Filed Under: Economy, Events, North Korea

The U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS presents:

Growth and Geography of Markets in North Korea:
New Evidence from Satellite Imagery

Featuring:

Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein
 Non-resident Kelly Fellow, Pacific Forum CSIS
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Pennsylvania

Monday, October 5, 2015
12:30-2:00pm
Lunch will be provided.

Bernstein Offit Building, Rm 500
1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036

As part of USKI’s Emerging Voices Paper Series, a research mentorship program for young scholars studying the North Korean economy, Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein will present his research on the growth and geography of markets in North Korea, based on examination of satellite imagery (via Google Earth).

Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein is a Ph.D. student in History at the University of Pennsylvania where he focuses on North Korean political history. He graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 2015 with an MA in International Relations and International Economics, concentrating in Korea Studies. He is a non-resident Kelly Fellow at Pacific Forum CSIS and has written on Korean affairs for publications like Jane’s Intelligence Review. He is also co-editor of the website North Korean Economy Watch.

Please RSVP here by October 2.