The purpose of the conference is to bring together economists, policy analysts, government officials, and policy makers from the international community to exchange their perspectives on the development and globalization of North Korean economy. Peace and prosperity on the Korean peninsula and in the region critically depend on how successfully the key players will meet challenges they face today. The conference promises to shed some light on the impending tasks that will have to be dealt with to assist the DPRK in the globalization of its economy. The preliminary program is posted at D.C. Conference site.

In the 2002 ASSA convention (Atlanta, GA, Jan. 4-6, 2002), KAEA will host four academic sessions. If you are willing to serve as a discussant or a session chair, please send e-mail to the program chair, Sunwoong Kim, kim@uwm.edu as soon as possible. Please indicate your sub-fields, for example, international trade theory, empirical labor, and so on.

Department of Economics, Korea University is looking for a contract professor or a post-doctoral fellow associated with their Brain Korea 21 program. For detailed information, please visit JOB OPENINGS site.

Members who paid dues are posted on the MEMBERSHIP site.

News about KAEA members are posted at MEMBER NEWS site. Please send any news that you want to share to Sunwoong Kim (Secretary General) kim@uwm.edu.