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Sanctioning North Korea: The Political Economy of Denuclearization and Proliferation

Noland, Marcus; Haggard, Stephan - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2009

, broadening existing economic sanctions and tightening their enforcement. However, an unintended consequence of the nuclear crisis … interest in cooperating with international efforts to pressure North Korea, let alone in supporting sanctions. North Korea … appears to have rearranged its external economic relations to reduce any impact that traditional sanctions could have. Given …

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North Korea’s External Economic Relations

Noland, Marcus; Haggard, Stephan - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2007

’s development, the effectiveness of UN sanctions, and its bargaining behavior in nuclear negotiations. …

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The (Non) Impact of UN Sanctions on North Korea

Noland, Marcus - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2008

This study finds that North Korea's nuclear test and the imposition of UN Security Council sanctions have had no …). If sanctions are to deter behavior in the future, they will have to be much more enthusiastically implemented. …

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Integration in the Absence of Institutions: China-North Korea Cross-Border Exchange

Noland, Marcus; Haggard, Stephan; Lee, Jennifer - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2011

Theory tells us that weak rule of law and institutions deter cross-border integration, deter investment relative to trade, and inhibit trade finance. Drawing on a survey of more than 300 Chinese enterprises that are doing or have done business in North Korea, we consider how informal...

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The Microeconomics of North-South Korean Cross-Border Integration

Noland, Marcus; Haggard, Stephan - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2012

Economic integration between North and South Korea occurs through three modalities: traditional arm's-length trade and investment, processing on commission (POC) trade, and operations within the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC). In order, these three modalities are characterized by decreasing...

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Networks, Trust, and Trade: The Microeconomics of China–North Korea Integration

Noland, Marcus; Haggard, Stephan - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2012

A central hope of engagement with North Korea is that increased cross-border exchange will encourage the strengthening of institutions, and eventually, a moderation of the country’s foreign policy. An unprecedented survey of Chinese enterprises operating in North Korea reveals that trade is...

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Reform from Below: Behavioral and Institutional Change in North Korea

Noland, Marcus; Haggard, Stephan - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2009

The state is often conceptualized as playing an enabling role in a country's economic development--providing public goods, such as the legal protection of property rights, while the political economy of reform is conceived in terms of bargaining over policy among elites or special interest...

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Exit Polls: Refugee Assessments of North Korea's Transition

Noland, Marcus; Chang, Yoonok; Haggard, Stephan - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2008

Results from a survey of more than 1,300 North Korean refugees in China provide insight into changing economic conditions in North Korea. There is modest evidence of slightly more positive assessments among those who exited the country following the initiation of reforms in 2002. Education...

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Trade Disputes Between China and the United States: Growing Pains so Far, Worse Ahead?

Hufbauer, Gary Clyde; Woollacott, Jared C. - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2010

This study covers the history of Sino-US trade relations with a particular focus on the past decade, during which time each has been a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Providing a brief history of 19th and 20th century economic relations, this paper examines in detail the trade...

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Famine in North Korea Redux?

Noland, Marcus; Haggard, Stephan - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2008

In the 1990s, 600,000 to 1 million North Koreans, or about 3 to 5 percent of the precrisis population, perished in one of the worst famines of the 20th century.North Korea is once again poised on the brink of famine. Although the renewed provision of aid is likely to avert a disaster on the...

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