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Author Moon, Woosik

Title Monetary Policy and Central Banking in Korea
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (378 p.)
Contents Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Part I What Is the Goal of Korean Monetary Policy? -- 1 The Goals of Economic and Monetary Policy -- 1.1 The Evolving Goals of Economic Policy in the Korean Economy -- 1.2 Tools of Macroeconomic Stabilisation -- 1.3 The Goals of Monetary Policy -- Part II How Does Money Affect the Korean Economy? -- 2 Money and the Evolution of Monetary Standards -- 2.1 Commodity Money Standard
2.2 Paper Money Standard -- 2.3 Development of Electronic Means of Payment -- 2.4 Measurement of Money in Korea -- 3 The Transmission Channels of Money and Credit -- 3.1 Money and Prices -- 3.2 Money and Real Output -- 3.3 The Relationship between Inflation and Output Fluctuation -- Part III How Is Monetary Policy Conducted in Korea? -- 4 The Organisation and Functions of the Bank of Korea -- 4.1 A Short History of the Bank of Korea -- 4.2 The Roles and Functions of the Bank of Korea -- 4.3 The Structure and Quality of the Monetary Policy Board -- 4.4 Independence and Accountability
5 The Monetary Policy Strategies of the Bank of Korea -- 5.1 Monetary Policy Strategy prior to the Currency Crisis -- 5.2 Inflation Targeting Strategy -- 5.3 Determination of Monetary Policy Direction under Inflation Targeting -- 6 Inflation Targeting in Korea -- 6.1 Key Practical Issues for Targeting Inflation in Korea -- 6.2 Assessing Inflation Targeting in Korea -- 6.3 Low CPI Inflation and High#x84;-Rent#x84; Inflation -- 7 The Tools and Instruments of Monetary Policy -- 7.1 The Assets and Liabilities of the Bank of Korea -- 7.2 Credit Policy Tools -- 7.3 Monetary Policy Tools
7.4 Stand-by Lending and Deposit Facilities -- 8 Monetary Policy without Money -- 8.1 Equivalence between Reserve Targeting and Interest Rate Targeting -- 8.2 Decoupling under Interest Rate Targeting -- 8.3 The Operation of the Corridor System -- 8.4 Guiding Yield Curve -- 9 Foreign Exchange Market Intervention and Monetary Policy -- 9.1 Overview of Foreign Exchange Market Intervention in Korea -- 9.2 Intervention by the Bank of Korea and the Foreign Exchange Stabilisation Fund -- 9.3 Exchange Rate Adjustment through Monetary Policy -- Part IV How Is Financial Stability Pursued in Korea?
10 Financial Crisis and the Role of Government -- 10.1 A Brief Overview of the Currency and Financial Crises in Korea -- 10.2 The 1997 Currency Crisis and Government Failure -- 10.3 The 2008 and 2020 Crises and Policy Responses -- 11 Macro-prudential Regulation and Supervision -- 11.1 Regulation and Supervision in Korea -- 11.2 Domestic Macro-prudential Policy -- 11.3 Global Macro-prudential Regulations -- 12 Crisis Management and Lender of Last Resort -- 12.1 Who Is Responsible as the Lender of Last Resort? -- 12.2 The Government as the Lender of Last Resort
Summary Examines the theory and practice of monetary policy in South Korea, and how certain policy tools can help manage financial crises
Notes Description based upon print version of record
12.3 The Bank of Korea as the Lender of Last Resort
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781009089340
100908934X