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The External Effects of Mountaineering on Medical Expenses  

Lee, Yeon-Ho (Department of Economics, Chungbuk National University)
Shin, Won-Sop (Department of Forestry, Chungbuk National University)
Yeoun, Poung-Sik (Department of Forestry, Chungbuk National University)
Lee, Jeong-Hee (Department of Forestry, Chungbuk National University)
Bae, Young-Mok (Department of Economics, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.99, no.6, 2010 , pp. 785-790 More about this Journal
Abstract
The paper aims to estimate the external effects of mountaineering on medical expenses within national economy. Though there is no difference in the participation ratio of mountaineering among sexes or income levels, the ratio of the elderly is higher than that of younger. The medical expenses have negative correlation with mountain climbing times and climbing frequencies, but this correlation is insignificant statistically. Without mountaineering, the medical expenses of Korea would increase by 2.8 trillion Won (4.6%). Therefore the policy to support usual mountaineering must save the medical expenses more than other policies. and the increase of public expenditure on mountaineering can decrease the deficit of government budget through the positive external effects on national medical expenses.
Keywords
mountaineering; medical expenses; positive external effect;
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