Korea Development Institute (KDI)

About

The Korea Developmente Institute in an autonomous policy-oriented research organization founded in 1971. KDI was established by the Korean government as an economic think tank to provide a rigoros academic perspective on the various economic policy issues that had arisen during Korea's rapid growth and development in the 1960s, Since then, the scope of KDI's activities has grown, and it is now called upon to provied expert analysis and advice on all aspects of long- and short-term government policies in areas ranging from domestic economic policy to internation trade and investment.

Visionary

Frontier For The National Agenda

In understanding its role and responsibility as a leading economic think tank, KDI will strive to set new targets for Korea to achieve greater prosperity. With its eyes on the economic horizon, KDI will focus on research activity that can provide vision and direction for greater prosperity. In doing so, KDI will answer the need for growth models suited to the ever-changing domestic and international environments.

Mission

KDI will uphold its mission to make substantive contributions to the government and society as well as to the public and private sectors by providing timely and effective policy alternatives. By continuously executing the mission, KDI will propose policy recommendations that will become the core foundation for the nation’'s economic growth. In addition, KDI will maximize its organizational capacity to become an international policy institute that serves as a compass for economic policymakers.