Sharpen the edge, fuel reform, dump populism (KOR)

Lessons must be learned from the economic mismanagement in the earlier half of Yoon’s term, as the latter half could be worse.

2024-11-12

Sharpen the edge, fuel reform, dump populism

Lessons must be learned from the economic mismanagement in the earlier half of Yoon’s term, as the latter half could be worse.

2024-11-11

Energy price populism can’t resolve the debt

An energy price freeze can provide immediate relief. But good bargains empty the purse.

2024-10-24

Populism and extremism are twins

What happened in the U.S. Capitol and Brasilia can be repeated in Seoul.

2024-07-21

How to sort out ‘good populism’ from bad one

Differentiating a policy for public good and a populist one for votes is extremely difficult.

2024-05-01

Beware of all the sweet talk from Lee

Populism always calls for a dear price: inflation jumps and public finance is wrecked.

2024-04-04

It's all right, it's all right...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance of is receiving flak for rolling out tax policies that are being called “populist” measures aimed to appeal to voters ahead of the April 10 general elections while failing to address the big leaks. This comes as...

2024-03-01

Costly fertility rate solutions by gov't may not be enough, experts say

Experts argue that additional stipends may not be the answer to Korea's ultralow birthrate as the government seeks solutions ahead of the general elections in April. Both parties proposed policies, but skepticism remains among young people.

2024-01-19

The populism surfacing before the election (KOR)

Tax breaks to arbitrarily prop up stock prices and pressure private banks to spit out their profits cannot comply with free-market principles.

2023-12-26

The populism surfacing before the election