Stephan Haggard Podcast on the North Korean Economy

It is difficult to assess the state of the North Korean economy, but we have increasing anecdotal evidence from defectors with respect to the market and a somewhat firmer understanding of the country’s foreign economic relations. On the domestic front, there is increasing evidence that market activities are scaling up to include real estate, finance and larger-scale wholesale and transport activities. It is almost certain that state actors are deeply involved in this process, either as actors th

Source: Peterson Institute (PIIE)