The North Korea Economic Forum Publications

Policy and Research Paper Series on the North Korean Economy

This series analyzes issues and developments related to the North Korean economy, offering contributions that are relevant for both academic audiences and policy specialists. Papers within this series will cover a broad range of relevant topics, from North Korean economic history, to North Korean foreign trade and the impact of sanctions, to the dynamic interactions between markets and central planning in North Korea. Prospective authors who wish to publish in this series should contact the editors.

Editorial Board

• Jisoo Kim (Director of GWIKS and Korea Foundation Associate Professor of History, International Affairs, and East Asian Languages and Literatures at GW)
• John Merrill (Non-Resident Scholar at GWIKS and former Chief of the Northeast Asia Division in the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research)
• Rachel Minyoung Lee (Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst with the Vienna-based Open Nuclear Network, Nonresident Fellow with the 38 North Program at the Stimson Center)
• Troy Stangarone (Senior Director and Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute) 
• William Brown (Chair of the North Korea Economic Forum at GWIKS, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University and former Senior Advisor to the National  Intelligence  Manager  for  East  Asia  in  the Office of the Director of National Intelligence)
• William Newcomb (Fellow at C4ADS and former Member of UN Panel of Experts for North Korea)
• Yonho Kim (Associate Research Professor of Practice and Associate Director of GWIKS)

Publications