The UK voters' decision to leave the European Union (EU) despite the near-unanimous warnings of economists sparked serious concerns about the spread of populism in major EU countries. Today's populists in major EU countries pit people against elites and "others," and present themselves as...

Employment in the public and social services sector is on a rising trend in Korea, in terms not only of the number of jobs, but also of the share of these jobs within the whole economy. The latest data suggests that this sector could soon account for more than 20% of total employment.This trend...

Immigration is one of the factors often considered as the causes of Brexit. Researchers find evidences that regions with more immigrants from the new member states of the European Union (EU hereinafter) in eastern Europe tended to vote more in favor of Brexit in the 2016 referendum. Similar...

Employment is currently the hottest topic in Korea. Changes in monthly employment from the previous year show a downward trend since the Moon administration took office in May 2017. This resulted in a rising trend in unemployment rate during the same period, with the latest data (for April 2019)...

The city of Gwangju and Hyundai Motors finally signed an agreement on January 31 on the Gwangju job project. Known as being motivated by the Auto 5000 model of Volkswagen (VW), the projects objective is to create a joint venture between the city government and the carmaker. Beginning in 2021,...

Income-led growth is at the core of the Moon Jae-in administration’s economic policy. It aims to build an inclusive economy by enhancing the capacity of household consumption and improving distribution, through a more active role of the state and social agreements. This report laregely reviews...

Korean Abstract: 영국의 탈퇴 결정으로 EU(European Union, 유럽연합)는 전례 없는 위기를 맞고 있다. 인구 및 경제 규모에서 높은 비중을 차지하는 주요 회원국의 탈퇴 자체가 가져오는 혼란뿐만 아니라, 유로지역 재정위기, 난민사태...

On December 15 of last year, the European Council of the 27 remaining Member States (EU-27 hereinafter) concluded that sufficient progress had been made in the first phase of the Brexit negotiations that started in June 2017. This edition of the World Economy Brief summarizes the results of the...

Korean Abstract: 본 연구는 유럽 내 아프리카 출신 이주민에 대한 사례 조사와 코로나19 입국제한 정책대응에 대한 실증분석을 통해 외국인력 유입이 경제, 사회 및 정책대응에 미치는 직ㆍ간접적 영향을 다각도로 고찰하였다....

Korean Abstract: 본 보고서의 집필 시점인 2021년은 한ㆍEU FTA가 발효된 지 만 10년이 되는 해이다. 2011년 발효된 한ㆍEU FTA는 한국이 대규모 교역상대와 체결한 최초의 FTA이자, EU가 추진한 차세대 FTA의 첫 사례로 평가된다. 본...