8th Agora Economica: Conditions for Sustainable Growth in the Korean Economy

8th Agora Economica

Date and Time: December 19, 2025, 4:00 PM

Venue: Pureun Hall

Topic: Conditions for Sustained Growth of the Korean Economy

Presentation: Myungho Park, Chairman, Institute for World Economy and Society

Discussion: Hyesun Yoon, Co-CEO and Director, Yesseobeul Pictures Co., Ltd.

Yena Choi, Founder, Second Root

Youngju Son, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning

Sugyeong Jeon, Senior Researcher, Science and Technology Policy Institute

This seminar, held under the theme of the conditions for sustainable growth of the Korean economy, examined the limits of the manufacturing-centered growth model and discussed ways to improve service-sector productivity and create quality jobs. It emphasized that, as manufacturing’s job-creation capacity has weakened, the service sector must become a new engine of growth, and that this will require bold regulatory reform, including in regulated industries such as finance, telecommunications, and transportation. It also served as an opportunity to share the view that productivity should be raised by supporting the use of digital technology and AI in small service businesses, that excessive penalties on large firms that hinder scaling and innovation in the service sector should be eased to encourage business growth, and that institutional and political leadership capable of coordinating competing interests is crucial in the process of such change.

Original title: 제8회: 한국 경제의 지속성장 조건

Author: Agora Economica

Date: 2025-12-19

Source: https://www.cfe.org/bbs/bbsDetail.php?cid=agora&pn=1&idx=28424