirth's Shadow Cost and Rise in Women's Childbirth Age This study would like to point out that the rise in the age of childbirth, the main cause in the fallen birthrate in Korea, is due largely to shadow costs in the labor market (through the loss of earned income). Accordingly, it calls for improvement ...
September 2009
Comparative Study of the Contacts of Divided Families in Korea and Ger... On August 2 last year, North Korean refugee Shin Jun-cheol died at the age of 80. His last words were: “I believed Mi-nyeo (his daughter) would be able to take me home…” Mr. Shin fail...
North Korea’s Opaque Succession Scheme and 150-day Battle for Regime ... The appearance of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il when he attended the memorial ceremony of his father Kim Il-sung on July 8 suggests that his health problems could be far more serious than ...
Profitability and Risks Stemming from Banks’ Business Expansion Taking the accompanying risks into account, there is room for debate on whether expansion of retail banking and non-interest income business aimed at enhancing the profitability of banks is ...
In Search of the Truth about Mother in This Age : Through Review of “... When I finished reading “Take Care of Mother” (Eomma-reul butak-hae), for the first time in a long time I went over Shin Kyung-suk’s works from the 1990s. It seems to me her nove...
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