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

Innovation and Future of the Korean Economy

•Instructor : Byung-Yeon Kim et al.
•Year : Year 2(2022-2023)
•Difficulty : Basic
•Target : Universal
•Field : Economy and Society
•Type : Co-Teaching
•Week : 6 Weeks
•Keywords
Korean economy, Innovation, Institution, Market, Labor, Trade, Population

Summary

The course examines the current state of Korean economy from various perspectives and discusses the direction of innovation for sustainable growth. The textbook is Beginning of Innovation: How to Restore Korea’s Growth Potential (2021), of which the five co-authors, who are also the experts in their respective fields, present their prescriptions for the Korean economy through candid conversations. It will provide an opportunity to understand the problems behind the growth of Korean economy and think about solutions to move forward.

Instructor

Byung-Yeon Kim
1. Affiliation: Professor, Seoul National University
2. Education: B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University
M.A. in Economics, Seoul National University
Ph.D. in Economics, Oxford University
3. Selected Publications
Unveiling the North Korean Economy, Cambridge University Press, 2017; “Do Institutions Affect Social Preferences? Evidence from Divided Korea,” Journal of Comparative Economics 45(4), 2017. et al.

Guidebooks

week01.pdf (1 MB)

week02.pdf (1 MB)

week03.pdf (1 MB)

week04.pdf (1 MB)

week05.pdf (1 MB)

week06.pdf (2 MB)

exam.pdf (231 KB)

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