The International Conference of the Association of Korean Economic Studies on
Korea and the World Economy, XVI
‘Economic Cooperation under the Increasing Protectionism and Barriers to Human’
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
June 29 – 30, 2017
Program
Downloadable Papers
(as of June 24)
List of Participants
(as of June 19)
Accommodations
La Thanh Hotel offers a concessionary rate for our conference participants (about 50 USD per night). The hotel is located near VASS.
General Information
Please visit http://www.oriental.co.kr (in Vietnamese only)
Special rates for the conference participants and the hotel reservation form
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Transportation (from Noibai International Airport to the hotel)
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Hotel Map
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Halong Bay Tour (optional)
On July 1 (Saturday), optional one-day Halong Bay Tour is available (Hanoi->Halong Bay->Hanoi) at 65 USD. We will leave Hanoi early and return to Hanoi at around 8:30 pm. For more details,
If you are interested, please fill out the application below and email it to hong@asiatouradvisor.com
Direction from Hotel to Conference Venue
We will meet at the hotel lobby and leave for conference venue together (at 8:30 am Thursday and Friday). VASS is just a walking distance from the hotel but bus will be provided by the VASS.
Organizers
Yongha Kim, President, The Association of Korean Economic Studies , Soon Chun Hyang University
Kar-yiu Wong, Professor and Director, Research Center for International Economics , University of Washington
Nguyen Quang Thuan, Chairman, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)
Dang Nguyen Anh, Vice President, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)
Jun Young Kim, Chairperson, National Research Council for Economics Humanities and Social Sciences (NRCS)
Jung Taik Hyun, President, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
Sang Ho Kim, President, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA)
Sung-Hwan Shin, Korea Institute of Finance (KIF)
Jaehung Lee, President, Korea Employment Information Service (KEIS)
Organizing Units
The Association of Korean Economic Studies (AKES)
University of Washington Research Center for International Economics (RCIE)
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)
National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences (NRCS)
Korea Development Institute (KDI)
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
Korea Institute for Public Finance (KIPF)
Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade (KIET)
Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA)
Korea Institute of Finance (KIF)
Korea Employment Information Service (KEIS)
Social Security Information Sevice (SSiS)
Supporting Unit
KB Kookmin Bank (KB)
Woori Bank (WB)
Kyobo Life (KL)
SK Research Institute (SKRI)
LG Economic Research Institute (LGERI)
Dasan Institute of Economic Research (DIER)
Korea Securities Finance Corporation (KSFC)
KGlobal Internship Consulting (GIC)
KBrain Korea 21 Plus Economics Research Group, Korea University
Program Committee
Sung Jin Kang, Korea University (Co-Chair)
Kar-yiu Wong, University of Washington (Co-Chair)
Junsang Lee, Sungkyunkwan University (Coordinator)
Won Joong Kim, Konkuk University
Shin-ichi Fukuda, University of Tokyo
Charles Harvie, University of Wollongong
Hyung-Gun Kim, Kangwon National University
Fukunari Kimura, Keio University
Yeonho Lee, Chungbuk National University
Donghyun Park, Asia Development Bank
Yasuyuki Sawada, University of Tokyo
Seyed Komail Tayebi, University of Isfahan
Luong Dinh Hai, Institute of Human Studies, VASS
Local Oganizing Committee
Luong Dinh Hai, Institute of Human Studies, VASS (Co-Chair)
Won Joong Kim, Konkuk University
Trung Nguyen Ngoc, Institute of Human Studies, VASS
Tae Hee Kwon, Korea Employment Information Service
Publication Committee
Sung Jin Kang, Korea University (chair, co-editor of the Journal of Korea and the World Economy)
Hyeon-seung Huh, Yonsei University
Chung Mo Koo, Kangwon National University
Jae-Young Lim, Korea University
Jai Sheen Mah, Ewha Womans University
Kyoungwook Choi, University of Seoul
This is the seventeenth in the series of conferences on “Korea and the World Economy,” alternating biannually venues inside and outside Korea. This year, the conference will be held in Seoul, the heart of Korea. Previous conferences were held in:
1st Conference: July 21-22, 2002, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
2nd Conference: August 1-2, 2003, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
3rd Conference: July 3-4, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
4th Conference: December 10-11, 2005, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
5th Conference: July 7-8, 2006, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
6th Conference: July 2-3, 2007, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
7th Conference: June 20-21, 2008, Korea Institute of Public Finance (Seoul) and Kangwon National University (Chuncheon), Korea
8th Conference: Junly 9-10, 2009, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
9th Conference: June 25-26, 2010, University of Incheon, Incheon, Korea
10th Conference: August 12-13, 2011, Claremont McKenna College, California, USA
11th Conference: July 13-14, 2012, Seoul Women’s University, Seoul, Korea
12th Conference: June 25-29, 2013, Tehran (U. of Tehran, MBRI), Isfahan (U. of Isfahan) and Shiraz, Iran
13th Conference: June 21-22, 2014, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
14th Conference: August 7-8, 2015, RDCY, Renmin University, Beijing, China
15th Conference: August 5-6, 2016, Korea Federation of Banks, Seoul, Korea
Economists, policy-makers, and practitioners are invited to submit papers on Korea, Asia-Pacific, and the world economy. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. Papers in the following areas are especially sought:
Monetary and Financial Policy
Financial Flow and Cooperation
Korea-Vietnam Economic Cooperation
East Asian Economic Cooperation
Energy and Climate Change
Industrial Policy
Foreign Trade
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Economic Development
Poverty, Economic Divide, Social Welfare and Income Redistribution
Fiscal Sustainablity
North Korean Economy
Sustainable Human Development.