Nature of Oil Price Shocks and Monetary Policy /

We investigate the nature of oil price shocks to the Korean economy in recent years and find that the recent hike in oil price is induced by the increase in oil demand in contrast to the previous years when oil price run-up is mostly from supply disruptions. We also study how monetary responses to o...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Lee, Junhee
Körperschaft:
National Bureau of Economic Research
Weitere Verfasser:
Song, Joonhyuk
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2009.
Zusammenfassung:
We investigate the nature of oil price shocks to the Korean economy in recent years and find that the recent hike in oil price is induced by the increase in oil demand in contrast to the previous years when oil price run-up is mostly from supply disruptions. We also study how monetary responses to oil price shocks affect economic stability and find that an accommodative policy yields more stable outcomes.
Umfang:
1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
Anmerkungen:
September 2009.
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