Empirical Evidence for Government Failure The Cause of Economic Crisis: Hag-Soo Kim Korea Economic...

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Empirical Evidence for Government Failure

The Cause of Economic Crisis:The Cause of Economic Crisis:

Hag-Soo Kim

Korea Economic Research Institute

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Korea Economic Research Institute(KERI)

Private Business Circle Think ThankIdeology: Free Market, Free Enterprise, Free Competition

KERIKERI

Produce Long-Produce Long-

term and Short-term and Short-

term Research term Research

outputs under 3 outputs under 3

FsFs

FKIFederation of

Korean Industries

Marketing KERI’s Research Output

to National Assembly and Governments

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Brief Summary of KERI’s Activity after the Economic Crisis

1. Research: Main Job

Growth and Employment Strategy to Overcome the Crisis(2009. 1)

“Crisis is Opportunity”: Enhancing Competitiveness of Business via R&D, FTA, Regulatory Reform, Low Corporate Tax Rate, M&A

Job Creation Campaign by increasing Flexibility of Labor Seminar Open to Public and Bureaucrats

1. Research: Main Job

Growth and Employment Strategy to Overcome the Crisis(2009. 1)

“Crisis is Opportunity”: Enhancing Competitiveness of Business via R&D, FTA, Regulatory Reform, Low Corporate Tax Rate, M&A

Job Creation Campaign by increasing Flexibility of Labor Seminar Open to Public and Bureaucrats

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Brief Summary of KERI’s Activity after the Economic Crisis

1. Research: Main Job

The Cause of Economic Crisis: Government Failure (2009. 10 )

Losing Free Market: More Regulations and Lager Governments

Need to Find some Evidence for Government Failure causing the Economic Crisis: “Not Market Failure But Hampered Market Failure by Government Intervention”

Preparing for an International Conference on Oct. 27.

1. Research: Main Job

The Cause of Economic Crisis: Government Failure (2009. 10 )

Losing Free Market: More Regulations and Lager Governments

Need to Find some Evidence for Government Failure causing the Economic Crisis: “Not Market Failure But Hampered Market Failure by Government Intervention”

Preparing for an International Conference on Oct. 27.

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Brief Summary of KERI’s Activity after the Economic Crisis

2. Opinion Leading: Based on Our Main Research Results

Posting Columns in Daily Newspapers

Circulation KERI Webzine via E-mail to our Members

Scholarly Activity in Korean Academic Society

2. Opinion Leading: Based on Our Main Research Results

Posting Columns in Daily Newspapers

Circulation KERI Webzine via E-mail to our Members

Scholarly Activity in Korean Academic Society

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Brief Summary of KERI’s Activity after the Economic Crisis

3. Education

To Correct the Prevailing Sentiment against Business and the Rich

Educate Various Opinion Groups: Police Officers, Lawyer, PDs from Mass-Media, School Teachers, Young Leaders (Selected University Students)

Free Market Economy may not be the Perfect but the Best.

3. Education

To Correct the Prevailing Sentiment against Business and the Rich

Educate Various Opinion Groups: Police Officers, Lawyer, PDs from Mass-Media, School Teachers, Young Leaders (Selected University Students)

Free Market Economy may not be the Perfect but the Best.

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About The International Conference to be Held on Oct. 27

Austrian Business Cycle Theory

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Government Interest ↓ or Money supply ↑

Over ConsumptionMal - Investment

Bust More Volatility in Investment than Consumption

Unsustainable

Artificial Boom

DATA For Industrial Level Analysis

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US 63 industrial investment(stock price)

period(1991 ~ 2007)

2 types of assets (equipments, structures)

Check the bust process

after the year 2007

using stock price index

Evidence from Industrial Investment Data

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Three Basic Patterns of Investment Trends

Over Investment in Higher Order Production Industries during Artificial Boom and Sharp Decrease during the Following Bust

Over Investment in some industries producing Consumption Goods during Boom and Drastic Decrease in the Following Bust

Over Investment in some industries taking advantage of Lowered Interest rates, which might be the cause of the Following Business Cycle

Evidence from Industrial Investment Data(cont’d)

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Evidence from Industrial Investment Data(cont’d)

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Evidence from Industrial Investment Data(cont’d)

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(Unit: %)

Evidence from Industrial Investment Data(cont’d)

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Evidence from Industrial Investment Data(cont’d)

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Evidence from Industrial Investment Data(cont’d)

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Evidence from Macro Data; Using a VECM

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VECM Estimation Results : 1954 (Q3) ~ 2009 (Q2)

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VECM Estimation Results : 1954 (Q3) ~ 2009 (Q2)

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PFI

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CTS 1% ↑

PC 0.74% ↑

PFI 0.87% ↑

VECM Estimation Results : 1954 (Q3) ~ 2009 (Q2)

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1ln tPFI

Short – run Disequilibrium at t-1

Reduce Investment at t

Response Function of lnPFI to lnCTS

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Interest rate ↓

Spread ↑

Investment ↑(until t+8Q)

Increasing rate ↓

Response function of lnPC to lnCTS

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Interest rate ↓

Spread ↑

Consumption ↑

(until t+10Q)

Increasing rate ↓

VECM Estimation Results : 1954 (Q3) ~ 2009 (Q2)

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Response of lnPFI Response of lnPC

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