PUBLICATIONS BY Anthony B. Kim
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2009 Research
July 06, 2009
G-8 Can Stimulate Economic Recovery by Restoring Freedom
By Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #2523)
The current period of global financial and economic turmoil is a great opportunity to ponder the principles that can revitalize economic growth.
March 31, 2009
The G-20 Summit: Time to Renew Commitment to Economic Freedom
By Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #2372)
President Obama and other leaders of the G-20 should be reminded that economic freedom is indispensable in amplifying and cascading the benefits of any plans that may come out of the summit.
2008 Research
September 15, 2008
High Corporate Taxes Undermine U.S. Global Competitiveness
By Ambassador Terry Miller and Anthony Kim
(WebMemo #2065)
High tax rates deprive companies of both the means and the incentive to take advantage of new market opportunities or technological changes that can improve productivity. Most advanced countries in the world have responded to new global economic realities by slashing corporate tax rates. The U.S. stands almost alone in having resisted such cuts, and its corporate tax rates are now among the highest in the world. Future U.S. prosperity depends on the willingness of our political leaders to resist populist anti-corporate dogma and make the necessary adjustments to keep the U.S. economy competitive.
August 18, 2008
How Do U.S. Foreign Aid Recipients Vote at the U.N.? Against the U.S.
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #2171)
Most major recipients of U.S. assistance vote against the U.S. more often than they vote with the U.S. Forging freedom coalitions in the U.N. is a practical strategy to promote mutual policy objectives. The U.S. should adopt a policy of letting aid recipients know that undermining U.S. priorities at the U.N. will affect future decisions on allocation of U.S. aid.
July 15, 2008
Economic Freedom and the African Growth and Opportunity Act
By Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1992)
America should encourage AGOA-eligible countries to adopt policies that promote economic freedom and lasting prosperity in Africa.
April 15, 2008
Stalling the Colombia FTA: A Major Blow to U.S. Public Diplomacy
By Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1893)
In the Democratic response to President George W. Bush's 2004 State of the Union Address, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi said, "As a nation we must show our greatness, not just our strength. America must be a light to the world, not just a missile." Four years later, in a volatile presidential election year, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has deployed a legislative "missile" at the front line of U.S. foreign policy: free trade with an important ally, Colombia.
April 04, 2008
Economic Pessimism: No Excuse for Protectionism
By Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1883)
Especially in a presidential election year, Congress must take a long-term view focused on strengthening economic fundamentals.
March 18, 2008
Economic Freedom Underpins Human Rights and Democratic Governance
By Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1861)
Economic freedom is an indispensable means toward promoting effective, lawful, and democratic governance.
March 06, 2008
Spain Must Opt for Economic Freedom
By James M. Roberts and Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1838)
With elections approaching on March 9, Spain's slackening economy is in need of fundamental reforms.
February 15, 2008
President Bush's Trip to Africa: Solidifying U.S. Partnerships with the Region
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1817)
Congress should support the Administration's efforts to help guide Africa into a brighter future.
January 29, 2008
Enabling ASEAN's Economic Vision
By Walter Lohman and Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #2101)
Enhancing economic freedom is at the heart of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' economic vision. By demonstrating serious, sustained interest in ASEAN's economic life, the U.S. can ensure that its advice and concerns are taken into account. The U.S. can also engage at the technical level in a way that enables the group to meet its objectives.
January 29, 2008
Executive Summary: Enabling ASEAN's Economic Vision
By Walter Lohman and Anthony B. Kim
(Executive Summary #2101)
Executive Summary: Enhancing economic freedom is at the heart of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' economic vision. By demonstrating serious, sustained interest in ASEAN's economic life, the U.S. can ensure that its advice and concerns are taken into account. The U.S. can also engage at the technical level in a way that enables the group to meet its objectives.
2007 Research
December 07, 2007
Economic Lethargy: South Korea Needs a Second Wave of Reforms
By Bruce Klingner and Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #2090)
The economy of South Korea reflects a strengthening recovery, but inconsistent economic policies, lingering systemic deficiencies, and increasingly competitive rivals create significant long-term challenges. To avoid economic stagnation, South Korea should improve its investment environment through legislative reforms and implement structural reforms to increase the competitiveness and profitability of South Korean firms.
December 07, 2007
Executive Summary: Economic Lethargy: South Korea Needs a Second Wave of Reforms
By Bruce Klingner and Anthony B. Kim
(Executive Summary #2090)
Executive Summary: The economy of South Korea reflects a strengthening recovery, but inconsistent economic policies, lingering systemic deficiencies, and increasingly competitive rivals create significant long-term challenges. To avoid economic stagnation, South Korea should improve its investment environment through legislative reforms and implement structural reforms to increase the competitiveness and profitability of South Korean firms.
November 30, 2007
Sovereign Wealth Funds No Cause for Panic
By Terry Miller, Daniella Markheim, and Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1713)
Policymakers should not consider stricter investment controls in the wake of Abu Dhabi's purchase of 4.9 percent of Citicorp.
October 23, 2007
The World Needs Less IMF, Not More
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1675)
The IMF today is an institution without a clear role; it should be transformed into a leaner institution better suited to current circumstances.
September 28, 2007
The Link between Economic Freedom and Human Rights
By Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1650)
Freedom is the engine that drives sustainable economic growth and provides increased access to prosperity for people everywhere.
July 19, 2007
The Asian Financial Crisis 10 Years Later: Time to Reaffirm Economic Freedom
By Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #2054)
The Asian countries should use this 10-year anniversary to solidify their ongoing recovery by bolstering their commitment to greater economic freedom, and the U.S. should reinforce its vision of economic freedom and prosperity in Asia by supporting these countries’ efforts to increase their economic freedom and by congressional action to renew the President’s expired trade promotion authority.
April 09, 2007
U.S. Trade Policy Tracker: April 2007 Update
By Daniella Markheim and Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1417)
A summary of the current status of U.S. trade negotiations, agreements, and legislation.
April 02, 2007
The U.S.-South Korea FTA: A Defining Moment
By Bruce Klingner and Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1413)
Ratification would mean a new era for U.S. economic engagement with East Asia and expanded opportunities for the American economy. Failure, however, would strike a blow to a key alliance.
March 26, 2007
U.S. Aid Does Not Build Support at the U.N.
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #2018)
The United States should work to forge coalitions with nations that share its principles of political and economic freedom, and should seek to expand those coalitions by focusing development assistance on countries with demonstrable records of improving political and economic freedom, because such nations are more likely to support U.S. priorities in the U.N. and build support for U.N. reform.
March 08, 2007
A Higher Minimum Wage Equals Less Economic Freedom
By Tim Kane, Ph.D., and Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1385)
Raising the minimum wage by 40 percent would lower the United States' score in the Index of Economic Freedom.
2006 Research
November 14, 2006
An Agreement Among Allies: Advancing the Korea-U.S. FTA
By Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1253)
The Korea-U.S. free trade agreement would benefit both countries by strengthening their strategic and economic alliance.
October 04, 2006
U.S. Trade Policy Tracker: An Update
By Anthony Kim and Daniella Markheim
(WebMemo #1229)
With 13 trade agreements under consideration, Congress and the Administration have the opportunity to boost America’s future prosperity.
July 07, 2006
U.S. Trade Policy Tracker
By Anthony Kim and Daniella Markheim
(Backgrounder #1949)
Continued American leadership depends not only on U.S. trade negotiators' intensive efforts, but also on con¬gressional support for free trade. Domestic priorities, such as fostering U.S. economic growth and job creation, opening foreign markets to American farmers and manufacturers, and increasing living standards, fully mesh with negotiators' efforts to promote trade liberalization.
April 18, 2006
Free Trade and American Prosperity
By Daniella Markheim and Anthony Kim
(WebMemo #1040)
Americans have long reaped the benefits of free trade, yet the place of free trade in policymaking is far from secure.
April 18, 2006
China's Economic Invasion: One Year Later
By Tim Kane, Ph.D., Marc Miles, Ph.D., and Anthony Kim
(WebMemo #1044)
The U.S trade deficit is neither unsustainable nor likely to cause a decline in the value of the dollar.
March 04, 2006
Free Trade with the UAE Supports America's National Security Interests
By Daniella Markheim and Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1006)
Increased trade is no threat to security; quite the opposite.
January 23, 2006
Time to Put a U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement on the Fast-Track Agenda
By Anthony B. Kim and Daniella Markheim
(WebMemo #964)
With the countries' strong ties and recent moves by Korea to open its market to U.S. goods, now is time.
2005 Research
May 18, 2005
Beyond the U.S.–South Korea Alliance: Reinvigorating Economic Relations
By Balbina Y. Hwang and Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #1853)
Although, given the challenges posed by several contentious trade issues, a U.S.–South Korea free trade agreement in the near future may be an overly ambitious goal, it is undoubtedly in the interests of both countries. If an agreement is to be reached, however, this positive assessment must be accompanied by concerted efforts in Washington and Seoul.
2004 Research
July 09, 2004
Forging Freedom Coalitions to Promote U.S. Priorities in the United Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
(Backgrounder #1776)
Over the past four sessions of the U.N. General Assembly, 86 percent of U.S. foreign aid recipients voted against the U.S. a majority of the time. To bolster international support of U.S. policies, the U.S. should seek to create coalitions among economically and politically free nations and should focus its foreign assistance on promoting political and economic freedom in recipient countries.
February 25, 2004
MCA: Rewarding Open Markets
By Sara J. Fitzgerald and Anthony B. Kim
(Executive Memorandum #915)
Congress has approved $1 billion for the Millennium Challenge Account for FY 2004. To accomplish President Bush's goal of "reward[ing] nations that have more open markets," the Millennium Challenge Corporation should focus on each candidate country's progress toward greater economic freedom. The Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom tracks precisely such progress.
February 10, 2004
The Millennium Challenge Account: Rewarding Open Markets
By Sara J. Fitzgerald and Anthony Kim
(WebMemo #423)
To accomplish the President's mission, the MCC must focus on the progress of candidate countries towards more open markets.
2009 Commentary
April 08, 2009
Protectionism, A Perilous Recipe for Sustainable Economic Recovery
By Anthony Kim
In light of market turmoil and slowing-down economic growth in many parts of the world, popular pressure for governments to intervene in order to fix the worsening economic situation has been on the rise. Questioning free market capitalism as a root cause of the current economic woes, populist attacks on the free market have indeed gained momentum and called for more government spending in the name of economic recovery and stability.
2008 Commentary
March 07, 2008
The Korea-U.S. FTA: Greater Partnership for the Future
By Anthony B Kim
About two years ago, Washington and Seoul jointly announced their intention to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA).
February 20, 2008
Dubya's Different Take on Africa How the Prez Remade US Policy
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B Kim
President Bush's trip to five African nations (Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia) is the culmination of seven years of efforts to improve US relations and create trade and development partnerships with African nations.
January 23, 2008
Encouraging a more creative, competitive America
By Terry Miller and Anthony B. Kim
America has a duty to further the cause of freedom, the president asserted during a major speech in the waning months of his second term.
2007 Commentary
November 02, 2007
Leaner IMF
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
The International Monetary Fund gets a new boss today. Maybe now it can find a useful purpose.
February 03, 2007
South Korea's Economy at the Crossroads
By Anthony B. Kim
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Asian financial crisis, better known as the “IMF crisis” in South Korea. It forced South Korea to renounce its government-controlled economic strategies and to embrace firm market principles.
2006 Commentary
July 11, 2006
Moving forward with FTA
By Anthony B. Kim
The prospect of a free trade agreement between South Korea and the United States is ruffling some feathers. For example, the actors and actresses in the film industry aren`t pleased. "To the U.S. demand, the Roh government has kneeled down," they wrote in a joint statement earlier this year. With an appeal to nationalistic sentiment, a former agriculture minister went even further by saying that the agreement would turn South Korea into the "51st U.S. state." In addition, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions has been organizing a general strike to coincide with the second round of negotiations this week.
January 13, 2006
Time for Korea to Free Its Economy
By Anthony B. Kim
It has become an annual disappointment. The 12th edition of the "Index of Economic Freedom" came out recently, and once again, it exposes lost potential in South Korea.
2005 Commentary
November 18, 2005
Seoul Man
By Anthony B. Kim
South Korea President Roh Moo Hyun has said he wants to transform his country into the business hub of Northeast Asia. Soon, he'll get his chance.
When the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit convenes on his home turf, Roh can seize control of the forum and demonstrate his commitment to trade by moving to establish free-trade agreements (FTAs), particularly with the United States...
2004 Commentary
July 20, 2004
It's About More Than Trade
By Brett D. Schaefer and Anthony B. Kim
It would be easy to dismiss the hesitation we're seeing in Congress over the Bush administration's proposed free trade agreement with Morocco as just another chapter in the ongoing debate between free traders and protectionists.
February 11, 2004
South Korea's Lack of Leadership
By Anthony B. Kim and Balbina Y. Hwang
In an era when countries around the world are scrambling to enter into free trade agreements as the path to economic growth and prosperity, South Korea risks being left behind to face economic stagnation.
November 20, 2009
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