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More articles by 'Andrei Lankov'
How much money do North Koreans make?
Thanks to black market, official salaries provide very poor barometer
No bikes, no trousers: North Korea’s strange rules for women
Despite sporadic enforcement, bans on commonplace things can cause hardships
When North Korea may collapse
Pyongyang's belated economic reforms make 'middle-run' scenarios more likely
North-South migration, part 4: After 2011, the stream dries out again?
Mix of increased security, propaganda campaigns appear successful in sharply cutting defections
North-South Migration, part 3: People in their thousands, 1991-2010
Sudden changes in the North, China in the '90s made more defections possible
North-South Migration, part 2: A small trickle 1953-90
Defections to South Korea were difficult but well rewarded in post-war years
North-South migration, part 1: Years of exodus 1945-1953
National division led many groups in North Korea to look for a way out
The rapidly developing world of North Korean real estate
Prices of homes have increased as much as dozens of times over in the past decade
The pitfalls and potential of North Korea’s reform drive
Jang execution shows Pyongyang elite’s dissatisfaction with glut of Chinese investment
