A Glass Half-Empty: Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policies One Year After the 2019 Plenum Speech
In late December 2019, Kim Jong Un gave a speech at a Korean Workers’ Party Central Committee plenum session, which…
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The North Korean Economy: Assessing the Flood Damage
In the late summer and early fall, as happens in most years, the DPRK was hit by massive flooding and…
North Korea’s Disaster Management: Getting Better, but a Long Way to Go
By all accounts, this year’s flooding and typhoon damage in North Korea have been worse than usual.[1] Yet, there are…
The North Korean Economy: Interpreting North Korea’s Puzzling Price Stability
Despite North Korea’s economic difficulties, market prices have been remarkably stable as of late.[1] At the same time, low prices…