Journal of Korea Trade: Volume 23 Issue 1

Exports and job creation in South Korea: industry-level analysis

Unjung Whang

The Korean manufacturing sector has undergone structural changes in a transition from labor- to capital-intensive industries. These changes seem to be relevant to the weakening of…

The moderating effect of international trade on outside director system in Korean firms

Yoonsung Nam, Tae-Joong Kim, Wonyong Choi

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the moderating effect of international trade on outside director system in Korean firms. The authors expected that Korean firms highly…

Reduction clause in an advance payment guarantee (AP-bond) under an overseas construction contract

Sang Man Kim

The purpose of this paper is to review characteristics and functions of an advance payment guarantee (AP-Bond), and to analyse some legal and practical issues concerning a…

How does the duration of FTAs and BITs affect FDI attraction?

Backhoon Song, Ahreum Oh

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of the duration of free trade agreement (FTA) and bilateral investment treaty (BIT) on the foreign direct investment (FDI) flows…

Diversification effect of ship investment funds in South Korea

Jae-Boong Lee, Su-Han Woo, Jeong Seok Song, Byeongchan Seong, Keun-Sik Park

The purpose of this paper is to examine the diversification effect of the Korean Ship Investment Fund (KSF) under Markowitz portfolio theory by analyzing short-term and long-term…