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Recent Papers & Publications

[2018-9] Understanding and Use of Household Debt DB 2018.10.09
To strengthen the micro-analysis of household debt, the Bank of Korea has established a household debt database (Household Debt DB), benchmarking the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Consumer Credit Panel. The Household Debt DB is a longitudinal pane...

Principal Indicators

Korean Statistics 100
Principal Indicators
GDP Growth rate(%) +0.6 +2.8 2018.2/4
CPI 105.60 +1.9 2018.09
PPI 105.43 +3.0 2018.08
Current Account(mil.US$) 8,440 - 2018.08
M2(tril.Won) 2,652 +6.7 2018.08

Research Papers

By Subject

Macro Economy(Bank of korea)
Macro Economy
Regional Economic Report (March 2018)
  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 bet...
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Monetary Issues(Bank of korea)
Monetary Issues
Executive Summary of Monetary Policy Report (April 2018)
 - This is an unofficial translation prepared by the Bank's staff     based on the original Korean text released on April 26, 2018.    - Data for figures are available in the attached Excel file.    - Inquiries: tel 82-2-759-4676, e-mail bokmpcm...
 Monetary Issues more
Finance & Banking(Bank of korea)
Finance & Banking
Financial Stability Report (December 2017)
    - Please refer to the attached PDF file.    - This is a translation prepared by the Bank's staff    based on the original Korean text released on December 14, 2017            
 Finance & Banking more
Business & Industry(Bank of korea)
Business & Industry
Financial Statement Analysis for 2016
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 during the preceding fiscal year.   ...
 Business & Industry more
Foreign Exchange & Int`l Finance(Bank of korea)
Foreign Exchange & Int`l Finance
[2017-3] The Relationship between Korean-US Yield Spreads and Exchange Rate Expectations
This paper examines whether information such as market expectations on the growth rate, inflation and risk premiums, inherent in the yield curves of individual countries, is useful in unveiling a relationship between Korea and the US in terms of their interest and exchange rates. To this end, t...
 Foreign Exchange & Int`l Finance more
World Economy(Bank of korea)
World Economy
[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...
 World Economy more

Periodicals

Publication Monthly
Articles in Monthly Bulletin
[2018-9] Understanding and Use of Household Debt DB
To strengthen the micro-analysis of household debt, the Bank of Korea has established a household debt database (Household Debt DB), benchmarking the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Consumer Credit Panel. The Household Debt DB is a longitudinal panel of individuals that tracks their credit informat...
 Articles in Monthly Bulletin more
Publication Monthly
Articles in Monthly Bulletin
[2018-8] Calculation of Fiscal Impact Measure for Korea
Government fiscal policy have huge impacts on economic fluctuations and growth. As a result, enhancing the accuracy of economic outlooks requires an accurate understanding of the effects of government fiscal policy on economy. Many indicators are being developed to help understand government fisc...
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Publication Quarterly
Quarterly/Economic Analysis
[Vol.24 No.3] Inventory Investment and Business Cycle: Asymmetric Dynamics of Inventory Investment over the Business Cycle Phases
Author : Byeongseon Seo·Keunho Jang <Abstract>   When it comes to explaining the relationship between inventory investment and business fluctuations, the production smoothing theory and the stock-out avoidance theory take contradictory stances. Decision-making related to invent...
 Quarterly/Economic Analysis more
Publication Quarterly
Quarterly/Economic Analysis
[Vol.24 No.3] Fourth Industrial Revolution and Innovative Capacity: Comparative Analysis of Major Industrial Nations with US Patent Data, 1976-2015
Author : Lee, Jihong·Lim, Hyunkyeong·Jeong, Daeyoung <Abstract>   This paper purports to scrutinize the evolving trends of major technologies that have shaped the world’s technology frontier, and at the same time, measure relative standings of major industrial nati...
 Quarterly/Economic Analysis more
Publication Semi Annual
Financial Stability Report
Financial Stability Report (June 2018)
- Please refer to the attached PDF file.   - This is a translation prepared by the Bank's staff    based on the original Korean text released on June 20, 2018
 Financial Stability Report more
Publication Annual
Annual Reports
2017 Annual Report
1. This is an unofficial translation prepared by the Bank's staff based on the original     Korean text released on March 30, 2018.   2. Contents            Preface by the Governor        &nb...
 Annual Reports more