This paper presents a theoretical model that can analyze the impact of gender inequality on long-term economic growth. The model is calibrated to fit to Korean data. We find that gender equality policies that lower discrimination in the labor market or that increase the time spent by a father on...

We look at Korea's industrialization strategy and experience from the 1960s to the mid-1990s. Three elements of the Korean industrial development and structural change are discussed: 1) its outward orientation and export push, 2) its climb up the ladder of comparative advantage, and 3) its...

We analyze and compare the pattern of economic growth and development of China and South Korea in the postwar period. Geographical proximity and cultural affinity between the two countries, as well as the key role of the developmental state in the economies of both countries, suggests that an...

South Korea has gained economic development despite the obstacles it faced as a war-torn country with little natural resources and capital. Poverty, lack of democracy, as well as war and conflict were challenges the country faced in the early 1960s; issues not very different from what many...

1 Environment and Geography (Myung Soo Cha, Junseok Hwang, and Heejin Park) -- 2 Population (Myung Soo Cha and Heejin Park) -- 3 Labor Force and Employment (Yitaek Park) -- 4 Wages (Myung Soo Cha, Junseok Hwang, and Wooyoun Lee) -- 5 Education (Sun Go and Ki-Joo Park) -- 6 Health (Suk Chul Hong)...