The Korea Program is part of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.
Economic Affairs
Scholarly Publications
Global Talent: Skilled Labor as Social Capital in Korea
March 2015
Global Talent seeks to examine the utility of skilled foreigners beyond their human capital value by focusing on their social capital potential, especially their role as transnational bridges...
Other Publications
Surviving the Trump-Moon Summit
July 2017
In the days leading up to the Washington summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump, the tension in Seoul was hard to escape.
President Trump's Asia Inbox
February 2017
Scholars at Stanford's Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies assess the strategic situation in East Asia to be unsettled, unstable, and...
Fifteenth Korea-U.S. West Coast Strategic Forum
December 2015
The fifteenth session of the Korea-U.S.
News
New Book Outlines the Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Future Economic Growth in East Asia
January 2021
Yong Suk Lee explains in the new volume, Shifting Gears in Innovation Policy, that while ‘catch-up’ strategies have been effective in promoting traditional economic growth in Asia, innovative policy...
Opinion: Next Korea, Next Generation
January 2019
Researchers in the Korea Program regularly contribute to Korean media on the Korean affairs ranging from education and economics to politics and North Korea nuclear issues.
Applications for Travel Awards: Conference on Future Visions in Korean Studies
June 2018
The Korea Program invites junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students to apply for travel awards to attend an upcoming two-day conference organized by the Korea Program at Stanford...
Events
Is Korean Democracy in Crisis?
October 12, 2020
In recent years, we have witnessed a worldwide trend of "democratic depression" in both young and established democracies, where the backsliding from democracy is facilitated by various forces such...
South Korea's Strategy in Times of a Great Economic Decoupling
August 27, 2020
Please register at www.eai-aparc-seminar.or.kr on the day of the event.
2020 Asian Economic Outlook: Key Challenges Facing Korea, Japan and China
January 27, 2020
Asia has made remarkable progress over the past decades and is now at the forefront of the global economy in growth terms. That said, there are several near-term risks that could derail Asia’s...
Projects
Engaging North Korea
Rapidly changing circumstances continue to shape relations on the Korean peninsula and in East Asia.
English
Multimedia
Can Korea Compete for Global Talent?
April 2016
Video and transcript from the Stanford+Connects event in Seoul, South Korea, on March 15.
Enhancing South Korea's Security: The U.S. Alliance and Beyond
March 2009
Two decades ago, South Korea appeared on the path to greatly increased security. The Cold War was ending, fundamentally improving South Korea’s regional security environment.