To valuate mortgage-backed securities, it is crucial to understand mortgage termination behavior. Analyzing the unique loan-level dataset, this study examines the characteristics of mortgage prepayment and default behavior in the Korean housing and housing finance markets. We find that loans to...

This study investigates credit card loan delinquency in Korea. We define three states - no delinquency, delinquency, and serious delinquency - and test the transition probabilities between them using quarterly observed account-level data. Our findings have several economic implications. First,...

We develop a market model to illustrate synchronized market runs by informed and rational hedge funds. A hedge fund's capital structure is fragile because uninformed fund investors are highly loss sensitive and easily withdraw capital in response to bad news. Hedge fund managers, sharing common...

We analyze the efficiency of the liquidity flows provided to recover stability in a distressed market. Using a theoretical framework, our analysis focuses on the incentives of financial institutions, namely, the incentive for arbitrage profits, the disincentive from liquidity risk, and market...

Purpose – In this study, we investigate determinants of hedging with derivatives and its effect on firm value and firm risk for Korean firms. Design/methodology – To avoid the endogeneity problem pointed out in previous studies, we use a two-stage analysis by using gains and losses from...

This study examines how global risk aversion affects future real economic activity (REA). We propose a new international real business cycle (RBC) framework with a stochastic global risk aversion spillover process by extending the RBC model. Our model reflects output competition and risk...

This study examines the predictive ability of various risk aversion indicators for future real economic activity (REA). Theoretically, the consumption capital asset pricing model and real business cycle model framework explain the role of the investor’s risk aversion. However, we show that...

This study examines the relationship between the weather and intraday investor sentiment. Our results indicate that high temperatures, high humidity, high cloud coverage, and extreme rain negatively affect investors’ moods, whereas high winds and long sunshine durations improve their moods....

This study examines the effect of global risk aversion on future real economic activity (REA) and stock market volatility. We propose new international real business cycle (RBC) frameworks with a stochastic global risk-aversion spillover process by extending the commonly used RBC models. We also...

This study examines the relationship between the weather and intraday investor sentiment. Our results indicate that high temperatures, high humidity, high cloud coverage, and extreme rain negatively affect investors’ moods, whereas high winds and long sunshine durations improve their moods....