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Topics Climate Change Climate change is the greatest threat facing the world and a critical challenge for the international community. As global efforts intensify to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, these efforts present real risks to households, businesses, and nations alike—but they also offer opportunities for future growth. The Bank of Korea assesses how climate risks and the transition to a net-zero society will impact the Korean economy in the long term and will recommend effective policy measures. 2024. 09. 12
Research/Report Korea ranks 2nd globally in R&D, so why is productivity growth stagnant? Recent years have seen accelerating declines in birth rates and rapid population aging in South Korea. To address this lowest-low fertility and super-aged society, continuous innovation across the entire economy is necessary. In this video, we'll take a closer look at Reveiw of Korean Firms’ Innovation Performance. For more details, please refer to [Korea Economic Outlook May 2024 (In-depth Analysis) III. “Innovation and Economic Growth: Review of Korean Firms’ Innovation Performance”] 2024. 07. 31
Annual Reports 2023 Annual Report The Bank of Korea shall, within three months after the end of each fiscal year, submit to the government its annual report and publish it. This annual report shall outline its business status, its monetary policy and the government’s foreign exchange policy, and analyze the economic and financial situation of the country during the fiscal year. 2024. 07. 08
News & Publications Korea Economic Outlook (February 2024), full version In 2024, the global economy will experience a shift in the high inflation and interest rate regime, while heightened geopolitical uncertainty continues to loom over growth. 2024. 05. 07
News & Publications Monetary Policy Report (March 2024) The Bank of Korea sets and implements its monetary and credit policies in order to contribute to the sound development of the national economy by pursuing price stability, and in the process pays attention to financial stability as well. 2024. 05. 14

Research Papers

Quarterly/Economic Analysis [Vol.30 No.3] Improving the Cyclical Property of the Employment Measures Author: Jaeyoung Seo(Bank of Korea), Dongweon Lee(Bank of Korea), Yongsung Chang(Bank of Korea), Jay H. Hong(Seoul National University) The official... 2024.09.30
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Quarterly/Economic Analysis [Vol.30 No.3] The Long-Term Effect of Unemployment Experience on Household Consumption Author: Young Jun Choi(Bank of Korea) Household consumption in Korea has not recovered from the previous increase after slowing down relatively signi... 2024.09.30
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Quarterly/Economic Analysis [Vol.30 No.3] Causes and Policy Implications for Ultra-Low Birth Rates: Evidence from OECD Countries Author: Won Sung(Bank of Korea), Inkyung Yoo(Bank of Korea), Jongwoo Chung(Bank of Korea) We analyze the determinants of the total fertility rate cha... 2024.09.30
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Korea Economic Outlook Korea Economic Outlook (August 2024) In order to provide a detailed understanding of Korea's economic outlook, a translation of the Economic Outlook is now published quarterly. 2024.09.28
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BOK Issue Note The Importance of Social Skills in Korean Labor Market [BOK Issue Note 2024-13] ① With the development of AI and other automation technologies, structural changes in labor demand across various occupations have become increas... 2024.09.13
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Monetary Policy Reports Executive Summary for Monetary Policy Report (September 2024) - This report is the English version of the Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Report published on September 12, 2024.    In case of ... 2024.09.12
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BOK Working Paper (in English) BOK Working Paper No.2024-10, Using Density Forecast for Growth-at-Risk to Improve Mean Forecast of GDP Growth in Korea Author : Yoosoon Chang(Indiana University), Yong-gun Kim(Bank of Korea), Boreum Kwak(Bank of Korea), Joon Y. Park(Indiana University) In this paper... 2024.09.06
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BOK Working Paper Paper (in Korean) BOK Working Paper No.2024-11, Trends in the Korea Yield Curve: Implications for the Term Premium Dynamics Author : Kyu Ho Kang(Korea University), Byung Soo Koo(Bank of Korea) In this paper, we introduce and estimate a novel five-factor affine term struc... 2024.09.06
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Financial Stability Report Financial Stability Report (June 2024) - 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 Jun... 2024.09.02
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Annual Report on the Payment and Settlement Systems Payment and Settlement Systems Report 2023 In 2023, innovation in payment and settlement systems continued apace as further progress was made in the convergence of finance and IT. The turmoil a... 2024.08.29
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BOK Issue Note Worker Preferences for Job Amenities and Implications for the Labor Market [BOK Issue Note 2024-10] ① Recent trends indicate worker s increasingly value work ing conditions ( job amenit ies as highly as wages. This s hift suggests that a conside... 2024.08.14
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Korea Economic Outlook Korea Economic Outlook (May 2024), full version In order to provide a detailed understanding of Korea's economic outlook, a full translation of the Economic Outlook is now published quarterly.  2024.07.25
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BOK Working Paper (in English) BOK Working Paper No.2024-9, Inflation Disagreement and Monetary Transmission in Korea Author : Kwak Boreum(Bank of Korea), Shim Seri(Bank of Korea), Peter Tillmann(University of Giessen) We study the effect of time-varying disagreeme... 2024.07.22
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BOK Working Paper (in English) BOK Working Paper No.2024-8, Is there an information channel of monetary policy? Author : Oliver Holtemoller(IWH), Alexander Kriwoluzky(DIW Berlin), Kwak Boreum(Bank of Korea) Exploiting the heteroskedasticity of the changes in ... 2024.07.19
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BOK Working Paper Paper (in Korean) BOK Working Paper No.2024-7, The Relationship between Labor Market Conditions and Inflation in Korea Author : JoonYoung Hur(Sogang University), Minsok Chae(Bank of Korea) This paper aims to study the over-time evolution of the relationship between ... 2024.07.12
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Annual Reports 2023 Annual Report 1. This is an unofficial translation prepared by the Bank's staff based on the original Korean text released on March 29, 2024. 2. Contents  &nb... 2024.07.08
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BOK Regional Economic Report (BOK Golden Book) Regional Economic Report (June 2024) This is a condensed English version of the Regional Economic Report published in Korean on June 24, 2024. Regional economic conditions in the Rep... 2024.07.05
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Quarterly/Economic Analysis [Vol.30 No.2] Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Automation Technology Adoption in South Korean Companies on Employment and Wages Author: Sora Jeong(University of Seoul), Nakil Sung(University of Seoul) Recently, there has been renewed concern about the rapid spread of robots an... 2024.06.30
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Quarterly/Economic Analysis [Vol.30 No.2] Immigration, Value-Added Exports, and Global Value Chains in Korea Author: Yonggeun Jung(University of Florida) This paper investigates the impact of immigration on Korea’s value-added exports and participation in G... 2024.06.30
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Quarterly/Economic Analysis [Vol.30 No.2] The Effect of Local Government Pro-Natalist Policies on Fertility : Focusing on Cash and Non-Cash Policies Author: Hyerim Park(Korea Institute of Local Finance) This paper classifies local government pro-natalist policies into cash and non-cash policies a... 2024.06.30
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