5/5/2022

Korea Society policy director Jonathan Corrado published an article for Ideology and Economic Policy in North Korea, published by the North Korea Economic Forum (NKEF) at George Washington University’s Institute for Korean Studies (GWIKS). In an article titled, “Rose-Colored Glasses: The Information Ecosystem’s Influence on Generational Variation in Attitudes on North Korea’s Economic Management,” Corrado assesses a generational variation in North Korean attitudes about the government’s economic management, using survey data to find that the younger cohort has become more positive. Corrado’s analysis offers a basis for further investigation, suggesting that the young cohort has become more positive in their views of the leadership’s economic management because their lack of market experience makes them vulnerable to changes in the information ecosystem, including a concerted youth loyalty campaign and a reduction in the availability of foreign information.

The volume is available here.