• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.74-85
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is to investigate present situation of recovery and treatment of waste home appliances, and to supply basic data for active reuse and recycling of waste home appliances. Among waste home appliances, refrigerator comprise 30.7%, television 37.8%, washing machine 22.9% and air conditioner 0.3%. Local government collected 46.2% of waste home appliances, producer and agent collected 49.7%, recycling center 4.1%. Seventeen percentage of waste home appliances are reused, 65% are recycled, and 18% are landfilled or incinerated. To improve the recycling activity of waste of home appliances, it is important to establish private reuse and recycling organization. It is also necessary to improve waste deposit and refund system for efficient recycling by decent financial support. Extension of a term of usage is another method to minimize waste home appliances. Finally, intensive education for consumer is necessary for waste minimization. Some portion of recycling and treatment cost can be allocated to the local government and large private business can shred and recycle waste home appliances.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.1-32
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• 2024

The emissions trading system stands as a pivotal climate policy in Korea, incentivizing abatement equivalent to 87% of total emissions (as of 2021). As the system likely has a far-reaching impact, it is crucial to understand how the real economic activity, energy sector, as well as environment would be influenced by its implementation. Employing a macroeconometric model, this paper is the first study analyzing the effects of the Korean emissions trading policy. It interconnects the Korean Standard Industrial Classification (Economy), Energy Balance (Energy), and National Inventory Report (Environment), enhancing its real-world explanatory power. We find that a 50% increase in emission permit price over four years results in a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions (-0.043%) and downward shifts in key macroeconomic variables, including real GDP (-0.058%), private consumption (-0.003%), and investment (-0.301%). The price increase in emission permit is deemed crucial for achieving greenhouse gas reduction targets. To mitigate transition risk associated with price shocks, revenue recycling using auction could ensure the sustainability of the economy. This study confirms the comparative advantage of expanded current transfers expenditure over corporate tax reduction, particularly from an economic growth perspective.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.777-780
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• 2015

Currently, our country has promoted sustainable growth in agriculture field by expanding the growth engine which is going to creat new value through agrifood industry & ICT convergence, the deployment of computerization in rural areas and the efficiency increase of agricultural administration system. Since the level of domestic agriculture-ICT convergence technology focusing on production areas is at early stage, it is necessary to deploy the successful models through the systematic development of technology and standardization including production, distribution and consumption phase. In addition, because the management and control systems of large glass greenhouse are mostly foreign products with no standardization and related small domestic companies, there is a limit to agri-food & ICT convergence activation led by the agri-food private sector. Also, it is vital to increase productivity & efficiency and improve quality throughout the entire agricultural process including production, distribution and consumption by the fusion of information technology, automatic control technology and unique ICT on existing agricultural technology, Therefore, in this paper we propose the agricultural-ICT convergence technology fields in which our country can lead technology and the standardization plans through analyzing the development, policy and standardization trends on agricultural-ICT convergence technology.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.843-846
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• 2008

There are a lot of municipalities that do not grasp even by the current state of having public facilities though various management&maintenance researches have been done. Therefore this research aimed to make it to the foundation of the maintenance management plan establishment of the municipality in the future through investigating, analyzing the current state of management&maintenance of the public facilities. Tn the beginning, I collected data through a questionnaire of the community facilities of the municipality. To read the current state of the management condition of the object facilities from the collection data, I applied the radar chart that used the deviation value of the evaluation index and PPM matrix. As a result of the analysis, I discovered that there is a municipality thought to having efficient facilities maintenance management.

• Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.67-81
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• 2017

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to analyze the report conducted in 2014 by the Ministry of Health and Welfares on influences of private insurance coverage on the use of Korean medicine. Methods : We analyzed Ministry of Health and welfares report on the use and consumption of Korean medicine to fit the purpose of this study. Comparison between private insurance holders and non-holders was made in the areas of sociodemographic characteristics, patient distribution by disorders, total number of disorders and existence of complex diseases, general perception of Korean medicine, and medical expenses and visits. Logistic regression analysis was made to verify the private insurance coverage. Results : Among sociodemographic characteristics, significant differences were observed in age distribution, education, professions, income level, and housing factors. But genders, area of residence, and marital status didn't show significant differences. Other significant differences including side effects, experience with Korean medicine, herbal medicine and acupuncture treatments, and main visiting facilities were shown between private insurance holders and non-holders. Majority of disorders treated with Korean medicine were musculoskeletal issues, and criteria of number of disorders, multiple diseases factors, and medical expenses/visits showed significant differences between the two groups. Conclusions : Summarizing above results indicate that holding a private insurance in addition to National Health Insurance contributes significant influences on the use of Korean medicine.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.55-83
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• 2007

This paper examines the welfare aspects of loan-based self-insurance against unemployment, and discusses the scope of government intervention in its provision. This paper deals with these issues in a model where the individuals may experience unemployment shocks frequently to leave little savings for retirement, so that the government may have to provide them with unemployment and retirement insurance benefits during their unemployment and retirement, respectively. We identify the two interesting features in the model: the externality that the self-insurance exerts, upon other social insurances, and the incentive of private sector to provide loans that exerts the externality upon other social insurances. In particular, this paper shows that, although the inefficiency associated with private loan warrants the government provision of loans to unemployed workers, the over-incentive of the private sector to offer loans may reduce the scope of the government intervention. This paper also shows that, unless the inefficiency associated with private loans is high, the private incentive for loans would reduce welfare because of the externality generated by private loans.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.15 no.12
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• pp.185-192
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• 2015

This study analyzed the spatial interrelation between living wages and economic variables and how they operate based on systems thinking theory to understand what value living wages have as policy instruments and why they are necessary. Results from this study can be summed as follows. First, the relationship between living wages and economic variables shows close interaction at a considerable level. In particular, mutual feedback which connects to laborers' standards of living, consumption, business, and economy was operating closely. Second, largely three positive (+) feedback loops were operating in the feedback structure of living wages and economic variables. This can be interpreted to mean that positive economic variables which are associated with living wages have the possibility of growth. Also, it can mean that the minimum wage system did not fully fulfill its role. Through these study results, it can be learned that living wages have sufficient value as a policy means and that it is advisable to allow living wages to exceed simple application levels in the public sector to expand into the private sector, to bring positive change to the economic system.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.77-86
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• 2010

The study developed physical distribution channel choice models reflecting decision making of the firms and studied how choice decision factors influence selection of distribution channel. The distribution channel survey data in Korea was used to do empirical study. As a choice set, distribution channels were classified into two main choice channels: direct and indirect channels. In addition, indirect channels were classified into other three channels according to the type of intermediate point: distribution center, wholesale store, and agency. This study developed choice models by applying both binary and multinomial logit model with various set of factors. The results showed that the developed logit models seemingly reflect distribution channel choice behaviors. The hypothesis tests on how each factor influences choice of distribution channel were performed and discussed as well.

• Review of Korean Society for Internet Information
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.27-36
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• 2008

2008년 상반기 국내 민간최종소비지출 중 카드 사용비중은 54%로, 이제 카드는 결제수단의 최대 강자로 자리잡았다. 경제활동인구 1인당 신용카드 소지수도 2002년 4.6매에서 2005년 3.5매로 떨어졌다가 2008년도까지 3.8매 선으로 안정되고 있다. 신용카드 이외의 은행, 증권, 저축은행 등의 현금인출용 카드와 교통카드, 모바일 칩카드, 백화점카드, 학생증카드, 직원ID카드, 마일리지카드, 기타 멤버십카드 등을 합하면 국민들의 지갑은 현금보다도 플라스틱카드로 두툼해져 있다. 이동통신서비스 사업자들은 이동통신단말기를 이용하여 다양한 서비스를 개발 제공함으로써 시장의 주도권을 노리고 있고, 교통카드 사업자들은 자사의 전자화폐인 교통카드로 주도권을 지키려 하고 있으며, 기존의 강자였던 은행과 카드사들은 고객을 빼앗기지 않기 위해 고객이 필요로 하는 다양한 서비스는 제공하면서도 주도권은 지키려고 하는 경쟁과 협력이 활발하게 전개되고 있다. 한편, MS카드는 읽기/쓰기가 쉬워 정보유출, 위변조, 복제 등을 통한 사고의 위험이 커서, 선진국뿐 아니라 중동, 중남미, 아시아 국가들까지도 IC카드로의 전환이 진행되고 있다. 국제브랜드 카드사들은 2006년 1월부터 IC카드가 MS 단말기에서 부정 사용될 경우 그 책임을 매입사에 전가시키는 제도(Transitional Chip Liability Shift Program)를 시행하고 있어 국내 카드사들의 피해도 예상된다. 금융감독 당국은 2003년 2월 “IT및 전자금융 안전성 제고대책”에 의거 2008년 말까지 100% IC카드로 전환을 목표로 연도별 전환목표를 통보하고 지도감독하고 있다. 이에 따라 은행의 현금카드는 2008년 6월까지, 신용카드는 2008년 12월까지 전환을 수행하고 있으나, 기타 금융권이나 카드사용자들은 비용부담, 재고소진 등의 문제로 잘 지켜지지 않고 있다. 특히 가맹점 단말기를 교체하여야 할 VAN사 들은 교체비용이 자기 자본을 상회하는 어려움으로 POS나 CAT단말은 거의 전환이 진행되지 않고 있어 IC카드를 가지고 있어도 MS를 이용하는 형편이다. 카드의 종류는 주도권 경쟁으로 늘어만 가고 있어 애초 취지처럼 하나의 카드로 다양한 사업자의 서비스가 통합되기 어려운데다, 단말기의 표준화도 어려워 막상 카드를 안전하고 편리하게 사용하여야 할 소비자들의 지갑만 무거워지고 있다. 본고는 이렇게 우리의 생활 깊숙이 들어온 카드를 편리하고 안전하게 사용할 수 있도록 하는 인프라는 과연 어느 수준이고 시장의 주자들은 어느 방향으로가고 있는지 살펴보고 그 문제점과 과제를 제시하고자 한다.

• Korea journal of population studies
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.91-110
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• 2003

This study analyzed data from 1997 Korea's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey collected through telephone questionings based on the multi-stage stratified random sampling. We categorized respondents into those who had ever drunk an alcoholic beverage in the last month and those who didn't and, referring to the World Health Organization's guideline, the former group were further categorized into low risk drinking group and high risk drinking group. Employing bivariate probit regression analyses with censoring on independent variables such as preferred type of alcoholic beverage, the number of types of beverages consumed, age, marital status, education, occupation, residential area, current smoking, body mass index and stress suggested (1) that those who prefer soju are more likely to involve high risk drinking than those who and prefer the other alcoholic beverages (2) that those who are relatively older, who live without a partner, who have jobs, who. are vulnerable to stress, or who enjoy more than one type of beverage are more likely to be exposed to high risk drinking than the others.