Republic of Korea: Selected Issues

The paper discusses potential output, the output gap, and inflation in Korea. The paper explores the information content of potential leading indicators of inflation. A broadly balanced current account has been the suggested norm for Korea over the medium term. The challenge is to help build a more robust bond market that prices risk appropriately. The features of pension schemes in Korea and the problems they face are outlined. The paper reviews pension reform, banking sector, corporate sector, and foreign exchange crises with respect to Korea.
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Volume/Issue: Volume 2001 Issue 101
Publication date: July 2001
ISBN: 9781451822052
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Business and Economics , Banks and Banking , Labor , Economics- Macroeconomics , Public Finance , ISCR , CR , output gap , money demand equation , interest coverage ratios , S-I norm , interest-coverage ratio , corporate bond bond market , TFP series , two-step estimation procedure , reserves-to-broad money ratio , Pensions , Commercial banks , Pension spending , Loans , Corporate bonds , East Asia , Asia and Pacific , Global

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The paper discusses potential output, the output gap, and inflation in Korea. The paper explores the information content of potential leading indicators of inflation. A broadly balanced current account has been the suggested norm for Korea over the medium term. The challenge is to help build a more robust bond market that prices risk appropriately. The features of pension schemes in Korea and the problems they face are outlined. The paper reviews pension reform, banking sector, corporate sector, and foreign exchange crises with respect to Korea.