Lectures - Center for Korean Economy and K-Academics at SNU

Korea’s Foreign Direct Investment

•Instructor : Yeonho Bae
•Year : Year 4(2024-2025)
•Difficulty : Intermediate
•Target : Specific
•Field : Economy and Society
•Type : Ordinary
•Week : 12 Weeks
•Keywords
FDI, Corporate internationalization, M&A, Joint venture, Greenfield investment

Summary

This course, ‘Korea’s Foreign Direct Investment’, explores the concept and theories of foreign direct investment (FDI) through the lens of Korean companies’ expansion into global markets. It offers a systematic examination of the motivations, methods, determinants, and country-specific patterns of FDI, providing students with a deeper understanding of the strategic considerations involved in entering overseas markets.
Balancing theoretical foundations with practical applications, the course analyzes how Korean firms enhance their competitiveness in the global economy through diverse investment strategies.

Instructor

Yeonho Bae
1. Affiliation
Associate Professor, Department of Trade, Daegu University

2. Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Seoul National University

3. Selected Publications
Analysis of Low Oil Price due to COVID-19 and Major Oil Refineries in the Middle East. Journal of CEO and Management Studies, 23(1), 2020
Analysis of Economic Development Plan and Refining Industry Policy of Major Middle Eastern Countries : Perspective of Related Corporate CEO. Journal of CEO and Management Studies, 21(4), 2018
Determinants of FDI Inflow and Trade in China and OECD Countries. The Journal of International Trade & Commerce, 11(2), 2015

Guidebooks

week01.pdf (2 MB)

week02.pdf (2 MB)

week03.pdf (1 MB)

week04.pdf (2 MB)

week05.pdf (1 MB)

week06.pdf (2 MB)

week07.pdf (2 MB)

week08.pdf (1 MB)

week09.pdf (2 MB)

week10.pdf (2 MB)

week11.pdf (2 MB)

week12.pdf (2 MB)

exam.pdf (313 KB)

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