Lee Jong-Wha, Professor of Economics at Korea University, was Chief Economist at the Asian Development Bank and a senior adviser for international economic affairs to former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.
Jun 9, 2020 warns that China’s proposed security law threatens Hong Kong's status as a global financial hub, shows how COVID-19 stimulus can improve South Korea’s long-term prospects, and predicts that the US dollar’s dominance is far from over.
May 26, 2020 identifies the structural issues the country must address if it is to limit the coming downturn.
Mar 25, 2020 calls on G20 leaders to work together to address the pandemic's public-health and economic consequences.
Jan 24, 2020 urges governments to enact sweeping structural reforms to avoid long-term economic stagnation.
Nov 27, 2019 identifies ways to assuage popular frustration in economies like Hong Kong and South Korea.
Not long ago, America was the unchallenged global hegemon. But as inept leadership fuels an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases amid deepening economic distress and nationwide protests against systemic racism and police violence, many are wondering whether the US can govern itself, much less lead the world.
