This paper aims to evaluate IKCF (Inter-Korean Cooperation Fund) based on the ODA/DAC standard. For this purpose, the ODA expenditure in IKCF is investigated, after which the trend for the past 20 years is analyzed. By comparing with the ODA guideline suggested by the DAC, this paper suggests...

This study examines non-governmental organizations' (NGOs) settlement assistance to North Korean migrants into South Korean society from 2006 to 2008. This paper argues that nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and clients need to develop an effective partnership in which trust is deeply...

A series of tit-for-tat events — from North Korea’s missile launch on April 13, 2012 and its third nuclear weapons test on February 12, 2013 to the UN Security Council Resolutions 2087 and 2094 — has only escalated the North Korean nuclear crisis to its new height. It is highly...

This paper analyzes the knowledge partnership (KP) between North Korea and the international community between 1997-2006. The paper focuses on broadly-defined economics-related projects, which are expected to help the DPRK start economic transition and development by providing the country with...

In this paper we estimate the causal effect of having brothers as compared to having sisters on individuals' happiness in China. To identify the effect, we explore random gender assignment of siblings, conditional on the number of siblings, among urban residents born before the One Child Policy...