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Modeling the Economic Impacts of Korean Unification

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  • Warwick J. McKibbin
  • Jong Wha Lee
  • Weifeng Liu
  • Cheol Jong Song

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This paper explores the economic impacts of Korean unification on North and South Korea. It presents a new consistent database on macroeconomic, sectoral and trade data, and an input–output table for the North Korean economy, and then incorporates it in a global intertemporal multi‐sector general equilibrium model. Assuming hypothetical scenarios such as North Korea's reform and gradual convergence, its sudden collapse and immediate unification, and chaos and crises in both Koreas, we quantify the consequences of Korean unification on economic activity, trade and capital flows in the two Koreas. The results highlight the importance of the unification processes and of alternative policy responses in both Koreas to the economic impacts of unification.

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  • Warwick J. McKibbin & Jong Wha Lee & Weifeng Liu & Cheol Jong Song, 2018. "Modeling the Economic Impacts of Korean Unification," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 32(3), pages 227-256, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:asiaec:v:32:y:2018:i:3:p:227-256
    DOI: 10.1111/asej.12160
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    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
    • O23 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East

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