Consumption and Saving Behavior of Older and Younger Baby Boomers in Korea

The 1998 Korean Survey of Family Income and Expenditures was used to examine the overall consumption and saving behavior of Korean baby boomers and compared the differences in consumption and saving behavior between older and younger boomers. The t -test results indicated that the younger boomers allocated a significantly higher percentage of their expenditures on food away from home, household appliances, transportation and communication than did the older boomers, whereas the older boomers spent higher amounts and allocated larger budget shares on their children's education than did the younger boomers. The results of Ordinary Least-Squares (OLS) regression analysis showed that, holding other factors constant, older boomers not only spent significantly more in the total consumption expenditures and education expenditures, but older boomers also saved significantly less than did younger boomers.     

Deposit Insurance,Institutions, and Bank Interest Rates

Many recent institutional reforms of the financial system have relied on the introduction of an explicit scheme of deposit insurance. This instrument aims at two main targets, contributing to systemic stability and protecting depositors. However, it may also affect the interest rate spread in the banking system, which can be viewed as an indicator of either inefficiency or market power in this financial segment. This paper provides an empirical investigation of the effect of deposit insurance and other institutional and economic variables on bank interest rates across countries. We find that deposit insurance increases the lending–deposit spread in banking. The main effect seems to arise not from the deposit side though, but from an increase in the lending rate. We interpret this result as evidence of the presence of moral hazard problems related to this instrument. We also find that higher quality of institutions is associated with lower spreads, thus contributing to eroding sources of market power in the banking sector.     

试论活化信贷资产存量的难点与对策

信贷资产质量是商业银行生存和发展的命脉 ,如何优化信贷资产 ,尤其是盘活存量资产 ,化解金融风险 ,是金融界乃至整个社会普遍关心的热点问题 ,也是学术界研究的重要课题。本文试以商业银行现行实际为切实点 ,在浅析不良资产的成因和盘活存量资产中的难点问题的同时 ,提出了活化存量信贷资产的一些对策建议。     

城乡结合部农村信用社的发展

城乡结合部农村信用社有其特殊的地缘优势,应抓住目前改革机遇,努力提高职工素质、改善办公条件、开发新产品新业务,并建立自己严格的职工考核体系。同时中国人民银行也应加大对农村信用社的扶持力度,共同促进农村信用社的发展。     

中国商业银行间存款保险制度博弈分析

通过存款保险制度下商业银行之间的博弈分析证明:一国的市场纪律约束、监管手段与水平都影响着存款保险的实施效果,良好的监管制度有利于存款保险制度带来的积极效应发挥,否则,可能给金融体系带来更大的风险。由于我国监管制度不完善,信息披露机制匮乏,银行经营不透明,造成存款保险制度带来的道德风险难以控制,所以建立存款保险制度,完善我国的监管制度和提高我国监管水平、政策执行能力显得十分必要。     

社会网络对民间金融风险的作用——基于社会网络结构的理论与实证分析

社会网络对民间金融风险的影响已被广泛认可,但是,究竟什么样的网络结构有抑制风险的作用,什么样的网络结构有扩增风险的作用？以资金互助会为例,将互助会涉及的社会网络按结构特征分为单个会的会内网络和多个会的会间网络,研究可知：（1）越紧密的会内网络结构以及越大的网络规模越有利于民间金融风险的控制。（2）跨会网络具有抑制和扩增风险两种作用,它是协同监督和惩罚机制生效的基础,因而对风险具有控制作用,但这种作用只在中介成员为会首时才显著;同时,它也构成了风险传播的通道,导致资金被分散到多个会中,因而提升了系统性风险。     

中国企业储蓄率变动原因探析

我国国民储蓄率一直居高不下,其中企业部门的储蓄率变动逐渐引起人们的关注。研究发现,国民储蓄率自2008年增势减缓,主要因为企业部门储蓄率出现下降,企业支付的劳动者报酬、财产支出以及融资渠道的变化是企业储蓄变动的主要原因。进一步通过E-G协整法探究企业储蓄率对国民经济、投资率的影响,发现企业部门对经济发展和投资水平起到积极作用。最后,根据企业部门的国民地位和储蓄率变动趋势给出密切关注企业储蓄率、合理降低居民储蓄率的相关建议。     

邮政储蓄银行小额信贷之路初探

邮政储蓄银行已正式挂牌,在社区银行定位的同时被委以服务于农村的重任。组建邮政储蓄银行,实施邮政储弩金融业务的专业化经营不仅符合国际邮政储蓄金融制度变革的潮流,而且对推动我国金融体制改革的深化,进一步完善我国金融市场的建设具有十分积极的意义。本文对邮政储蓄银行成立后开展小额信贷业务的可行性、必要性及经营战略进行了一些探索,以期对新成立的邮政储蓄银行有所借鉴。     

The Impact of Personal Finance Education Delivered in High School and College Courses

This study investigates the impact of personal finance education delivered in high school and college. Outcomes of interest were investment knowledge and household savings rates measured years after the financial education was delivered. A web-based survey with questions about participation in financial education, financial experiences, income and inheritances, and demographic characteristics was administered to 1,039 alumni from a large midwestern university. Participation in a college level personal finance course was associated with higher levels of investment knowledge. Experience with financial instruments appeared to explain more of the variance in both investment knowledge and savings rates. No significant relationship between taking a high school course and investment knowledge was found. Financial experiences were found to be positively associated with savings rates.

存款准备金率政策的传导机制——基于商业银行资产负债管理的微观结构分析

由于经济体系中的流动性过剩问题日趋严重,中国人民银行连续上调存款准备金率,以期通过这种重量级的货币政策来收缩银行体系的货币供给,从而有效地控制流动性过剩.存款准备金率政策的最终政策效应,有赖于通过银行体系内部商业银行的资产负债管理行为而达成.然而,这一货币政策传导机制本身充满着诸多相互作用的变量和相应的行为选择.本文就这一问题出发,深入地解析了存款准备金率政策通过商业银行资产负债管理而起作用的内在微观结构.