Hsiao, Frank S.T; Hsiao, Mei-Chu W. - 2011
prewar period. After WWII, however, Korea fell steadily below Taiwan, and both fell continuously behind Japan until 1970 when …Using Maddison's data, we compare levels and growth rates of real GDP per capita between Korea and Taiwan, along with … Japan, and 53 other countries in the world, covering the prewar and postwar periods (1901-92). Both countries, along with …