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Monetary Policy in the Presence of Household Loan Regulation
  • Author
    Byoung Hoon Seok (Ewha Womans University)
  • Year
    2022
  • Volume
    Vol.15
  • Number
    No.1
  • This study quantifies the effect of an increase in the nominal interest rate on key macroeconomic variables in Korea by using a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) model with a housing market and collateral constraints. The results indicate that if the nominal interest rate is raised by 0.5% points per year, the real housing prices fall by 0.08% compared to the steady-state level, while household debt decreases by 1.4%. I also show that tightening lending rules by reducing the loan-to-value ratio or introducing debt service ratio limits slightly strengthen the impact of the increased nominal interest rate on housing prices. 
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