Korean Energy Economic Review ISSN:1599-7057(Print) 에너지경제연구

This paper estimated a comparative advantage and competitive advantage through revealed symmetric comparative advantage after assuming that mineral resources of North Korea are developed by the investment. The results of this paper showed that almost all mineral resources except copper, manganese, nickel, and fluorspar have comparative advantage during the 2001-2006 years. According to the results of the analysis of comparative advantage and competitive advantage, promising mineral resources for future co-development are lead, zinc, active carbon, magnesite, and coal and according to the Taylor Rule estimation, lead, zinc, fluorspar, magnesite, and coal are considered as promising resources by competitive advantage.