Welcome to ‘History of Korean Economy’ Class Website!
Fall 2018, National Chengchi University (
政治大學)
Professor: Kim, Sei-Wan
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

Last Updated December 27, 2018

 

Merry Chirstmas

 

 

Lecture Note and Reading Materials

Announcement & Homework

 

·  Syllabus

·  Tell me about yourself!
Please fill out the ‘Tell me about yourself’ file and send it to me at swan@ewha.ac.kr

·  Reading 1: Lessons from Korean Economic  Growth

·  Lecture note 1: South Korea’s Economic Development

·  Lecture note 2: North Korea’s Economic Development

· Class Schedule Change
    There will not be class on October 18th (Thursday) because I will be out of town for university business.

    As supplementary lecture, please see my two recorded lecture in the followings.
    Thanks!

Macroeconomic variables lecture note  (Supplementary lecture for October 18’s)
Macroeconomic variables lecture 1
Macroeconomic variables lecture 2

·  Lecture note 3: South Korean Economy Today

·  Sample Qs for the mid-term exam (on November 15th)

·  Lecture note 4: North Korean Economy Today

·  Midterm Exam Result
If you have any Q on mid-term exam grading, please talk to my TA, Jungeun at jasmin250616@gmail.com

·  Lecture note 5: South Korea’s Major Industries

·  Lecture note 6: Reunification, Far Eastern Economies, and Korean Wave

 

· Class Schedule until the Final Exam
   December 20th : regular class
   December 27th : no class due to Korean national holiday
  January 3rd : regular class
  January 10th : final exam

 

· As long as our budget allows, one student from this class will be invited to Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea in August 2019. Ewha Womans University provides air ticket, room and board, and sightseeing in Korea. Academic performance in this class will be given the first priority in selecting the student.

·  You can talk to me through SKYPE.
My SKYPE ID is ‘swan7227.’
I will be on line from 30 minutes before class time. If you want to see me over SKYPE other than above time, email me for arrangement.

· Homework 1: Summarize my interview on Korea-US FTA (free trade agreement) in a less than one page and then turn in to my TA Jaeim at najeim83@naver.com by October 4th (Thursday). Thanks!
Korea-US FTA

·  Homework 2: Summarize Reading 1 of ‘Lessons from Korean Economic Growth’ by Susan Collins then turn in to my TA Jaeim at najeim83@naver.com by October 18th (Thursday). In her article, pay attention to Korean government’s policy stability. Thanks!

 

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· Homework 3: Summarize my interview on Samsung Chaebol and then turn in to Jaeim at najeim83@naver.com by November 8th (Thursday) Thanks!
Samsung Today

· Homework 4: Summarize my interview on Far Eastern Economies and then turn in to Jaeim at najeim83@naver.com by January 3rd (Thursday) Thanks!
Far Eastern Economies