KU International Finance and Macroeconomics
Reading Group

This is the web page for the KU International Finance and Macroeconomics Reading Group.

The reading group aims to foster the sharing of research progress and the exchange of ideas on topics in International Finance and Macroeconomics, and to contribute to the field.

Please contact Yoojune Kim (dbwns0918@korea.ac.kr) if you are interested in joining this group.

2026 Spring Meetings

1. March 6, 2026 (Fri), 11:45-13:00, in Room 619, Sangnam PSE Building, Korea University

• Ohik Kwon (Korea Univ.), "Stablecoin Fragility in a Segmented Open Economy",
  with discussion by Seunghoon Na (Korea Univ.)

2. April 3, 2026 (Fri), 11:45-13:00, in Room 619, Sangnam PSE Building, Korea University

• Jongwon Kim (Korea Univ.), "Two Faces of Financial Instability and Monetary Policy: Text-Based Evidence from the Bank of Korea",
  with discussion by Yunjong Eo (Korea Univ.)

3. April 16, 2026 (Thu), 11:45-13:00, in Room 619, Sangnam PSE Building, Korea University

• Giacomo Candian (HEC Montreal)

4. April 24, 2026 (Fri), 11:45-13:00, in Room 619, Sangnam PSE Building, Korea University

• Yoojune Kim (Korea Univ.), "When to Believe the Boy Who Cried Wolf: Alarm-Verified Large Bayesian Vector Autoregressions",
  with discussion by Cheol Woo Lee (Korea Labor Institute)

5. May 8, 2026 (Fri), 11:45-13:00, in Room 619, Sangnam PSE Building, Korea University

• Ju Hyun Pyun (Korea Univ.),
  with discussion by Hyunzi Oh (Korea Univ.)

6. May 29, 2026 (Fri), 11:45-13:00, in Room 619, Sangnam PSE Building, Korea University

• Eutteum Park (Korea Univ., Bank of Korea),
  with discussion by Jiwan Park (Korea Univ.)

7. June 5, 2026 (Fri), 11:45-13:00, in Room 619, Sangnam PSE Building, Korea University

• Gyeongmin Kim (Korea Univ.),
  with discussion by Tagyun Kwon (Korea Univ.)