The Bank of Korea

Recent Papers & Publications

Monetary Policy Report (February 2019): - This is an unofficial translation prepared by the Bank's staff based on the original Korean text released on February 14, 2019. - Data for figures are available in the attached Excel file. - Inquiries: tel 82-2-759-4940, e-mail bokm...

Financial Stability Report (December 2018): - Please refer to the attached PDF file. - This is an unofficial translation prepared by the Bank's staff based on the original Korean text released on December 20, 2018

BOK Working Paper No.2018-8, Rare Disasters and Exchange Rates: An Empirical Investigation of South Korean Exchange Rates under Tension between the Two Koreas: Title : Rare Disasters and Exchange Rates: An Empirical Investigation of South Korean Exchange Rates under Tension between the Two Koreas Author : Cheolbeom Park(Korea University), Suyeon Park(BOK) <Abstract> We investigate the implications of the disaster hypothesis proposed that chang...

[2019-3] Analysis of Changes in Labor Productivity by Industry: Korea‘s labor productivity growth has slowed since the global financial crisis. Much of this is due to the sharp decline in labor productivity gains in the manufacturing industry during the post-crisis period. The service industry, on the other hand, has experienced only a slight slowdown i...

Financial Statement Analysis for 2017: FOREWORD The Bank of Korea is pleased to release the 2017 edition of its Financial Statement Analysis (FSA), published annually since 1960 to provide research on and analysis of the business performances and financial conditions of Korean corporations. This edition contains the f...

[2015-6]Factors behind Lackluster Recoveries in the Employment-to-population Ratios of Major Countries and Their Prospects: Although major countries have shaken off the influence of the global financial crisis and are showing a modest economic recovery, the levels of the employment-to-population ratios in major countries are running below their pre-crisis levels, as the degree of the recovery in their employment-to...

[2019-3] Analysis of Changes in Labor Productivity by Industry: Korea‘s labor productivity growth has slowed since the global financial crisis. Much of this is due to the sharp decline in labor productivity gains in the manufacturing industry during the post-crisis period. The service industry, on the other hand, has experienced only a slight slowdown i...

[2019-2] Impacts of Changes in External Position on Foreign Exchange and Stock Market Volatility: Despite the slowdown in current account transactions since the global financial crisis, the external positions of individual countries have steadily expanded, influenced for instance by the ultra-low interest rates and quantitative easing policies in major countries. This expansion in external tra...

Regional Economic Report (March 2019): This report, a condensed English version of the Regional Economic Report published in Korean, summarizes recent developments in regional economic activities based on information gathered by the 15 regional branches of the Bank of Korea from businesses and other sources within each region between l...

Monetary Policy Report (February 2019): - This is an unofficial translation prepared by the Bank's staff based on the original Korean text released on February 14, 2019. - Data for figures are available in the attached Excel file. - Inquiries: tel 82-2-759-4940, e-mail bokm...

Financial Stability Report (December 2018): - Please refer to the attached PDF file. - This is an unofficial translation prepared by the Bank's staff based on the original Korean text released on December 20, 2018

Financial Statement Analysis for 2017: FOREWORD The Bank of Korea is pleased to release the 2017 edition of its Financial Statement Analysis (FSA), published annually since 1960 to provide research on and analysis of the business performances and financial conditions of Korean corporations. This edition contains the f...