Cultural preferences in international trade: Evidence from the globalization of Korean pop culture

• Main Authors: CHANG, Pao-Li, LEE, Iona Hyojung
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: International Trade; Gravity Equation; Cultural Preferences; Korean Wave; Asian Studies; International Business; International Economics
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2142; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3142/viewcontent/Kwave_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The Korean pop culture (TVdramas and K-pop music) has grown immensely popular across the globe over thepast two decades. This paper analyzes its impacts on international trade. We compilea cross-country panel dataset of South Korea's TV show exports to over 150countries for the period of 1998{2...