The Northeast Asia Economic Forum (NEAEF) is a regional nongovernmental organization created in 1991 to sponsor and facilitate research, networking, and dialogue relevant to the economic and social development of Northeast Asia. NEAEF is also committed to promoting understanding and relations...

The risks of political tensions and military confrontation and war in the Northeast Asian region, triggered by North Korea in particular, has been a critical gap in an otherwise productive network of dynamic regional economic growth. However, this year, the milestone summit between US President...

This study compares the initial conditions of North Korea with East European countries by using the principal components analysis. Based on statistics from December 2007, the initial conditions of North Korean economy are better than countries like Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Moldova, and Ukraine...

Korean Abstract: 우리나라는 경제규모 대비 외국인투자 유치 비중이 낮은 상황으로, 외국인투자를 유치하기 위해 다음과 같은 보완조치가 필요하다.첫째, 여전히 우리나라는 대규모 외국인투자 유치를 위한 파격적 인센티브...

Korean Abstract: 북한 당국은 김정은 체제 이후 경제 운영에 있어 변화를 모색하고 있다. 분권화 등의 조치를 확대하면서 사회주의경제체제 내에서의 효율성과 생산성 증대를 위 한 정책을 넓혀가고 있으며, 27개의 경제개발구를...

This study aims to predict the possible changes in the North Korean economic system by examining 27 countries that have experienced economic transition since 1990. This study divides the 27 transition countries into three groups (i.e., outstanding, fine, and poor transition) through discriminant...