• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.81-101
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• 2021

This paper estimates the expectation-augmented Phillips curve, which explains inflation dynamics, in Korea. The phenomenon of low inflation in Korea has been going on for quite some time, in particular since 2012. During the Covid-19 crisis, due to low inflation expectations the operation of monetary policy was limited as the base rate approached the zero lower bound. The main objective of this paper is to estimate where and how tightly inflation expectations are anchored. It was found that long-term inflation expectations fell to around 1%, falling short of the inflation target, and that inflation expectations are strongly anchored to long-term expectations, which implies that the low inflation phenomenon is likely to extend into the future. The results also imply that even if inflation fluctuates due to temporary disturbances, it may converge to a level below the inflation target. The slight rebound of long-term expectations during the Covid-19 crisis suggests that the aggressive monetary policy may have contributed to improving economic agents' beliefs about the commitment of monetary authorities to inflation stability. This may also help long-term expectations gradually to approach the inflation target.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.75-85
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• 2014

This paper is to develop and estimate a closed form inflation model using the estimates for real marginal costs in manufacturing industries during the sample period 1975-2010. The production function in manufacturing industry incorporates labor, capital, domestic material, and foreign material, assuming constant returns to scale technology and AR(1) process of technological coefficient. We derive real marginal costs from firm's cost minimization with quarterly data and provide new evidences on the new Keynesian Phillips curve for Korea. The main empirical result is that the closed form coefficients ${\delta}_1$ and ${\delta}^{-1}_2$ in manufacturing for PPI inflation proved to be 0.5086 and 0.8779 respectively, similar to the estimates in the U.S. case. These results also are consistent with the functional relationship between the coefficients in hybrid model and its closed form. Thus the paper suggests that the empirical studies on inflation dynamics need to focus on the manufacturing industry with market power, treating PPI inflation as the dependent variable.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.95-120
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• 2014

본 논문은 경제주체들이 미래에 대한 기대를 형성하는 데 있어서 기대기간이 주요한 역할을 한다는 점을 밝히는 시도이다. 정보효율성과 관련된 경제학적 가정이 확률과정에 어떠한 제약으로 작용하는지에 대한 분석으로부터 출발하여, 기대변수에 대한 조정과정이 오로지 새로이 발생한 정보만을 반영하는 경우를 미래기대의 임의보정(random revision of expectation)이라는 새로운 개념으로 제시하였다. 이러한 가정하에 물가동학 결정식을 도출할 경우, 산출갭으로 측정한 수요압력의 인플레이션에 대한 영향은 기대기간에 따라 달리 식별되었다. 이러한 모형을 우리나라 자료를 이용하여 실증한 결과, 기대기간을 단기로 설정할 경우 계수 추정치는 작아지고 통계적 유의성도 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.49-74
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• 2006

외환위기 이후 한국경제의 특징으로 전반적인 성장률 하락과 경기변동 단기화, 낮은 수준의 인플레이션을 꼽을 수 있다. 본 연구는 최근 저인플레이션 상황에서의 임금결정행태 변화에 초점을 맞추어 임금과 물가의 관계가 어떻게 변화하였는지 분석하였다. 1993~2005년 기간 중 단위노동비용과 소비자물가 자료에 기초하여 공적분 불안정성 (cointegration instability) 검정을 수행한 결과, 외환위기 및 물가안정목표제의 도입을 전후하여 두 변수가 서로 영향을 미치는 패턴이 변화한 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 외환위기 이전 기간에는 가격충격이 발생하는 경우 단기간에 임금수준에 반영되고, 임금충격은 장기적인 조정 과정을 통해 물가에 반영되는 비대칭적인 관계에 있었던 것으로 분석되었다. 또한, 실질임금은 장기적으로 일정수준을 유지하였다. 반면, 물가안정목표제의 도입 이후 기간에는 임금과 물가 두 변수간의 설명력이 낮아졌으며 임금-물가 악순환(wage-price spiral) 구조의 연결고리가 약화된 것이 물가안정의 중요한 요인이었음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권9호
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• pp.219-228
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• 2020

The study investigates the impact of inflation rate on economic growth to find the best-fit model for economic growth in Vietnam. The study applied Vector Autoregressive (VAR), cointegration models, and unit root test for the time-series data from 1996 to 2018 to test the inflation impact on the economic growth in the short and long term. The study showed that the two variables are stationary at lag first difference I(1) with 1%, 5% and 10%; trace test indicates two cointegrating equations at the 0.05 level, the INF does not granger cause GDP, the optimal lag I(1) and the variables are closely related as R2 is 72%. It finds that the VAR model's results are the basis to perform economic growth; besides, the inflation rate is positively related to economic growth. The results support the monetary policy. This study identifies issues for Government to consider: have a comprehensive solution among macroeconomic policies, monetary policy, fiscal policy and other policies to control and maintain the inflation and stimulate growth; set a priority goal for sustainable economic growth; not pursue economic growth by maintaining the inflation rate in the long term, but take appropriate measures to stabilize the inflation at the best-fitted VAR forecast model.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.595-605
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• 2021

The objectives of this research are to see if the phenomena of "demand following" and "supply leading" exist in the business cycle, as well as to look at how liquidity and output react to changes in credit risk, investment-saving gap, inflation, exchange rate, and growth rate of real national output. Employing quarterly data of Maluku and North Maluku (2008-2019), this study utilizes VAR/VECM for inferential analysis. This research found three important findings. First, liquidity and output growth influenced each other in the long run. Second, the determinants of output growth for Maluku are liquidity, investment-saving gap, and inflation, while the determinants of liquidity are output-growth, the gap of investment-saving, and inflation. Third, the determinants of output growth for North Maluku are liquidity, credit risk, investment-saving gap, inflation, exchange rate, and the national output-growth, while the determinants of liquidity are output-growth, credit risk, investment-saving gap, inflation, exchange rate, and national output-growth. The findings of this study supported the hypothesis of demand following and supply leading theory in the Maluku and North Maluku business cycles. This study concludes that economic development would improve if supported by liquidity adequacy through increased deposit growth.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.1-30
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• 2018

Ongoing demographic changes have brought about a substantial shift in the size and age composition of the population, which are having a significant impact on the global economy. Despite potentially grave consequences, demographic changes usually do not take center stage in many macroeconomic policy discussions or debates. This paper illustrates how demographic variables move over time and analyzes how they influence macroeconomic variables such as economic growth, inflation, savings and investment, and fiscal balances, from an empirical perspective. Based on empirical findings-particularly regarding inflation-we discuss their implications on macroeconomic policies, including monetary policy. We also highlight the need to consider the interactions between population dynamics and macroeconomic variables in macroeconomic policy decisions.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.301-306
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• 2004

Soil stresses were measured beneath the centerline of one new 12.4R28 radial-ply tractor tire. The tire was operated with three inflation pressures(59㎪ 108㎪ and 157㎪) and a dynamic load of 14.2 kN and 20% slip. Soil stress state transducer(SST) measured the stresses in a hardpan soil profile. The depth of the SST was 250mm from soil surface. Analysis of the original soil stress data showed that the inflation pressure of tire did significantly affect the vertical stress. The major principal stresses calculated were more when the inflation pressure was 108㎪ than when it was 157㎪. The peak stresses of the major principal stresses presented more than those of the vertical stresses.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.643-651
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• 2021

This study aims to determine the response of regional economic growth to the financial performance of regional economies in regard to the liquidity conditions, saving-investment gaps, trade openness, inflation, as well as the national economic growth. The basic logic theory of research uses the principles of open economics and financial intermediary systems. The data used in this study are secondary data, and the form of data is a quarterly time series for the period from 2008 to 2019. The data were obtained from various publications, such as the Central Statistics Agency (CSA), Regional Financial Economics Statistics (RFES), Indonesian Banking Statistics (IBS), and the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Data processing was done through VAR/VECM analysis; short-term and long-term equilibrium analyses were carried out. The results of the analysis illustrate that regional economic growth and the conditions of liquidity, saving-investment gaps, trade openness, inflation, and national economic growth are related and lead to significant impact variations in the provinces of Papua and West Papua. In conclusion, the findings of this research support the leading supply hypothesis and reformulate the strategy and policy of economic development, bearing in mind that there are still many underdeveloped districts in these two provinces.

• 무역학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.83-98
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• 2021

This study aims to examine the effects of international trade in intermediate input on the implications of international business cycle properties in Korea. To do this, I have extended standard one goods New Keynesian international business cycle model to incorporate the role of intermediate inputs. After constructing the DSGE model, I have analysed the impulse response function and varian decomposition results. The results show that the model could introduce a new channel, that is, "cost channel" like Eyquem and Kamber (2014). In other words, the model has changed the dynamics of aggregate inflation by the cost channel. When the trade in intermediate goods increase, which is measured by openness of foreign input, the volatility of output, consumption and inflation increase two or three times. However, the model itself fails to explain the full account of cycle behavior of historical data, but the results imply that the trade in intermediate input assumption can help to improve the forecasting ability of international business cycle models.