This paper extends Romer's (1990) endogenous growth model by incorporating the heterogeneity of skills among workers. Based on this heterogeneous characteristic, our model has an endogenous labor allocation mechanism determined by the shape of the skill distribution of the workers. Workers are...

The Korean housing market showed booms in the early 2000s and sharp fluctuations after the U.S. financial crisis. The recent increase in volatility in the housing market has motivated greater attention to the relationship between the housing market and the Korean economy. This paper develops a...

We investigate the nature of oil price shocks to the Korean economy in recent years and find that the recent hike in oil price is induced by the increase in oil demand in contrast to the previous years when oil price run-up is mostly from supply disruptions. We also study how monetary responses...

The world oil price has risen significantly since the late 1990s and reached a record high in 2008. The recent oil price hike raises concerns regarding the possible negative effects of the rising oil price on the economy as in the 1970s. We investigate the effects of the oil price hike on the...

We investigate the nature of oil price shocks to the Korean economy in recent years and find that the recent hike in oil price is induced by the increase in oil demand in contrast to the previous years when oil price run-up is mostly from supply disruptions. We also study how monetary responses...

Korean Abstract: 본 연구에서는 이자율 변수에 적절한 확률과정을 부여하고 이를 가격함수에 직접 대입한 뒤 최종적으로 자산가격 PDE를 도출하는 재무모형을 이용하여 우리나라 기대인플레이션을 추정하고 그 특성을...

Korea Abstract: 본고에서는 3요인 무재정거래(3-factor no arbitrage) 조건하에서의 이자율 기간 구조를 추정하고 이를 이용하여 기간프리미엄의 추이 및 정책금리 변경의 유효성을 분석하였다. 기간프리미엄의 경우 3년물에서 높게...