All of the articles in this proceedings volume have been presented at the Conference Morocco-Korea Cooperation: A Lever for Afro-Asian Development (MKC 2025) on 25 October 2025 in Kenitra, Morocco. These articles have been peer reviewed by the members of the Scientific Committee and approved by the Editor-in-Chief,...

This article presents a comparative analysis of health economic evaluation (HEE) systems in South Korea and Morocco, amid ongoing healthcare reforms. Based on a documentary review, it highlights shared objectives—sustainability and access to innovation—while revealing institutional and methodological...

South Korea possesses one of the world’s most modern nuclear reactor fleets, and its “Green Deal” policy projects a significant expansion of nuclear energy capacity. In the aftermath of several significant nuclear accidents, public perception of nuclear energy technologies and facilities has emerged...

This chapter adopts a comparative conceptual approach to analyze how systemic determinants of food behaviors are governed at different stages of the nutrition transition, using Morocco and South Korea as illustrative cases. Through a qualitative documentary review, findings reveal two distinct trajectories....

This comparative study of women’s economic empowerment in Morocco and South Korea holds significant legal and practical relevance. It examines how both States, despite being grounded in distinct legal traditions and socio-economic environments, incorporate comparable international obligations into their...

Over the past two decades, Morocco has launched numerous large-scale public investment projects to spur socioeconomic development and reduce regional disparities. Many of these projects have nevertheless exhibited systemic weaknesses including optimism bias, cost overruns, implementation delays, susceptibility...

Background: The achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) often confronts the paradox of persistently high out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures despite increased public investment. This study compares this phenomenon between Morocco, whose system is undergoing major reform, and South Korea, which has...

This article presents a literature review of the South Korean and Moroccan economic development models, to assess the relevance and feasibility of adapting South Korean strategies to the Moroccan context. This review examines the core elements of the “Miracle on the Han River,” including the role of...

This paper examines the non-linear relationship between public indebtedness and macroeconomic performance in Morocco and South Korea using quarterly data over 1990Q1–2023Q4, with a particular focus on identifying debt thresholds beyond which growth dynamics fundamentally change. A Panel Smooth Transition...

Agriculture in South Korea, even with its limited share in the national economy, remains critical for food security, rural livelihoods and regional resilience. This study investigates the impact of climate change on agricultural gross domestic product in South Korea using advanced machine learning techniques....

In the Gulf South, cooperation among nations is essential to promoting inclusive and sustainable development. This article highlights the similarities and differences between Morocco and South Korea, focusing on topics such as economic dominance, governance, and the tenets of”economics of happiness.” ...

The Objective: To comparatively assess how governance choices within the Mandatory Health Insurance (MHI) systems in Morocco and South Korea shape effective access to healthcare, through the analysis of three key di-mensions, namely: institutional architecture, financial structure, and the organiza-tion...

The digitalization of human resources (HR) has become a key driver of organizational transformation in both public and private sectors. This narrative review, based on 50 academic articles published between 1986 and 2025 in indexed journals (Scopus and Web of Science), examines the relationship between...

This paper examines how the structural configuration of national innovation ecosystems shapes startup performance and what Morocco can learnthrough adaptive policy transferfrom South Korea’s more mature system. Building on recent ecosystem diagnostics and measurement approaches [1, 2] and integrating...

This chapter examines time-varying hedging strategies for fertilizer prices using a non-homogeneous stochastic model with time-dependent parameters. The framework captures long-run dynamic and short-term volatility, allowing for heavy-tailed innovations. Ex ante minimum variance hedge ratios are estimated...

This paper conducts a comparative panel analysis of bank liquidity structures in Morocco and South Korea over the Basel III implementation period 2004–2022. Using three structural indicators—liquid assets to total assets (L1), loans to deposits (L2), and liquid assets to deposits (L3)—the study evaluates...

In a global economic context characterized by uncertainty and increasing competition, companies are seeking to strengthen their competitiveness by mobilizing sustainable strategic levers. This article analyzes the interrelated role of quality and human capital in business competitiveness through a systematic...

This paper develops an optimal control model to address the fundamental trade-off between the economic stability of the South Korean pig industry and the transmission of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV). Therefore, the main objective is to identify the intervention strategies that, during outbreak periods,...

Digital skills have become crucial for securing employment, fostering innovation and achieving academic excellence. To equip students for a data-centric economy, universities across the globe are incorporating digital competencies into their curricula (Redecker, 2017). In Morocco, institutions of higher...

Preschool education represents a fundamental lever for the development of human capital and social cohesion, particularly for children with disabilities, including those with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Morocco and South Korea present two contrasting but complementary trajectories in terms of inclusive...

This article investigates the effect of parental involvement on the academic performance of Moroccan students using data from the 2018 PISA survey, through the application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). This approach enables the analysis of complex relationships between different forms of parental...

Many international rankings place Morocco low, relying on studies that may be riddled with unfair data preparation processes. These indicators often combine disparate variables into a single index, heavily dependent on imputation missing data algorithms, which can obscure recent progress and bias assessments...