"North Korea's anthracite export to China, which represents more than 40% of its total exports, is experiencing fall outs from a downturn in export unit prices, China's dwindling steel industry, the Chinese government's restructuring plans for the steel industry, and strengthened environmental...

A generalization and the widespread use of foreign currency in North Korea is called dollarization. Opinions are mixed over the backgrounds and the causes of the phenomenon, whether it is peculiar to the North, what it implies about the reality, and what effects it will have on the North's...

Can textual analysis improve statistical prediction of risky geopolitical events? North Korea has been the most important source of geopolitical risk for South Korea due to the former's unpredictable and secretive military actions against the latter. We find that the tone of English language...

Anthracite exports have special value within the DPRK's economy. In this paper, we focus on what determines the DPRK's anthracite exports to China. We use panel data consisting of cross-section data from 30 provinces in China and quarterly time-series data from 1998 to 2013. Controlling for all...

North Korea's anthracite export to China, which represents more than 40% of its total exports, is experiencing fall outs from a downturn in export unit prices, China's dwindling steel industry, the Chinese government's restructuring plans for the steel industry, and strengthened environmental...

This paper argues that Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, faces a dilemma between maintaining his dictatorship and enabling economic growth amid pervasive marketization. Although he puts more emphasis on economic development than his father did, he is unlikely to launch Chinese-style reform...