Arbeitspapier
Avoiding the middle-income trap: Korean lessons for China?
We analyze and compare the pattern of economic growth and development of China and South Korea in the postwar period. Geographical proximity and cultural affinity between the two countries, as well as the key role of the developmental state in the economies of both countries, suggests that an analytical comparison would be a meaningful and valuable exercise. Furthermore, Korea is one of the few economies that jumped from middle income to high income in a short period, and thus offers potentially valuable lessons for China. The Asian giant moved from low income to middle income very quickly but now faces the challenge of graduating to high income. In this paper, we empirically assess the main drivers of economic growth in China and Korea, and then identify the time period when Korea was at a similar state of structural change as today's China. In addition, we examine the trend and pattern of Korea's economic growth from that point on. We will analyze and compare key reforms that promoted growth in the two countries. Lastly, we sift through our empirical evidence to assess the prospects for China to follow Korea's footsteps in transitioning from middle income to high income relatively quickly.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CEAMeS Discussion Paper ; No. 14/2018
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Comparative Studies of Countries
Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
Economywide Country Studies: Asia including Middle East
- Thema
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China
Korea
middle-income trap
economic growth
economic development
growth policy
development policy
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Murach, Michael
Wagner, Helmut
Kim, Jungsuk
Park, Donghyun
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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University of Hagen, Center for East Asia Macro-economic Studies (CEAMeS)
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Hagen
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2018
- DOI
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doi:10.18445/20181030-155439-0
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:hbz:708-dh9404
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Murach, Michael
- Wagner, Helmut
- Kim, Jungsuk
- Park, Donghyun
- University of Hagen, Center for East Asia Macro-economic Studies (CEAMeS)
Entstanden
- 2018
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