Do Capital Inflows Matter to Asset Prices? The Case of Korea *
In the present paper, we investigate whether capital flows induce domestic asset price hikes in the case of Korea. This issue is relevant for crisis-hit economies trying to prevent a boom-bust cycle as well as in the formulation of macroeconomic policy objectives in emerging market economies. Korea has recently experienced large capital inflows, in particular a surge in portfolio inflows. Furthermore, asset prices, including stock prices, land prices and nominal and real exchange rates, have also appreciated. The empirical results, obtained using a vector autoregression model, suggest that capital inflow shocks have caused stock prices but not land prices to increase. The effects on the nominal and real exchange rates have been limited, which relates to the accumulation of foreign exchange reserves. Copyright 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation 2009 East Asian Economic Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd..
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2009
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Authors: | Kim, Soyoung ; Yang, Doo Yong |
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Asian Economic Journal. - East Asian Economic Association - EAEA. - Vol. 23.2009, 3, p. 323-348
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East Asian Economic Association - EAEA |
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