Eine große Anzahl prominenter Ökonomen hat sich schon mit den wirtschaftlichen Krisen asiatischer Länder beschäftigt, wobei sich ihre Argumente stark auf den Finanzsektor konzentriert haben. Dieser Artikel beschäftigt sich eingehender mit den landesspezifischen Gründen der Krisen. Es...

Using a novel set of instrumental variables in a structural VAR framework, we investigate the economic impact of uncertainty shocks stemming from geopolitical swings in South Korea. We construct robust instrumental variables for examining the variations in uncertainty due to geopolitical swings...

We investigate the macroeconomic effects of government spending shocks in Korea. We compare results obtained with two alternative approaches: the narrative approach and Structural Vector-Autoregressive model (SVAR). We propose a new methodology for identifying exogenous and unexpected fiscal...

It is well known that a tightening or easing of the United States' monetary policy affects financial markets in emerging economies. This paper argues that uncertainty about future monetary policy is a separate transmission channel. We focus on the taper tantrum episode in 2013, a period with an...