• Journal of Environmental Policy
• /
• v.8 no.3
• /
• pp.53-79
• /
• 2009

This study conducted a regulatory impact analysis regarding the introduction of the Korean version of REACH(Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals). The direct cost of the Korean REACH is estimated at a total of 101 billion Korean won over the 11 year period. The cost includes pre-registration, testing, registration, Chemical Safety Assessment(CSA) and Chemical Safety Report(CSR), evaluation, and the authorization costs of 15,223 chemical substances produced and imported more than 1 ton per year in Korea in 2006. With regard to the benefit, the only public health benefit is included in the estimation. Based on the available foreign and domestic data, this study estimated that the economic values of public health benefits are in the range of 33.2~138.6 billion Korean won if only the savings of the National Health Expenditures are considered and it reaches 203.9~1,640.3 billion Korean won if the willingness to pay(WTP) for disease prevention is included. This study proved that the Korean REACH passed the cost/benefit criteria. The benefit-cost ratio of the Korean REACH, however, is estimated to be lower than its EU counterpart. Thus it is suggested that a rigorous study to reduce the costs to industry be required before the Korean government introduces the Korean REACH.

• Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
• /
• 2006.05a
• /
• pp.33-40
• /
• 2006

To promote the consistent and effective implementation of IMO instruments such as SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW, LL, TONNAGE, COLREG IMO has adopted voluntary IMO member state audit. This audit scheme is voluntary audit which will be carried out on a voluntary basis, at the request cf the member state to be audited. Nevertheless, the Korea government is preparing the implementation of the audit scheme to strengthen the competitiveness in shipping and shipbuilding industries. In this paper, we investigated the actual conditions of implementation of mandatory IMO instruments and carried out a feasibility study by assessing the cost to be audited and positive effects expected by introducing the audit scheme. As a result of cost benefit analysis we obtained high benefit-cost ratio.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
• /
• v.12 no.3 s.26
• /
• pp.201-209
• /
• 2006

To promote the consistent and effective implementation of IMO instruments such as SOLAS, MARPOL, STCW, LL, TONNAGE, COLREG IMO has adopted voluntary IMO member state audit. This audit scheme is voluntary audit which will be curried out on a voluntary basis, at the request of the member state to be audited Nevertheless, the Korea government is preparing the implementation of the audit scheme to strengthen the competitiveness in shipping and shipbuilding industries. In this paper, we investigated the actual conditions of implementation qf mandatory IMO instruments and curried out a feasibility study by assessing the cost to be audited and positive effects expected by introducing the audit scheme. As a result of cost benefit analysis we obtained high benefit-cost ratio.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
• /
• v.21 no.5
• /
• pp.409-420
• /
• 2021

The safety and health ledger system, which gives the responsibility of safety and health management for construction site workers to the construction project owner, was introduced as part of the overall revision of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. There is a need to explain the system's effectiveness in terms of economic feasibility to solve the execution problem of the system caused by low awareness and implementation rate. In this study, the economic effect of implementing the safety and health ledger system was analyzed using cost-benefit analysis based on the data discussed at the time of the introduction of the system. Results show that creating and managing the design safety and health ledger caused additional costs in implementing the system. As a result of comparing the cost of preparation and the direct and indirect benefits caused by the reduction of industrial accidents, the benefits were evaluated higher than the costs. Thus, it is thought that the safety and health ledger system reduces construction work accidents and generates economic effects.

• Proceedings of the KOR-KST Conference
• /
• 1998.10b
• /
• pp.509-509
• /
• 1998

점차 증가하는 도로상에서의 승용차의 비율은 전체 도로교통여건의 악화뿐만이 아니라 국가경제에 있어서도 물류비용의 증가를 가져와 국제경쟁력에서의 약화 및 수출조건의 악화의 원인이 되고 있다. 이러한 물류비용의 감소를 위하여 고속도로에 있어서의 화물전용차선의 설치가 논의되고 있으나 화물전용차선의 설치에 따른 사회 각 분야의 경제적 이익과 불이익을 정확히 산출하여 새로운 교통시설 공급의 효과를 정확하게 파악하지 못한 채로 정책적인 대안의 일환으로 논의되고 있으며, 기존의 고속도로의 교통혼잡비용의 연구에 있어서도 화물통행의 시간가치를 화물차의 운전자의 시간가치로 분석하여 개별 화물통행의 시간가치를 간과하여 분석하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구는 이러한 배경하에 화물통행의 시간적 가치를 측정하는 방안을 정립하고 고속도로에 있어서의 화물전용차선의 설치가 기존의 교통체계에 미치는 효과를 정확히 분석하고 시설공급에 따른 경제적 편익을 체계적으로 분석하여 이에 따른 화물전용차선 설치의 평가기준을 마련하는데 그 목적이 있다. 본 연구를 통하여 나타난 결과는 다음과 같다. -첫째, 연구대상구간 전체를 기준으로 볼때에 모든 대안에서 화물전용차선의 설치시는 화물전용차선의 미설치시보다 오히려 사회전체의 편익이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. -둘째, 구간별로 구분하여 분석하였을 경우에는 대안3의 경우 일부구간에서 화물전용차선에 설치에 따른 편익이 발생하는 것으로 분석되었는 바, 상행선의 경우 17:00∼21:00시에 신갈∼오산구간에서 실시하는 것이 가장 높은 편익을 발생하며, 하행선의 경우 06:00∼10:00시에 신갈∼오산구간에서 실시하는 것이 가장 편익이 높게 분석되었다. -셋째, 화물의 통행가치의 증가 및 화물교통량의 증가를 예상하여 5%, 10%, 20%의 증가에 대한 민감도 분석을 실시한 결과 대안1의 경우 교통량의 변화 및 화물통행의 시간가치의 증가시 사회적 편익이 오히려 감소하였고, 대안2와 3의 경우 사회적 편익이 증가하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이는 경부고속도로의 화물차량의 구성비에 따라 대안 1의 경우 오히려 화물차의 통행시간이 증가함에 그 원인이 있다 할 것이다. 이상과 같은 결론을 통하여 경부고속도로상의 화물전용차선의 설치시는 수답렬 교통량의 구성비와 구간 평균교통량에 의하여 그 효과가 다르게 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 물류비용 절감차원에서의 화물전용차선의 설치는 본 연구에서 나타낸 방법과 같이 수단간의 경제적 편익을 고려한 구간별 시간대별 효과분석을 통하여 정책의 시행여부가 결정되어야 할 것이다. 한편, 화물전용차선의 설치로 인한 물류비용의 절감을 보다 효과적으로 달성하기 위해서는 종합류류 전산망의 시급한 구축과 함께 화물차의 적재율을 높이고 공차율을 낮출 수 있는 운송체계의 수립이 필요한 것으로 판단된다. 그라나 이러한 화물전용차선의 효과는 단기적인 치유책일 수밖에 없기 때문에 물류유통 시설의 확충을 위한 사회간접자본의 구축을 서둘러 시행하여야 할 것이다.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
• /
• v.1 no.1
• /
• pp.83-114
• /
• 1991

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
• /
• v.42 no.4
• /
• pp.343-353
• /
• 2009

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of the water quality improvement by water discharge through dams and to provide a benefit estimation methodology, taking domestic situation into consideration, by the replacement cost approach analyzed with a sewage treatment plant instead of an alternative dam. To this end, facility that alternates a dam must have same functions of the discharged water from the dam and the two facilities must be able to be compared objectively. To estimate the benefit, estimation methodology of alternative facility's cost is established and criteria of cost.benefit analysis that are duration period and ratio of large scale repairing expense was presented. As a case study, the water quality improvement benefit of Song-Li-Won dam was evaluated, which is planned to be built on Nae-Sung stream in Nak-Dong River system. The results of applying this methodology to Song-Li-Won dam are 644,006 million won of the annual average discharge and 1,351,526 million won of maximum discharge. The usage of the framework in this study is expected for estimation of water quality improvement benefit in case water quality improvement project is performed.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
• /
• v.8 no.4
• /
• pp.247-254
• /
• 2008

This research was conducted to investigate the feasibility of aviation safety technology development. The important subjects of aviation safety technology development, aviation accident prevention and damage reduction technique, aircraft safety certification development, BASA promotion in an aircraft class, were included to investigate the the feasibility of aviation safety technology development. The survey technique using Benefit-Cost Anlysis was performed and the results showed that aviation safety technology development brought scientific technique effect, industrial and economic effect, and the rest effects. Also, the benefits from aviation safety technology development were much greater than the costs.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
• /
• v.20 no.4 s.50
• /
• pp.159-193
• /
• 2003

This study is a case study that attempt to quantify the economic efficiency of 'digital library program(DLP) of the National Library of Korea' by means of cost-benifit analysis. Results indicate that the B/C ratio is 1.70 which can be interpreted the economic efficiency of DLP is very high. Of particular significance is the fact that this study empirically proves that the digital library program is economically efficient.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
• /
• v.30 no.5D
• /
• pp.461-465
• /
• 2010

The objective of this study is to calculate road user costs that caused by the expansion work of metropolitan arterial highway and to analyze the costs that affect economic feasibility evaluation. "Taerung~Guri IC" section of Bukbu Expressway was selected as a case study. As a result, it shows that these costs could be a factor for determining economic feasibility for some projects. However, decreased capacity and free-flow speed are seriously different as period, type, length and traffic volume of work zones. These factors that decrease traffic capacity and free-flow speed should be deeply researched in the future.