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Economic Essay Contest
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Mon, March 8, 2021 | 18:35
Long-term policies will 'anchor' skilled foreigners to Korea
Long-term policies will 'anchor' skilled foreigners to Korea
South Korea is in desperate need to obtain foreign talent. Its birth rate is at a record-low 0.98, the population is expected decrease by 500,000 by the year 2050, and the decline is expected to continue.
2019-11-26 17:00
  • [Economic Essay Contest] Thriving economy starts with freedom to fail
Korea urged to promote visas to attract foreign investment
Korea urged to promote visas to attract foreign investment
In order to capitalize on the opportunity of foreign assets prompting economic growth, Korea should explore promoting investment in the Korean economy through its trade and investment in D-7, D-8, and D-9 visas.
2019-11-26 17:00
  • [Economic Essay Contest] Thriving economy starts with freedom to fail
Bonuses, eased visa rules can boost foreign workforce
Bonuses, eased visa rules can boost foreign workforce
What image comes to mind when you think of the foreign workforce in Korea? I'm afraid to say, but for me, it is the 3Ds - dirty, dangerous and demeaning work.
2019-11-26 17:00
  • [Economic Essay Contest] Thriving economy starts with freedom to fail
[Economic Essay Contest] Thriving economy starts with freedom to fail
[Economic Essay Contest] Thriving economy starts with freedom to fail
"It is not the most intelligent who will succeed in the future, it will be those who are the most adaptable." I am paraphrasing, of course, the famous (often misattributed) words of Leon C. Megginson, himself paraphrasing from Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
2019-11-26 17:00
  • Essays show ways to create jobs, attract foreigners
  • Perception of Korea's working conditions matters
Perception of Korea's working conditions matters
Perception of Korea's working conditions matters
O Korea! How I adore thee. Are there places on this Earth that offer the same variety of delicious foods as thou? Are there any countries safer than thee? Places, where one can leave one's laptop unattended in a cafe without worrying whether it will be stolen? Are the conveniences thou offers to be found elsewhere to the same degree? Places, where shops and restaurants are op...
2019-11-26 17:00
  • [Economic Essay Contest] Thriving economy starts with freedom to fail
Entrepreneurship is key to solving youth unemployment
Entrepreneurship is key to solving youth unemployment
Korea has been through an extraordinary economic success often referred to as the miracle on the Han River. This was a blossoming moment of the country with apparent economic progress being made, surprising the whole world by becoming a powerful country from one of the poorest countries of the time. However, such incredible growth in the economy now seems to have reached the ...
2019-11-26 17:00
  • [Economic Essay Contest] Thriving economy starts with freedom to fail
Support needed for educated young Koreans to get jobs
Support needed for educated young Koreans to get jobs
Home to the most educated yet most unhappy group of young people in the developed world, Korea has a problem.
2019-11-26 17:00
  • [Economic Essay Contest] Thriving economy starts with freedom to fail
Winners of 15th Economic Essay Contest announced
Winners of 15th Economic Essay Contest announced
The Korea Times is pleased to announce the winners of its 15th English Economic Essay Contest for university students on one of two subjects: “How can Korea create more decent jobs and encourage more young people to participate in economic activity?” and, “What kind of policies or changes should Korea adopt to attract more foreign professionals to the country?”
Park Jae-hyuk | 2019-11-21 17:00
Essay awardees promote ideas on Korea's growth, cryptocurrencies
Essay awardees promote ideas on Korea's growth, cryptocurrencies
College students who wrote award-winning English economic essays suggested fresh ideas in their writing about whether Korea should regulate cryptocurrencies, and ways for the country to spur economic growth.
Lee Kyung-min | 2018-11-15 17:23
[Grand Prize] Cryptocurrencies walking regulatory tightrope
[Grand Prize] Cryptocurrencies walking regulatory tightrope
Before plummeting in value, cryptocurrencies were collectively worth over $800 billion, nearly doubling the value of Samsung Group. While the bubble has since burst, cryptocurrencies are still regarded as being pivotal to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Prior to their sudden rise, cryptocurrencies started out as secure digital currencies untethered to financial institutions...
2018-11-14 16:50
  • [Grand Prize] Korea urged to better utilize human resources
  • [Runner-up Prize] Can digital coins be regulated?
  • [Runner-up Prize] Can Korea repeat Miracle on the Han River?
  • [Commendation Award] Integrity of cconomy: cryptocurrency regulation
  • [Commendation Award] Government should let markets regulate digital currencies
  • [Commendation Award] Korea should foster more innovative services industry
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