Structural Shocks of the Korean Economy: A Structural VAR Approach

통화(通貨)·물가(物價)·명목임금(名目賃金)의 장단기(長短期) 동학(動學)에 관한 연구(硏究)

This paper applies a Structural VAR approach to a 4 variable system in real GNP, M2, GNP deflator and nominal monthly earnings, disentangling 4 structural shocks, i.e., aggregate demand and supply shocks, wage pushes and various forms of regulations reinforced especially during stabilization process. Preliminary diagnostic tests confirm that the log level of each time series has at least one unit root, though the evidence is somewhat ambiguous for real GNP. One co-integration relationship is found among 4 variables, while no co-integration is found in a subsystem consisting of nomina) variables. The absence of co-integration among nominal variables strongly suggested that money is not neutral even in the long-run. The reduced form is estimated and the structural form is recovered using 6 additional identifying restrictions. Recovered structural shocks are able to capture main episodes of past 20 years, ranging from first and second oil shocks, to strong stabilization policy of early 80's and rapid wage hikes of late 80's. Overall responses of the economy to each structural shock are usually consistent with the standard Keynesian predictions, though some responses seem to be specific to Korean economic environment.

본고(本稿)에서는 실질(實質)GNP, 총통화(總通貨), GNP디플레이터, 전산업명목임금(全産業名目賃金)으로 구성된 체계에서의 구조적(構造的) 벡터자기회귀모형(自己回歸模型)을 추정하였다. 구조적(構造的) 요인(要因)으로는 총수요(總需要)(DEMAND), 총통화(總通貨)(SUPPLY), 안정화정책(安定化政策)(STBLZTN), 그리고 임금충격(賃金衝擊)(WAGE)을 추정, 복원하였다. 모형내(模型內)의 모든 변수(變數)는 단위근(單位根)을 하나씩 보유하고 있고, 4변수간에 공적분(共積分)이 존재함도 확인되었다. 구조요인(構造要因)을 복원한 뒤에는 이를 이용하여 충격반응분석(衝擊反應分析)을 행해 각 요인의 동태적인 효과를 살펴보았다. 추정결과는 대체적으로 표준적인 케인즈모형(模型)과 부합하였으나 때때로 한국경제(韓國經濟)에만 독특한 현상도 발견되었다.