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This paper investigates whether regulatory forbearance for savings banks in Korea affects the market discipline of depositors using data from 2000 to 2010, which are characterized by a series of exits of savings banks. We find that depositors' sensitivity to the savings banks' asset quality decreases when there is regulatory forbearance for failing savings banks. This forbearance effect is also observed in the behavior of the depositors of the neighboring savings banks in the same business area. These results suggest that regulatory forbearance may cause depositors to misjudge bank risks, increasing the expected costs of bank failure. (JEL G21, G28)

"This book offers an assessment of the different monetary and fiscal policy responses that have been implemented by national governments in major European and Asian countries faced with the Covid-19 crisis since 2020; it also deals with the case of the US experience as a benchmarking example. The book provides a comprehensive cross-country comparative study on health crisis management at the macroeconomic level. Its focus on monetary and fiscal policies across different countries in Asia, Europe and the USA makes it unique. Divided into three parts following a general introduction that sets the context of the study, the book deals with the case of the USA, EU and European countries as well as with that of key Asian countries. Of specific relevance is the European Union and euro-area contexts that serve as a framework to the different EU national monetary and fiscal policy responses. Each chapter deals with a specific country, including Italy and the UK in Europe and Singapore and South Korea in Asia, and covers the following topics: the extent of the outbreak of the public health crisis and its macroeconomic impact; the comparative examination of fiscal and monetary policy responses to both crises; and an overall assessment of the effectiveness of these policies along with the public health policy to mitigate the economic impact. Given the unprecedented nature of the Covid-19 crisis, anyone eager to know more about its macroeconomic impact and ensuing policies in a comparative framework will be keen to read this book. It will be essential reading to any researcher, policy maker and/or analyst working in the area of public policy and is also a unique contribution to the field of European studies, Asian studies and Comparative Economic Studies."

Chapter 1. Measuring and Fighting for Price Stability in Turbulent Times: Lessons from East Asia -- Chapter 2. The Mirages of Hedonics: Quantitative Analysis of Technological Innoation Contained in Inflation Rates -- Chapter 3. Unravelling the Mystery of Low Inflation in Korea during the Period of the Accommodation Policy 2012-17 -- Chapter 4. The Effects of Inflation on the Financial Statements of Firms in South Korea -- Chapter 5. Inflation Dynamics and Expectations in Singapore -- Chapter 6. Inflation Dynamics and Monetary Policy in Taiwan -- Chapter 7. Why has there been no Inflation in Japan? -- Chapter 8. Inflation, Price Stability, and Monetary Policy: On the Legality of Inflation Targeting by the Eurosystem -- Chapter 9. The Bank of Japan Act of 1997 and "Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing (QQE)".