
Keun Lee
Keun Lee, a former vice chair of the National Economic Advisory Council for the President of South Korea and a former president of the International Schumpeter Society, is Professor of Economics at Seoul National University, winner of the 2014 Schumpeter Prize, and the author of China’s Technological Leapfrogging and Economic Catch-up: A Schumpeterian Perspective (Oxford University Press, 2022).
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The Key to Greening Heavy Industry
The Key to Greening Heavy Industry
Aug 21, 2023 Keun Lee & John Mathews tout breakthroughs in green-hydrogen production that promise to accelerate the net-zero transition.
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Keun Lee on AI, Chinese growth, innovation systems, and more
Keun Lee on AI, Chinese growth, innovation systems, and more
Aug 15, 2023 Keun Lee considers what artificial intelligence requires of governments, identifies lessons for advanced economies pursuing industrial policy, highlights the risk inequality poses to China’s development, and more.
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The Myth of AI-Driven Unemployment
The Myth of AI-Driven Unemployment
Jun 22, 2023 Keun Lee says that eschewing artificial intelligence would do far more harm to workers than embracing it.
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The Sources of East Asia’s Industrial Prowess
The Sources of East Asia’s Industrial Prowess
Apr 25, 2023 Keun Lee considers how South Korean firms attained global dominance in critical sectors like semiconductors.
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Will the New Industrial Policy Work?
Will the New Industrial Policy Work?
Feb 24, 2023 Keun Lee highlights common mistakes that governments must avoid when promoting critical sectors.