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The Korean Financial Crisis of 1997—A Strategy of Financial Sector Reform

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  • Mr. Angel J. Ubide
  • Mr. Tomás J. T. Baliño

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After years of strong performance, Korea’s economy entered a crisis in 1997, owing largely to structural problems in its financial and corporate sectors. These problems emerged in the second half of that year, when the capital inflows that had helped finance Korea’s growth were reversed, as foreign investors—reeling from losses in other Southeast Asian economies—decided to reduce their exposure to Korea. This paper focuses on the sources of the crisis that originated in the financial sector, the measures taken to deal with it, and the evolution of key banking and financial variables in its aftermath.

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  • Mr. Angel J. Ubide & Mr. Tomás J. T. Baliño, 1999. "The Korean Financial Crisis of 1997—A Strategy of Financial Sector Reform," IMF Working Papers 1999/028, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:1999/028
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    2. Melike Altinkemer, 2003. "Recent Experiences With Capital Controls : Is There A Lesson for Turkey?," Working Papers 0305, Research and Monetary Policy Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.
    3. Aykut Kibritcioglu, 2002. "Monitoring Banking Sector Fragility," Macroeconomics 0206004, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 17 Mar 2006.
    4. Malgorzata Jakubiak, 2000. "Indicators of Currency Crisis: Empirical Analysis of some Emerging and Transition Economies," CASE Network Studies and Analyses 0218, CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research.
    5. Joe, Denis Yongmin & Oh, Frederick Dongchuhl, 2018. "Credit ratings and corporate cash holdings: Evidence from Korea’s corporate reform after the 1997 Asian financial crisis," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 9-18.
    6. Queralto, Albert, 2020. "A model of slow recoveries from financial crises," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 1-25.
    7. Ho-Chul LEE & Mary P. MCNULTY, 2003. "Korea's Economic Crisis and Cultural Transition toward Individualism," ESRI Discussion paper series 071, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
    8. Jihad Dagher, 2018. "Regulatory Cycles: Revisiting the Political Economy of Financial Crises," IMF Working Papers 2018/008, International Monetary Fund.

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