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The Korean Crisis Ten Years Later: A Success Story

In: Successes of the International Monetary Fund

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  • Hubert Neiss

    (IMF’s Asian Department)

  • Wanda Tseng

    (IMF’s Asian Department)

  • James Gordon

    (IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department)

Abstract

In late 1997, Korea was engulfed in a financial crisis that became the country’s most traumatic event since the Korean War. The crisis in Korea was largely unexpected. The world had long admired Korea’s success in transforming what had been an economic basket case into a member of the exclusive club of advanced countries of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Although some macroeconomic weaknesses had emerged early in the year, for most of 1997 the economy still appeared to be doing relatively well. Growth had slowed a little amid a cutback in consumption and investment. Export prices had fallen sharply reflecting world semiconductor prices (one of Korea’s main exports), but export volumes were still growing strongly. Other macro indicators, such as inflation, the exchange rate, and the fiscal position, were sound.

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  • Hubert Neiss & Wanda Tseng & James Gordon, 2009. "The Korean Crisis Ten Years Later: A Success Story," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Eduard Brau & Ian McDonald (ed.), Successes of the International Monetary Fund, chapter 2, pages 19-42, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-23949-4_2
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230239494_2
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