This article addresses the effect of government R&D policies on the development of Korea’s automobile industry, particularly in relation to technological upgrading. The automobile industry is a highly value-added, technology-intensive industry that generates many good job opportunities. In addition, it is linked to various industries. Korea developed its own car model in the mid-1970s and since then Korea’s automobile industry has continued to develop. Effective government policies have played a significant role in its remarkable success. This article provides policy suggestions for developing countries intending to develop their own automobile industries.
AhnByeong-Ha. 2007: A story of automobile industry for contemporaries (in Korean). Education Institute of Korea Automobile Industry, Seoul: Golden Bell Book.
2.
AhnHyeon-Ju and MahJai S.2007: Development of technology-intensive industries in Korea. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 37, 364–79.
3.
ChoChul. 1997: Development history and potential growth of Korea automobile industry. Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET) Research Report No. 286, KIET (in Korean).
4.
Forbes. 2013: The World’s Biggest Public Companies, http://www.forbes.com/, last accessed on 30December2013.
5.
Fn News. 2014, 1February: Hyundai-Kia motors ranked the fifth for five years straight in global sales, http://www.fnnews.com/view?ra=Sent0601m_View&corp=fnnews&arcid=201402010100004510000110&cDateYear=2014&cDateMonth=02&cDateDay=01, last accessed on 2February2014 (in Korean).
6.
Hankuk Economy Newspaper. 2012, 15March: Removal of passenger car import tariffs in 2016, http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2012031453911, last accessed on 2February2014 (in Korean).
7.
HanGyu-hwan. 2007: Thirty years history of Hyundai Mobis. Hyundai Mobis (in Korean).
8.
Han-Gyu-Re Newspaper. 2014, 27January: The success of Hyundai and Kia cars (in Korean), http://www.hani.co.kr, last accessed on 27January2014.
9.
Hyundai Motor Company. 1996: 1996 automobile industry. Hyundai Motor Company.
10.
Hyundai Motor Company2000: 2000 automobile industry. Hyundai Motor Company.
11.
JenkinsRhys. 1985: Internationalization of capital and the semi-industrialized countries: The case of the motor industry. Review of Radical Political Economies, 17, 59–81.
12.
JonesI. Charles. 1995: Time series tests of endogenous growth models. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 110, 495–525.
13.
JungJiwon and Mah, Jai S. 2013a: R&D policies of Korea and their implications for developing countries. Science, Technology and Science, 18, 165–88.
14.
JungHey-jie and MahJai S.2013b: Science and technology education of Korea. Mimeo.
15.
JungMong-gu. 1998: Ten years of Korea’s automobile industry. KAMA (in Korean).
16.
JungSun-yangLeeJang-jae and AhnDu-hyun. 2000: Technological innovation system in major industries: Focused on environment, biology, and automobile industries (in Korean). Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST).
17.
Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA). 1990: Korea’s automobile industry 1990. KAMA.
18.
KAMA. 2001: Korea’s automobile industry 2001. KAMA.
19.
KAMA. 2005: Fifty years of Korea’s automobile industry. KAMA (in Korean).
20.
KAMA. 2013: Korea’s automobile industry annual report 2013. KAMA.
21.
KimLinsu. 1997: Imitation to innovation: The dynamics of Korea’s technological learning. Harvard Business School Press.
22.
Korea Customs Office. 2014: Statistical Data for International Trade in Automobiles, http://www.customs.go.kr, last accessed on 12February2014.
23.
Korea Finance Consortium (KFC). 1971: Machinery industries: Growth and financial support. KFC (in Korean).
24.
Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST). 2006: Forty years history of KIST. KIST (in Korean).
25.
Korea Industrial Economy Technology Research Institute (KIETRI). 1982: Issues and ways of development of the automotive industry. KIETRI.
26.
Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET). Introduction to Meister Schools, http://www.meister.go.kr, last accessed on 25January2014 (in Korean)
27.
Korea Patents Office (KPO). 2011. Intellectual Property Rights Yearbook 2010. KPO.
28.
LevittStephen D.LystJohn A. and SyversonChad. 2013: Toward an understanding of learning by doing: Evidence from an automobile assembly plant. Journal of Political Economy, 121, 643–81.
29.
ParkYoung-Goo. 2012: Promotion of the heavy and chemical industries in Korea: Progress and contents, II. Haenam (in Korean).
30.
MahJai S.2007: Industrial policy and economic development of Korea. Journal of Economic Issues, 41, 77–92.
31.
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT). 2013: Transportation Statistics, https://stat.molit.go.kr/portal/cate/engStatListPopup.do, last accessed on 1February2014.
32.
National Science and Technology, Council (NSTC). 2010: 2010 Science and Technology Statistics White Paper. NSTC.
33.
OhWon Chul. 1996: Korean type of economic construction, 4. Kia Motors Research Institute (in Korean).
34.
RyuJae-heon1990: Korea’s automobile history and the historical characteristics of automobile capital. In HongS., editor, Korean capitalism and automobile industry. Pulvit (in Korean), 10–88.
35.
ShimSang-Chul and ChooJimee. 2014: Changes in the Asian automobile market. Chindia Plus, 89, 20–21 (in Korean).
36.
ShinSang-suk1990: Structural change in Korea’s automobile industry and the role of the government. In HongS., editor, Korean capitalism and automobile industry. Pulvit (in Korean), 158–219.
37.
Sky-E-Daily. 2012, 2December. Hyundai-Kia motors ranks the sixth in the US market, http://www.skyedaily.com/news/news_view.html?ID=6962, last accessed on 2February2014 (in Korean).
38.
TempleJonathan. 2002: Growth effects of education and social capital in the OECD countries. Historical Social Research, 27, 5–46.
39.
WangJean Hwan and TsaiChing-Jung. 2010: National model of technological catching up and innovation: Comparing patents of Taiwan and South Korea. Journal of Development Studies, 46, 1404–23.
