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Economic Security and Geopolitics: Insights into Japan-Korea cooperation based on "Economic Security Indicators"

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Economic security is a critical buzzword today, but as Peter Drucker said, "If you can't measure it, you can't improve it." To prepare for crises, it is necessary to have indicators that assess the level of economic security for each country.
The Institute for Future Strategy (IFS) at Seoul National University has recently developed "Economic Security Indicators," introducing concepts based on trade data such as export and import volumes. These include “export power" and "import vulnerability." Countries with major exporting companies and products can inflict pain on others by restricting exports, while countries dependent on imports are vulnerable to economic intimidation by certain nations.
In this seminar, we are pleased to welcome Professor Kim Byung-Young, Founding Director of the IFS at Seoul National University, who will explain their "Economic Security Indicators" and discuss issues related to North Korea. In addition, the activities of the Korea-Japan Cooperation Task Force, which was established at IFS in 2023, will be introduced and we will discuss collaborative efforts between Korea and Japan towards achieving economic security.

Information

  • Time and Date: 12:15-13:15, Thursday, June 20, 2024 (JST)
  • Venue: Online
  • Language: English
  • Admission: Free
  • Host: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
  • Contact: Ms. UENO, Conference Section
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Speakers

Speaker:
  • Byung Yeon KIM (Distinguished Professor in the Department of Economics, Seoul National University)
    Byung Yeon Kim is Distinguished Professor in Department of Economics, Seoul National University (SNU). His research interests lie in the fields of transition economics, in particular with reference to North Korea as well as former socialist countries. He published a number of articles and books including "Unveiling the North Korean Economy" (Cambridge University Press, 2017). He has been recently awarded with Academic Award of National Academy of Sciences of Rep. of Korea (2018) and SNU Prize for Distinguished Researcher (2018). He has been serving as a member of various government committees. He had served as Founding Director of Institute for Future Strategy, a think tank established at Seoul National University. He is a regular columnist in a major S. Korean newspaper mostly on North Korean issues and geopolitical economy.
Commentator:
  • Hyeog Ug KWON (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, College of Economics, Nihon University)
Moderator:
  • FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman, RIETI / University Professor, IER, Hitotsubashi University)