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Peterson Institute event featuring Marcus Noland
On Wednesday I attended a panel discussion featuring Marcus Noland, co-author (with Stephan Haggard) of Famine in North Korea, and three North Korean defectors. Here is the video of the event. Below...
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North Korea on the Precipice of Famine
Peterson Institute for International Economics Working Paper May 2008 Stephan Haggard, University of California, San Diego Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics Erik Weeks,...
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How much food do they need?
A few weeks ago, I speculated that no one knows how much food the North Koreans really need, even the DPRK government. On one side of the debate, the UN World Food Propgram claims that North Korea has...
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The (Non) Impact of UN Sanctions on North Korea
Working Paper (Download PDF here) Marcus Noland, Peterson Institute for International Economics Abstract: This study finds that North Korea’s nuclear test and the imposition of UN Security Council...
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Reform from Below: Behavioral and Institutional Change in North Korea
Peterson Institute Working Paper (Sept 2009) Stephan Haggard and Marcus Noland (Download PDF here) Abstract: The state is often conceptualized as playing an enabling role in a country’s economic...
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The Winter of Their Discontent: Pyongyang Attacks the Market
Peterson Institute Policy Brief Stephan Haggard, Marcus Noland Number PB10-1 January 2010 On November 30, 2009, North Korea announced a reform to replace all currency in circulation with new bills and...
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North Korea’s Failed Currency Reform
Marcus Noland wrote an op-ed for the BBC which is posted on the Peterson Institute web page. There are some differences in the two (the BBC piece is shorter), so you can read whichever you prefer....
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North Korea’s market restrictions revisited
Reuters published a concise report of the DPRK’s recent restrictions on market activity which is compiled from work by Marcus Noland and Stephan Haggard. Here is the Reuters report: Reclusive North...
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Witness to Transformation: Refugee Insights into North Korea
I was in Washington today for the release of Haggard’s and Noland’s new book Witness to Transformation: Refugee Insights into North Korea. According to the Peterson Institute’s web page: Despite its...
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The DPRK and national/multilateral development and trade agencies
Marcus Noland has an interesting post on the plethora of obstacles the DPRK must navigate before it can take advantage of the full range of trade and development programs across the globe. Read his...
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