| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
IMF Working Paper ; WP/19/167 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/19/167.
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| Summary |
Output gap estimates are widely used to inform macroeconomic policy decisions, including in Korea. The main determinant of these estimates is the measure of labor market slack. The traditional measure of unemployment in Korea yields an incomplete estimate of labor market slack, given that many workers prefer involuntary part-time jobs or leaving the labor force rather than registering as unemployed. This paper discusses a way in which the measure of unemployment can be broadened to yield a more accurate measure of labor market slack. This broader measure is then used to estimate the output gap using a multivariate filter, yielding a more meaningful measure of the output gap |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (IMF, viewed Sept. 8, 2020) |
| Subject |
Labor market -- Korea (South)
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Labor market
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Korea (South)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mongardinim, Joannes, author
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Zhang, Fan, author
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International Monetary Fund, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
1513511157 |
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9781513511153 |
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