381 search results for “korean economics” in the Staff website
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Asia Academy #04: The Korean Wave
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Philippe van GruisenFaculty of Law
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Kees GoudswaardFaculty of Law
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Max van LentFaculty of Law
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Feifei WangFaculty of Science
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Wimar Bolhuis joins audit committee of Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
Wimar Bolhuis, lecturer in economics, has become a member of the Central Planning Committee (CPC), the independent supervisory committee which audits the work of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB).
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Why do Japanese and South Korean women falter on their way to the top?
In recent decades, women in Japan and South Korea have been catching up in terms of educational achievements and economic activity. Yet the number of women in leadership positions is still lagging behind. PhD candidate Yorum Beekman investigated why this is.
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Mirae Kim on translation issues at K-pop
K-pop is wildly popular. Fans all over the world sing along to the Korean songs, often without understanding exactly what the lyrics mean. University lecturer Mirae Kim explains why these songs are so difficult to translate in the video series "The World of Korean Wave'.
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Flora Smit on the relationship between K-pop idols and their fans
Fans of the Korean music movement K-pop go through hell for their idols. In return, artists care deeply about their fans: they even get to decide their hair color. In the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave', PhD candidate Flora Smit takes a closer look at this relationship.
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Olaf van Vliet appointed Professor of Economics
The Executive Board has appointed Olaf van Vliet as Professor of Economics at Leiden University, specialising in social security and labour market policy from an international perspective. The chair is affiliated to both the Department of Economics (Leiden Law School) and the Institute of Public Administration…
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Tycho van TartwijkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Katarzyna Cwiertka on the declining popularity of kimchi in South Korea
In the Western world, kimchi is on an unstoppable rise, but in South Korea the dish is actually losing popularity. Professor Katarzyna Cwiertka explains how this is possible in the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave'.
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Aron van de PolFaculty of Humanities
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CRG Seminar: The Economic Community of West African States at fifty: Edward Blyden and the road towards a people centered regional body
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Wilco van DijkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Anne VerboomFaculty of Law
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Jim BeenFaculty of Law
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Hirad RezaiejooFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Korean - Dutch Literature Night
Reading & Panel Discussion
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Veronika YefremovaFaculty of Law
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Tim VerdoesFaculty of Law
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Joep SteegmansFaculty of Law
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Shijie WeiFaculty of Science
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Edmund AmannFaculty of Humanities
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: Colonial Korean Print Shops through Computer Vision
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Koen CaminadaFaculty of Law
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Niels van DoesumSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Zi YeSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities
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How the EU is trying to deter economic coercion of countries
The EU is aiming to deter economic coercion with a new legal instrument. Freya Baetens will elucidate this in her inaugural lecture on October 27th.
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Diasporic Koreans' Decolonization Project in Postwar Japan
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David ZetlandFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jeroen TouwenFaculty of Humanities
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Mirae KimFaculty of Humanities
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Wonkyung ChoiFaculty of Humanities
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Alejandra Roche RecinosFaculty of Archaeology
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Hepke BosFaculty of Law
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Steven DenneyFaculty of Humanities
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New Economics degrees to be launched in The Hague
Leiden University is going to offer two new Economics degree programmes at its campus in The Hague: the bachelor’s in Economics and Society and the master’s in Public Sector Economics. The NVAO has decided to award accreditation to both programmes, which will be taught in Dutch. The bachelor’s programme…
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Clare FenwickFaculty of Law
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scientist addresses UN: 'People should not work for the economic system, the economic system should work for the people'
Environmental scientist Rutger Hoekstra addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations on 12 April. And that’s quite a big thing to do. How do you get there as a scientist? And, more importantly, what was his message? In eight questions, Rutger explains what he does and why.
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Netflix hit a metaphor for South Korea: ‘You have to achieve’
South Korean smash hit Squid Game is on track to becoming the most successful Netflix production ever. The series is number one in over 90 countries. Professor and Korea expert Remco Breuker can see why South Korean pop culture is becoming so popular, also outside Asia.
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Did Dutch investments contribute to Indonesia’s economic development?
Foreign investments in the Dutch East Indies during the colonial period could have been of more benefit to the Indonesian economy. Foreign investments in the Dutch East Indies during the colonial period could have been of more benefit to the Indonesian economy. But the complicated relationship between…
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Aleydis Nissen on K-pop popularity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030, an effort to reduce the country’s reliance on oil, may open up new opportunities for Korea. Spearheading the way is Hallyu — the Korean wave, led by K-pop and dramas as a soft power to open new business opportunities in the Middle East, especially…
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Mirre StallenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Hongyi CaiFaculty of Science
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Colours and symbols to support dyslexic students
In the very first Korean class that teacher Eun-ju Kim taught, there were already students with dyslexia. With a background in special education and clinical developmental psychology, she developed a new method to help them, partly based on teaching methods from Dutch first language education.
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How is the economic and political turmoil affecting Britons?
These are turbulent times in the UK. The cost of living is high, leaving many people struggling to make ends meet, and these past few months have been tumultuous in terms of politics. University lecturer Anne Heyer explains what impact this can have on people's political perceptions and participatio…
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Christopher Green on ABC Australia about COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea
Assistant Professor Christopher Green was interviewed on ABC Australia about the recent COVID-19 outbreak in North Korea. Green says that the statistics the isolated country has given are ‘essentially nonsense’.
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Antibiotic resistance: an economic problem universities could help to solve
Antibiotic resistance is an economic problem. Pharmaceutical companies cannot earn much from antibiotic research, so they do not invest in it. This makes it important that universities do so, says Ned Buijs.