Marcus Noland, senior fellow, has been associated with the Peterson Institute for International Economics since 1985. His work encompasses a wide range of topics including the political economy of US trade policy and the Asian financial crisis.
His areas of geographical knowledge and interest include Asia and Africa where he has lived and worked. In the past he has written extensively on the economies of Japan, Korea, and China, and is unique among American economists in having devoted serious scholarly effort to the problems of North Korea and the prospects for Korean unification.
He won the 2000–01 Ohira Masayoshi Award for his book Avoiding the Apocalypse: The Future of the Two Koreas.
Marcus Noland discusses scenarios for North Korea's nuclear disarmament. Highlighting the North's tactic of drawing out negotiations to obtain maximum concessions, he maintains that the North is becoming increasingly vulnerable to outside pressure.
Featured Work
FEB 12, 2008 • Podcast
Reverse Brain Drain for the Middle East
One strategy to improve the economies of the Middle East would be to reverse the brain drain, a development that contributed to the high tech ...
JAN 29, 2008 • Podcast
Update on the Korean Peninsula
Economist and North Korea expert Marcus Noland discusses scenarios for North Korea’s nuclear disarmament, maintaining that the DPRK is becoming increasingly vulnerable to outside ...
MAY 23, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Successful Globalization Needed in Arab World
Over the next decade or so, the Arab world may experience population growth of 150 million people—the equivalent of adding two Egypts. Such rapid labor ...
APR 16, 2007 • Podcast
Famine in North Korea: Markets, Aid, and Reform
According to Marcus Noland and Stephan Haggard, North Korea's famine was a result of the state's failure to adequately address food distribution and production issues; ...
APR 16, 2007 • Podcast
Devin Stewart Interviews Marcus Noland on the Arab Economies
According to Marcus Noland, "a demographic imperative to create jobs, a questionable track record on globalization, and some deep uncertainty about political transitions--all work to ...