• Economic Analysis
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.1-36
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• 2018

When it comes to explaining the relationship between inventory investment and business fluctuations, the production smoothing theory and the stock-out avoidance theory take contradictory stances. Decision-making related to inventory investments of corporations is thought to be influenced by both motives, but the relative sizes or directions of their respective influences can differ depending upon the phase of the business cycle. Against this backdrop, this paper differs from existing studies in that it theoretically tests the relative significances of the production smoothing and stock-out avoidance motives in the inventory investment dynamics, while placing its analytical focus on determining the existence and patterns of the asymmetric dynamics of inventory investment over the business cycle phases. To this end this paper sets up a non-linear model that is expanded from the existing linear inventory investment model, and checks whether its predictive power is better than that of the existing model. The results of analysis confirm the nature of the asymmetric dynamics of inventory investment over the business cycle phases. A stock-out avoidance motive appears but there is no significant production smoothing motive in boom times. In downturns, in contrast, the stock-out avoidance motive is insignificant, but a quality of asymmetric dynamics in which changes in inventory cause the deepening of recessions, due to the non-convexity of production costs proposed by Ramey (1991), is detected. This paper confirms that a model considering the asymmetric dynamics of inventory investment can have better predictive power than one that does not consider it, through within-sample and out-of-sample predictions and various predictive power tests. These research results are expected to be useful for economic forecasting, through their enhancement of the understandings of the inventory investment dynamics and of the nature of its business cycle destabilization.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.3-22
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• 2016

In this study, I examine mutual shock spillover effects among interest rate differences, won-dollar foreign exchange change rates, and stock market returns in Korea during the daily sample period from the beginning of 1995 to the October 16, 2015, using the multivariate GARCH (generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity) BEKK (Baba-Engle-Kraft-Kroner) model framework. Major findings are as follows. Throughout the 6 model estimation results of variance equations determining return spillovers covered from symmetric and asymmetric models of total sample period and two crisis sub-sample periods composed of Korean FX Crisis Times and Global Financial Crisis Times, shock spillovers are shown to exist mainly from stock market return shocks. Stock market shocks including down-shocks from the asymmetric models are shown to transfer to those other two markets most successfully. Therefore it is most important to maintain stable financial markets that a policy design for stock market stabilization such as mitigating stock market volatility.

• Economic Analysis
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.70-99
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• 2019

Using a stochastic volatility-in-mean VAR model consisting of the KOSPI index, the foreign exchange rate, the government bond rate, and the credit spread, this study investigates the effects of financial market uncertainty on financial markets. We find that higher uncertainty has recessionary effects on financial markets. The effects are especially stronger in equity markets and in won-dollar exchange markets. We also find that the effects of uncertainty become stronger during times of financial market stress compared to normal times. Finally, the results imply that financial market uncertainty may potentially affect the real sector, too.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Studies
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.77-92
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• 2007

한국증권시장을 포함한 대부분의 지역증권시장이 미국 뉴욕증권시장의 움직임에 반응하거나 동조현상을 보인다는 사실은 이미 경험적으로 혹은 통계적으로 널리 수용되고 있다. 본 연구는 그러한 반응에 비선형성이 존재하는가를 일별 주가수익률을 데이터로 활용하여 우선적으로 검정한다. 그러한 검정결과에 입각하여 비선형성을 내재화시킨 계량분석모형이 주가수익률을 설명하고 예측하는데 도움을 줄 수 있는가를 확인한다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 비선형성에 관련된 정보를 유도하기 위하여 평활전이(자기)회귀분석모형(STR)을 이용한다. STR모형은 국면전환을 야기하는 전이변수를 명시적으로 확인할 수 있고 다양한 국면전환형태를 모형에 수용할 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다. KOSPI수익률의 비선형성에 대한 검정결과는 귀무가설인 선형성이 기각되는 것으로 나타났으며, 그러한 비선형성의 형태는 미국증권시장이 하강기에 처한 경우에 상승기에 처한 상태보다 민감한 동조현상을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 추정된 STR모형이 주가의 변동을 설명하거나 예측하는데 여타의 모형보다 나은 능력을 가지는가에 대해서는 긍정적인 결과를 얻지 못하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.123-132
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• 2014

Inflation uncertainty is known to have deleterious effects on facilities investment by disturbing the corporate decision on the opportunity cost of investment. In this paper, we test the validity of this hypothesis in Korea by estimating the inflation uncertainty with both a time-varing parameter model with GARCH disturbances and the relative price volatility and then, estimate the facilities investment equation which includes those uncertainty indicators. The uncertainty indexes estimated by the above-mentioned methods continue to fluctuate even after the inflation rate has dropped dramatically reflecting the structural changes of Korea's economy since the financial crisis in 1997. As a result of estimation of the investment equation by both OLS and GMM, we find the inflation uncertainty has a negative effect on facilities investment with a statistical significance. Moreover, by means of Markov-switching regression model utilized to verify the non-linearity of this relationship, we draw a conclusion that this negative effect of inflation uncertainty heightens asymmetrically during the downturn periods of business cycle.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.1-22
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• 2016

We analyzed the international comovements and structural changes in the quarterly real GDP by the Markov-switching vector autoregressive model (MS-VAR) from 1971(1) to 2016(1). The main results of this study were as follows. First, the business cycle phenomenon that occurs in the models or individual time series in real GDP has been grasped through the MS-VAR models. Unlike previous studies, this study showed the significant comovements, asymmetry and structural changes in the MS-VAR model using a real GDP across countries. Second, even if there was a partial difference, there were remarkable structural changes in the economy contraction regime(recession), such as 1988(2) ending the global oil shock crisis and 2007(3) starting the global financial crisis by the MS-VAR model. Third, large-scale structural changes were generated in the economic expansion and/or contraction regime simultaneously among countries. We found that the second world oil shocks that occurred after the first global oil shocks of 1973 and 1974 were the main reasons that caused the large-scale comovements of the international real GDP among countries. In addition, the spillover between Korea and 5 countries has been weak during the Asian currency crisis from 1997 to 1999, but there was strong transmission between Korea and 5 countries at the end of 2007 including the period of the global financial crisis. Fourth, it showed characteristics that simultaneous correlation appeared to be high due to the country-specific shocks generated for each country with the regime switching using real GDP since 1973. Thus, we confirmed that conclusions were consistent with a number of theoretical and empirical evidence available, and the macro-economic changes were mainly caused by the global shocks for the past 30 years. This study found that the global business cycles were due to large-scale asymmetric shocks in addition to the general changes, and then showed the main international comovements and/or structural changes through country-specific shocks.

• 주류산업
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2004

각종 통계 지표로 볼 때 한국경제는 지난해 3분기중 바닥을 치고 회복궤도에 접어든 것으로 판단된다. 우선 경기사이클을 나타내는 대표적 지표인 동행지수 순환변동치가 작년 7월에 바닥을 치고 다시 상승국면으로 진입한 점이다. 동행지수는 산업생산, 제조업가동률, 도소매판매, 수출액, 수입액, 비농가취업자수, 건설기성액 등 7개 지표를 하나로 묶어 실물경기 흐름을 파악하기 위해 작성하는 지표다. (중략)

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.233-251
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• 2002

본 연구는 우리나라를 대상으로 장단기 스프레드와 신용스프레드가 경기변동에 대해 어떠한 예측력을 갖고 있는가를 살펴보았다. 이를 위해 1991년부터 2001년까지를 분석기간으로 하여 Probit 분석을 통해 금리스프레드와 경기변동과의 시차 및 불황확률을 추정하여 평가해 보았으며, 인과관계 검정을 시도해 보았다. 우선 금리스프레드와 경기변동에 대한 불황확률을 알아보기 위해서 Probit 모형을 이용하여 불황확률을 추정하였다. 그 결과 장단기 금리스프레드 중에서는 5년 만기 1종 국민주택채권수익률-콜금리(HCS)는 3개월, 5년 만기 1종 국민주택채권수익률-1년 만기 금융채수익률(HGS)은 7개월, 5년 만기 1종 국민주택채권수익률-1년 만기 통안증권수익률(HMS)은 9개월의 시차를 보이는 경우가 Pseudo $R^2$ 값이 가장 높게 나타났지만 불황확률을 토대로 경기 호황과 불황 국면을 비교해 본 결과 HMS는 Pseudo $R^2$의 값도 상대적으로 높았을 뿐만 아니라 매우 높은 경기변동 예측력을 보여주었다. HCS와 HGS의 경우에는 IMF 체제 전후의 불황기와 그 이후에 도래한 호황기는 예측력이 높게 나타났으나 1990년대 초반에는 제대로 불황확률을 예측하지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 3년 만기 회사채수익률-5년 만기 국민주택채권수익률(CHS)와 3년 만기회사채수익률 -3년 만기 금융채수익률(CGS)로 나타낸 신용 스프레드에서는 유의적인 결과를 도출하지는 못하였다. 한편 인과관계에서도 HCS, HGS, HMS 등의 장단기 스프레드는 경기변동에 대하여 일방적 원인변수로 작용하는 것으로 나타나 선행결합관계를 보여주었으나 CHS, CGS 등의 신용스프레드는 경기변동과 어떠한 유의적인 결합관계도 보여주지 못하였다. 따라서 장단기 스프레드는 경기변동을 예측하는데 유용한 정보를 제공하지만 신용스프레드는 경기변동을 예측하는데 도움을 주지 못하는 것으로 나타났다.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.143-170
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• 2006

We explore how stock returns and volatility have been impacted by securities market stimulating and controlling plans during the 1980-2004 period, using return analysis, event study, and BFL tests. First, we examine effectiveness of the stimulating plans for a depressed market and the controlling plans for an overheated market with respect to different firm sizes and industries as well as the whole market. KOSPI, large-sized, finance, and manufacturing company stock prices significantly rise following stimulating plans, implying that the plans are quite effective. Controlling plans also seem effective as stock prices stop rising and tend to decline following the plans. Second, we test whether securities market plans have any further impact with respect to fun sizes and industries in addition to the impact on the entire market. Only large-sized stocks show additional response to stimulating plans, while small-sized, electrical-electronic equipment, distribution, and manufacturing industries are further impacted by controlling plans. Third, the results of BFL tests show that volatility does not change around the announcement dates of stimulating and controlling plans. It appears that securities market plans have no impact on volatility. Only stock returns respond to the plans.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.191-234
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• 2009

This study examined on the volatility feedback hypothesis through the use of threshold GARCH-in-Mean (GJR-GARCH-M) model developed by Glosten, Jaganathan, and Runkle (1993) in the stock markets of 14 emerging countries during the period of January, 1996 to May, 2009. On this study, I found successful evidences which can support the volatility feedback hypothesis through the following three estimation procedures. First, I found relatively strong positive relationship between the expected market risk premiums and their conditional standard deviations from the GARCH-M model in the basis of daily return on each representative stock market index, which is appropriate to investors' risk-averse preferences. Second, I can also identify the significant asymmetric time-varying volatility originated from the investors' differentiated reactions toward the unexpected market shocks by applying the GJR-GARCH-M model and further find the lasting positive risk aversion coefficient estimators. Third, I derived the negative signs of the regression coefficient of unpredicted volatility on the stock market return by re-applying the GJR-GARCH-M model after I controlled the positive effect of predicted volatility through including the conditional standard deviations from the previous GARCH-M model estimation as an independent explanatory variable in the re-applied new GJR-GARCH-M model. With these consecutive results, the volatility feedback effect was successfully tested to be effective also in the various emerging stock markets, although the leverage hypothesis turned out to be insufficient to be applied to another source of explaining the negative relationship between the unexpected volatility and the ex-post stock market return in the emerging countries in general.