Keun Lee
Keun Lee, a former vice chair of the National Economic Advisory Council for the President of South Korea and a former president of the International Schumpeter Society, is Professor of Economics at Seoul National University, winner of the 2014 Schumpeter Prize, and the author of China’s Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up: A Schumpeterian Perspective (Oxford University Press, 2022).
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Making the Most of FDI
Making the Most of FDI
Feb 22, 2024 Keun Lee considers what it takes to convert foreign investment into growth, development, and technological upgrading.
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South Korea and the US-China Rivalry
South Korea and the US-China Rivalry
Dec 22, 2023 Keun Lee shows that, while protectionist policies benefit some firms, the overall effect on third parties is negative.
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Time For a Coffee Cartel?
Time For a Coffee Cartel?
Oct 25, 2023 Keun Lee thinks producers in the Global South should consider the option to boost their bargaining power and revenues.
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The Key to Greening Heavy Industry
The Key to Greening Heavy Industry
Aug 21, 2023 Keun Lee & John Mathews tout breakthroughs in green-hydrogen production that promise to accelerate the net-zero transition.
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Keun Lee on AI, Chinese growth, innovation systems, and more
Keun Lee on AI, Chinese growth, innovation systems, and more
Aug 15, 2023 Keun Lee considers what artificial intelligence requires of governments, identifies lessons for advanced economies pursuing industrial policy, highlights the risk inequality poses to China’s development, and more.