This paper reviews economic development and the regulatory environment of audiovisual services in the Republic of Korea (hereafter, Korea). The paper specifically examines motion pictures and broadcasting, and discusses what drives or hinders the sector’s trade potential. Korean...

This paper reviews economic development and the regulatory environment of audiovisual services in the Republic of Korea (hereafter, Korea). The paper specifically examines motion pictures and broadcasting, and discusses what drives or hinders the sector's trade potential. Korean motion pictures...

One of the key goals of trade policy, which includes FTAs, should be the enhancement of productivity in the overall economy through the improved productivity of the tradable sector. This can be achieved by enhancing the productivity of existing firms, and eliminating lowproductivity firms to...

"The US-China trade war is propagating uncertainties within the global trade order, weakening global value chains and the WTO system. These uncertainties pose a considerable threat to the Korean economy which is heavily dependent on foreign trade. To tackle this, the Korean government needs to...

"The competition among countries to attract anchor businesses with significant economic ripple effects is intensified each day. In this regard, the current eight Free Economic Zones must be reduced in number in order to enhance their competitiveness and they must serve as 'new testing ground for...

"For e-commerce to serve as a platform for innovation, all forthcoming regulations on e-commerce must adhere to the principles of technological neutrality and private sector-driven leadership and should include additional policy goals of enhancing consumer benefit and protection. It is important...

“Many expect that the trade war between the US and China will persist, and East Asia’s global value chains will undergo a significant transformation in the mid- to long-term, as China’s contracts while that of ASEAN expands. Accordingly, to effectively respond to the coming changes, Korea...

The competition among countries to attract anchor businesses with significant economic ripple effects is intensified each day. In this regard, the current eight Free Economic Zones must be reduced in number in order to enhance their competitiveness and they must serve as 'new testing ground for...