2008
DOI: 10.5089/9781451871135.001
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Stresstesting Household Debt in Korea

Abstract: Korean household debt has reached 148 percent of disposable income, high by emerging market standards. Most of this debt remains at variable rates, shifting the interest rate risk from better diversified financial institutions to households and increasing their sensitivity to macroeconomic shocks. This paper examines the sources of, and risks from, household debt by employing stress tests on household level panel data. Results suggest that a 100-300 bps increase in interest rates could increase distressed hous… Show more

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“…Each household is assigned a financial margin that is usually the difference between each household's income and estimated minimum expenses. The model also shares many features with the existing models for several countries, such Karasulu (2008) for the Republic of Korea, Albacete and Fessler (2010) for Austria, Sugawara and Zalduendo (2011) for Croatia, Djoudad (2012) for Canada, Galuscák, Hlavác and Jakubík (2014) for the Czech Republic and Bilston and Rodgers (2013) and Bilston, Johnson and Read (2015) for Australia.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Each household is assigned a financial margin that is usually the difference between each household's income and estimated minimum expenses. The model also shares many features with the existing models for several countries, such Karasulu (2008) for the Republic of Korea, Albacete and Fessler (2010) for Austria, Sugawara and Zalduendo (2011) for Croatia, Djoudad (2012) for Canada, Galuscák, Hlavác and Jakubík (2014) for the Czech Republic and Bilston and Rodgers (2013) and Bilston, Johnson and Read (2015) for Australia.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…Regarding the scope of the analysis, many papers focus on the impact of different economic shocks on households' financial situation, the share of financially vulnerable households or the amount of debt held by these households (e.g. Karasulu, 2008). Other papers extend the analysis to evaluate potential losses in the banking sector (e.g.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies that used the "threshold" approach (the DSTI indicator was mainly used): Dey et al (2008) [14], Karasulu (2008) [15], Djoudad (2011) [16], IMF (2012) [17], ECB (2014) [18], Michelangeli and Pietrunti (2014) [19], Ruiz Arranz (2014) [20]. Studies that used the ''financial spreads" approach: Albacete and Fessler (2010) [ [23].…”
Section: Nature Of the Impactmentioning
confidence: 99%