• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.151-167
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• 2014

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between globalization and income distribution in Korea. In order to identify the key determinants, the study investigates the effects of trade openness, inward and outward FDI flows, and per capita GDP on income distribution. The study uses methodology of unit root and co-integration technique as well as an error correction model over 1992 to 2011 by using annual data. The empirical findings showed that income inequality is reduced as trade openness and the per capita GDP increase. Meanwhile, income inequality is deteriorated as inward and outward FDI flows increased. In addition, the study revealed that the negative effect of inward FDI flows on income inequality is greater than that of outward FDI flows. This result supports the Feenstra and Hanson (1997) hypothesis. Overall the globalization process can be beneficial for the Korean economy, but its nature should be closely monitored regarding income distribution.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.3-22
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• 2016

This study analyzed the pattern of Myanmar's trade with east asia countries, Korea, China and Japan. By using RCA index and TSI index, the comparative advantage and trade specialization of Myanmar are analyzed. UN COMTRADE data from 2012 to 2014 is analyzed. After the economic sanction against Myanmar was lifted, the volume of trade of Myanmar was increased sharply as well as the trade structure is changed. The volume of trade in primary industry is decreased while the manufactured industry takes more share of trade volume. The comparative advantage of manufactured industries took more steps while those of primary industries lose. In the trade with Korea, China and Japan, Myanmar exports labor intensive products and primary goods. Trade relationship beteen Korea and Myanmar is analyzed to be primary step, while China's and Japan's are going to be advanced. China and Japan are entering to the stage of international value chain system by using abundant labor of Myanmar.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.477-498
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• 2010

This paper studies economic growth convergence conditioning on various characteristics of East Asian countries. Our findings suggest that when trade openness is conditioned in addition to human capital and investment, the economic growth rates for East Asian countries converge faster than when human capital and investment alone are considered. In particular, while Northeast Asian countries exhibit absolute economic growth convergence as well as economic growth convergence conditioned on trade openness, Southeast Asian countries show only economic growth convergence conditioned on trade openness. Analysis of policy implications based on the results of the first East Asian countries' high dependence on foreign trade, trade openness in the convergence of economic growth has had a significant positive effect. Second, in order to establish a regional economic integration in East Asia, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, the country's economic growth is necessary to reduce the gap.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.551-558
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• 2002

The further economy and trade cooperation between China and the Korean Peninsula should be carried out due to the process of globalization. Being the biggest border city and one of the windows of opening outside policy, Dandong plays a very important role in the economy and trade cooperation between China and D.P.R.K. With the tendency of regional economy cooperation amony countries of Northeast Asia, Dandong should also act as a bridge in the economy and trade cooperation between R.O.K and D.P.R.K.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.449-465
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• 2008

This paper aims to analyze the causal relationship between exports and regional economic growth based on the provincial data over the period from 1952 to 2004. To reflect the regional and chronical characteristics, this paper divides China into three regions; Eastern, Central and Western regions, and also the whole period into two sub-periods; before and after 1979 when the Open-door policy(ODP) was initiated and applies Granger causality analysis. The Granger causality tests showed that exports Granger cause economic growth in the Eastern region, but not in the Central and Western regions, as a whole. When the period is divided, in the Eastern region, causal relation between the two variables was not found before the Open-door policy. For the second period, however it turns out that exports cause the region's economic growth. This result is consent with the fact that the region has been a main beneficiary of the policy. For the Central region, the tests showed no causality in the pre-ODP period, but significant bidirectional causality in the post-ODP period. Meanwhile, in the Western region, exports turned out causing economic growth significantly before the ODP, while economic growth appeared to causing trade after the ODP.

• Korean Architects
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• no.8 s.316
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• pp.120-121
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• 1995

대한무역진흥공사(KOTRA)에서는 21세기 국제화, 정보화, 개방화 시대에 부응하기 위해 종합무역 정보연구센터 건립을 추진, 민간업체의 신공법 및 기술개발과 다양한 기술도입을 통한 쾌적한 환경조성의 효과를 기대한 설계시공일괄 입찰(Turn-key) 방식으로 설계경기를 시행, 총 9개 업체가 참가한 결과 지난 4월 21일 무영건축/형진건설 안을 당선작으로 선정, 발표했다.

• Journal of Technology Innovation
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.61-89
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• 2017

This study aims to estimate empirically the respective impacts of R&D expenditure, R&D labor, overseas direct investment, commodity trade balance, and technology trade openness on technology balance of payments. To examine the presence of co-integration between them, this paper employed the ARDL-bounds test using time series data from 1981 to 2014, and the result shows that there is a stable long-run equilibrium relationship among them. Furthermore, we estimated long- and short-run coefficients of the technology balance of payments with respect to each variables based on long-run equilibrium equation and error correction model. As a result, the technology balance of payments respond negatively to R&D labor and technology trade openness, and R&D expenditure does produce positive effects in the long-run, while coefficients of overseas direct investment and commodity trade balance in the long-run are not statistically significant. Besides, according to results of error correction model, overseas direct investment only has clearly a positive effects in the short-run, in contrast, the short-term relationships between the other variables and the technology balance of payments could not definitively derived. This implies that it is necessary to procure and cultivate talented personnel, as well as to enlarge gradually technology trade size in order to improve technology balance of payments from a long-term point of view.

• The tire
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• s.232
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• pp.10-21
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• 2007

한미자유무역협정(FTA)에 이어 한EU FTA 체결을 위한 협상이 본격적으로 진행되고 있다. 우리나라도 세계적인 개방화의 물결을 거스를 수 없고 다자간무역협상이 교착상태에 빠져 있기 때문이다. EU는 확대와 심화를 거듭하면서 세계 최대의 자유무역지대를 형성하고 있다. 과거 서유럽 선진국 중심의 무역과 투자 자유화가 신흥개도국들인 중동구 국가를 회원국으로 가입시키면서 전유럽으로 확산되고 있다. 따라서 유럽 이외 지역의 국가들은 EU와의 FTA 체결을 적극 추진하고 있다. 본고에서는 최근 추진되고 있는 한-EU FTA의 주요 내용에 대해 살펴보고, EU 자동차산업과 타이어산업의 현황에 대해 분석해 본 후 한-EU FTA가 국내 타이어산업에 미칠 영향에 대해 평가해 보기로 한다.

• Feed Journal
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• v.4 no.8 s.36
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• pp.58-61
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• 2006

한미 자유무역협정(FTA) 2차 협상이 이번 FTA를 반대하는 단체들의 대규모 시위와 의약품 분야의 협상 중단 사태 등 파행을 겪으며 14일 종료됐다. 지난 10일부터 5일간 서울 신라호텔에서 열린 이번 협상에서 양국 협상단은 18개 분과 및 작업반 회의를 열고 관세인하 폭과 이행기간이 포함된 상품 양허안 교환에 합의했다. 또 개방제외 분야가 나열된 서비스ㆍ투자 유보안과 정부조달 분야 개방안(양허안)도 상호 교환함으로써 3차 협상의 교두보를 마련했다. 아울러 금융개방 논의도 일부 합의점을 찾았다. 하지만 농산물, 의약품, 자동차, 개성공단 생산제품 원산지 등 핵심 쟁점에 대해서는 양측의 입장이 팽팽히 맞섰다. 특히 미국측은 의약품 협상중단과 관련해 협상 나흘째인 13일부터 무역구제와 서비스 분과 회의에 참석하지 않았으며 우리 측도 이에 맞서 이날 개최키로했던 상품과 환경분과 회의를 전면 취소하는 등 갈등을 겪었다. 기본적인 틀을 짜는데 실패한 농업과 섬유는 물론 의약품과 자동차, 쌀개방, 개성공단 문제에 있어서는 양측 모두 입장차를 좁히지 못해 향후 협상 전망을 어둡게 했다.

• 해운
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• no.4 s.38
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• pp.22-27
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• 2007

한미 FTA 타결은 수출에 큰 도움이 될 것으로 전망되고 있다. 세계 1위의 경제 대국 미국과의 자유무역협정(FTA)이 타결됨으로써 우리나라는 개국에 버금가는 엄청난 변화를 맞게 될 것으로 예상된다. 지난 19세기말 강화도 조약으로 조선이 개화기를 맞았듯이 이번 FTA 타결로 우리는 개방경제의 닻을 본격 올리게 되었다. 특히 중국과 일본에 끼어 샌드위치 신세를 면치 못하던 우리가 모처럼 새 성장 동력을 얻어 동북아 지역에서 기선을 잡는 계기를 마련한 것으로 평가되고 있다. 해운 및 항만의 경우 양국간 교역량 증가로 해운 및 항만에 긍정적인 영향을 가져다 줄 것으로 분석되고 있다. 다음은 한미 FTA 체결에 따른 부문별 파급여파와 변화 등을 요약정리한 것이다.