Keun Lee
Keun Lee, a former vice chair of the National Economic Advisory Council for the President of South Korea, is Distinguished Professor of Economics at Seoul National University, a fellow at CIFAR, an editor at Research Policy, and the author, most recently, of Innovation-Development Detours for Latecomers: Managing Global-Local Interfaces in the De-Globalization Era (Cambridge University Press, 2024).
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Has Escaping the Middle-Income Trap Become Easier?
Has Escaping the Middle-Income Trap Become Easier?
Dec 27, 2024 Keun Lee urges the World Bank to adopt a more reliable measure of economic development than nominal per capita GDP.
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The Chip War Turns Two
The Chip War Turns Two
Oct 31, 2024 Keun Lee assesses US efforts to achieve microchip self-sufficiency and impede China’s effort to do the same.
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India Needs More Big Businesses
India Needs More Big Businesses
Aug 30, 2024 Keun Lee considers what it would take for the country to become an economic superpower on par with China.
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How South Korea Broke the Development Mold
How South Korea Broke the Development Mold
Jun 28, 2024 Keun Lee attributes the country's economic success to the government's willingness to stray from prescribed orthodoxy.
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What Fiscally Sound Industrial Policy Can Do
What Fiscally Sound Industrial Policy Can Do
May 2, 2024 Keun Lee highlights three tools that can support domestic-market growth and development without breaking the bank.
