This paper is to analyze the effect of trade openness on regional inequality of South Korea. Trade has been the driving force of Korea's economic growth since the 1960's and it still expands its trade openness through active participation on bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements. In...

Global remittance flows have increased rapidly in recent years and are considered by many governments as being of high policy interest particularly in analysing their impact on economic development and security. Remittances are defined as representing household income from foreign economies...

The chapter tests the stages of development hypothesis for the balance of payments (SDH) in the years 1992-2016. We use data for 80 economies that are divided into five income groups. The research method includes regression. Our study yields yet limited support for SDH. The curve representing...