South Korea
January 28, 2022
Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2022/01/28/south-korea
Published Date: 28 January 2022
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This blog focuses on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade in a certain country or territory in terms of how the Location Factors (Political, Economic, Technological, Ecological, Legal and Cultural) and Entry Modes (e.g. M&As, Export and Greenfield) impact the attractiveness - or vice versa - the risks of FDI and International Trade in the certain country or territory, still, keep in mind that each risk may lead to an opportunity for resolving problems via suitable FDI and International Trade, while each opportunity for FDI and International Trade may involve risks.
Key Figures of FDI and International Trade
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $9,634.30 (Millions) (2019)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $32,479.7 (Millions) (2020)
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $606,710.10 (Millions) (2020)
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $540,955.00 (Millions) (2020)
Source: World Bank
Information and Data on FDI and International Trade
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in South Korea - Investing - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)
Foreign trade figures of South Korea - Economic and Political Overview - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)
FactSheet_2021_new (unctad.org)
South Korea - United States Department of State
Macro Data
Korea, Rep. | Data (worldbank.org)
Republic of Korea and the IMF
General Information and Political Information
Korea, South - The World Factbook (cia.gov)
South Korea country profile - BBC News
Research Papers and Research Books
South Korea at the Crossroads (degruyter.com)
Government Performance Management and Evaluation in South Korea: History and Current Practices: Public Performance & Management Review: Vol 39, No 2 (tandfonline.com)
JOItmC | Free Full-Text | Analysis of Digital Governance Transition in South Korea: Focusing on the Leadership of the President for Government Innovation (mdpi.com)
Science, Technology, and Innovation in Sustainable Development Cooperation: Theories and Practices in South Korea | SpringerLink
Reinventing the industrial land use policy in democratized development states – A comparison of Taiwan and South Korea - ScienceDirect
A comparative analysis of human capital information opaqueness in South Korea and the UK | Emerald Insight
Public preferences for introducing a power-to-heat system in South Korea - ScienceDirect
Exploring halal-friendly destination attributes in South Korea: Perceptions and behaviors of Muslim travelers toward a non-Muslim destination - ScienceDirect
FDI motives and the use of tax havens: Evidence from South Korea - ScienceDirect
South Korea - Russia economic relations: focused on FDI | Degtereva | RUDN Journal of Economics
The moderating role of ASEAN-Korea FTA on the relationship between trade and South Korean outward FDI | International Journal of Trade and Global Markets (inderscienceonline.com)
Outward FDI from South Korea: The Relationship Between National Investment Position and Location Choice | SpringerLink
Foreign Direct Investment, Female Education, Capital Formation, and Economic Growth in Japan and South Korea: International Economic Journal: Vol 33, No 3 (tandfonline.com)
Subnational Investment Promotion Agencies and Foreign Direct Investment in South Korea: A District-Level Analysis - ProQuest
Does regionalism matter? Local politics and foreign direct investment in South Korea | Emerald Insight
Research on carbon emissions embodied in trade between China and South Korea - ScienceDirect
South Korea under the United States–China rivalry: dynamics of the economic-security nexus in trade policymaking: The Pacific Review: Vol 32, No 6 (tandfonline.com)
Trade, Reform, and Structural Transformation in South Korea | SpringerLink
Testing validity of the EKC hypothesis in South Korea: role of renewable energy and trade openness | SpringerLink
Is trade openness good for environment in South Korea? The role of non-fossil electricity consumption | SpringerLink
Social Solidarity for All? Trade Union Strategies, Labor Market Dualization, and the Welfare State in Italy and South Korea - Niccolo Durazzi, Timo Fleckenstein, Soohyun Christine Lee, 2018 (sagepub.com)
Free trade agreements and market integration: Evidence from South Korea - ScienceDirect
Trade Effects of the EU–South Korea Free Trade Agreement in the Automotive Industry: Journal of East-West Business: Vol 27, No 1 (tandfonline.com)
Full article: (Re)producing the ‘history problem’: memory, identity and the Japan-South Korea trade dispute (tandfonline.com)
Where Symbolism Prospers: An Analysis of the Impact on Enabling Rights of Labour Standards Provisions in Trade Agreements with South Korea | Article | Politics and Governance (cogitatiopress.com)
Do Voters Reward Politicians for Trade Liberalization? Evidence from South Korea | SpringerLink
The South Korea–China trade and the bilateral real exchange rate: Asymmetric evidence from 33 industries - ScienceDirect
International trade and within-sector wage inequality: The case of South Korea - ScienceDirect
Labor Standards in the eu-South Korea Free Trade Agreement in: The Korean Journal of International and Comparative Law Volume 5 Issue 1 (2017) (brill.com)
Firms' leverage and export market participation: Evidence from South Korea - ScienceDirect
R&D spillover effects on firms’ export behavior: evidence from South Korea: Applied Economics: Vol 51, No 28 (tandfonline.com)
Assessment of the Economic Benefits From U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)’s Marketing Investment in South Korea: Journal of Food Products Marketing: Vol 23, No 3 (tandfonline.com)
A study on the changes of agricultural import structure according to implementation of FTAs in South Korea | Emerald Insight
critical analysis of innovative approaches to parallel import in China, South Korea and the USA | Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
Cross-border M&As in South Korea | Yi Yang, Yong Suhk Pak | Taylor & F (taylorfrancis.com)
Public Policy and Politics via Documentaries and in-Depth TV Programs
South Korea's Musical Prodigies | 101 East - YouTube
Plastic Surgery: The Cost of Beauty | 101 East - YouTube
Why is South Korea facing a beauty backlash? - YouTube
🇰🇷 South Korea: Suicide nation | People & Power - YouTube
School, pressure & innovative education - Founders Valley (1/5) | DW Documentary - YouTube
History
A History of Korea - Kyung Moon Hwang - Google Books
The History of Korea, 2nd Edition - Djun Kil Kim - Google Books
South Korea Since 1980 - Uk Heo, Terence Roehrig - Google Books
1. Political Cleavages in South Korea (degruyter.com)
SOUTH KOREA | Handbook of Terrorism in the Asia–Pacific (worldscientific.com)
Investigating rape, slave labour and murder in South Korea’s House of Horror | 101 East - YouTube
How did North and South Korea become divided? - YouTube
Other Issues
Dogs rescued from South Korean meat trade arrive in Massachusetts (msn.com)
‘English fever’ in South Korea: its history and symptoms | English Today | Cambridge Core
Full article: A history of US nuclear weapons in South Korea (tandfonline.com)
A study of tropical cyclone impact on the power distribution grid in South Korea for estimating damage - ScienceDirect
Adolescent suicide in South Korea: Risk factors and proposed multi-dimensional solution - ScienceDirect