• Journal of Industrial Convergence
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.43-50
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• 2023

The South Korean government announced its plan to pursue membership in the CPTPP in 2022, aiming to establish a stable supply chain within the Asia-Pacific region. The CPTPP, led by Japan, was ratified in 2018 by 11 countries with the goal of eliminating tariffs and establishing new trade rules. According to our analysis, since the implementation of the CPTPP, there has been a trade promotion effect among Japan and member countries, with greater effects observed in countries with higher GDP per capita and closer geographical distance. As long as tariff elimination and reduction proceed as planned, the trade promotion effects are expected to expand gradually. However, the expansion of trade between Japan and CPTPP member countries may also indicate a relative contraction in trade with non-member countries, potentially posing a threat to the stable supply chain in the Korean industry within the Asia-Pacific region. As Japan is Korea's fourth-largest trading partner, it is necessary to carefully consider the impact of CPTPP on Japan's future trade with member countries and engage in discussions regarding Korea's participation and negotiation content based on a thorough examination of the matter.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.41-65
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• 2009

This study based on international input-output model shows various static analyses of the effects by estimating the intermediary goods' trade volume that affects the industrial production. When concluding tariff removal between Korea and Japan, as intermediary goods import increases, Korea's trade balance deficit with Japan is expected to grow more than before. However, Korea's increase in export to the world is the largest benefit Korea can earn from tariff removal between the two countries.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.627-628
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• 2022

There is no internationally accepted codified definition of digital trade because of the wide variety and scope of related industries and transactions(product + service + data) in general. Recently, innovative changes are taking place in digital trade due to the development of technologies such as IT due to the 4th industrial revolution, and advanced countries such as the US, EU, and Japan are including digital trade issues such as data movement liberalization in the negotiation agenda of the digital trade agreement. The issue with the liberalization of cross-border data movement is that freedom of data movement is necessary to vitalize digital trade, but it also increases the risk of information security and privacy violations. Looking at the directions of advanced countries, the US favors minimization of regulations, Europe favors regional single marketization, but passively opens up to the outside world, and China promotes independent markets through regulations. Therefore, measures to strengthen restrictions on cross-border data movement are an issue that has recently been implemented by each country or an international aggrement is scheduled to be reached soon, and Korea also needs a close response.

• Cross-Cultural Studies
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• v.44
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• pp.393-410
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• 2016

This paper examines why Japan's nation branding strategy is not working in South Korea in spite of expanding relations between Korea and Japan. Japan has successfully managed its national reputation, which altered its image around the world. However, Japan's nation-image in South Korea has not kept up with its efforts internationally. Political and economic interactions between Korea and Japan have increased throughout the past decades since the normalization of diplomatic relations in 1965. Also, the normalization of cultural-social relations emerged after the Korean government policy restricting Japanese popular culture was removed in the 1990s and overseas travel was liberalized in 1989. In spite of the improvement in politico-cultural-social relations, trust-building efforts still stagnate between the two countries. This paper discusses the reasons behind this phenomenon and provides some suggestions to solve this issue.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.9 no.12
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• pp.133-140
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• 2019

This study examines the reason of a staggering trade deficit on the Korean agro-food industry. To achieve the goal of the study, this study suggests the policy implication for enlargement a trade deficit with foreign exchange rate. Despite the majority of grain importer does realize that there is a huge affection for price volatility on the business result, they are more likely to take flat pricing through the physical market to avoid risk of price volatility with exchange rate. Also the analysis of external and internal environments around the Korean agro-food export & import are conducted, particularly with the analysis of trade volume and food price affecting the export & import. Results from a survey show that the common factor to the effective use of overseas agricultural and foreign currency futures trading for grain traders in Korea.

• TTA Journal
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• s.41
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• pp.81-112
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• 1995

최근 전기통신시장의 단일화가 추구되면서 그동안 각국이 자국의 실정에 맞게 운영해 오던 단말장치의 형식승인제도가 범 세계적 흐름인 통신정책의 규제 완화 및 각국간의 원활한 무역을 위한 불필요한 기술장벽 해소라는 변화된 환경속에서 자국의 통신시장 보호수단으로 활용되고 있으며, 한편으로는 지역간/국가간의 형식승인 상호인정을 통한 효율적인 운영 제도의 조화로 무역확대를 꾀하고 있다. 이에 본 고는 세계 각국이 보다 유리한 통신시장의 진입조건을 확보하기 위해 각국의 형식승인제도에 대한 운영 현황에 관한 정보를 파악하는 것을 급선무로 여기고 있는 현실을 감안하여, 미국, 일본, 호주, 캐나다, 영국 및 우리나라에 대한 형식승인제도 현황을 분석하였다. 또한, 이러한 형식승인제도가 어떠한 방법으로 지역간/국가간의 형식승인 상호인정 추진과 맥락을 같이 하는지 살펴보았다.

• Journal of Technology Innovation
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.31-66
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• 2006

The country with a relative abundance of human capital conducts relatively more R&D in the steady state than its partner. This country acquires the know-how to produce a relatively wider range of innovative goods. High technology comprises a large share of the national economy in the human-capital rich country and real output growth is faster. This prediction would seem to accord weakly with empirical observation of Korean economy.

• Korea Trade Review
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.373-389
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• 2016

This study mainly investigates the port SOC's impact on trade volume. In order to investigate the relationships between port SOC and trade volume, we did the empirical analysis using panel data regression and fixed effects model. The total period of 97 years and 1,082 ports' information were applied to panel data and regression model. According to the results, the coefficients of development of container berth, development of bulk berth, maintenance of port, the jetty facilities like breakwater have positive(+) impact on the dependent variable, the trade volume. Especially, the jetty facilities show a strongly positive impact on trade volume. On the other hand, the development of new port and navigation facilities like lighthouse have a negative(-) impact. In examining Hausman test and LR test, the fixed effect model is statistically more appropriate than the random effect model for this study.

• Food Industry
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• s.110
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• pp.56-61
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• 1991

오늘날 세계 각국간에는 농산물의 무역이 점점 활발하여지고 있지만 그것에 따른 여러 가지 문제도 발생하고 있다. 그 중의 하나가 잔류농약의 문제인데, 제외국에 있어서 농산물 중의 잔류농약 기준치는 각국마다 달라 그것이 농산물의 수출, 수입에 따른 여러가지 문제의 원인으로 되고 있다. 특히 일본에서는 아래 2가지의 점 즉, 외국에서는 농약으로서 사용되고 있어 농산물 중의 잔류기준이 정하여져 있는데 일본에서는 기준이 없는 농약이 농산물 중에 잔류하는문제 및 수확 후 사용하는 농약의 잔류문제가 해결되어야 하는 중요한 과제이다. 이 문제해결을 위하여서는 제외국의 농약잔류규제, 잔류기준 설정의 방법 및 농산물 중의 잔류실태 등을 아는 것이 우선 필요할 것이다. 이러한 점에서 각국 및 국제기관에서 행하고 있는 농약규제의 사정에 대하여 알아보고자 한다.

• Korea Trade Review
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.159-186
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• 2016

This study analyzes the degree of dependency and comparative advantage of each country for intermediate goods trade in East Asia, which predicts the comparative advantage of the intermediate goods trade and fragmentation in East Asia when the FTA arrangement in East Asia is implemented. The results are as follows. First, the share of intra-regional trade in the intermediate goods in East Asia has increased over time, implying the deepening of interdependency in intermediate goods trade within the East Asia. Second, Korea is a net exporter in intermediate goods trade for China and ASEAN, whereas it is a net importer for Japan. Japan is a high net exporter for all East Asia, while China is a net importer for Korea, Japan and ASEAN. If FTA arrangement in East Asia is implemented, Japan and Korea will be key suppliers of the intermediate goods for East Asia, while China and ASEAN will play a role of the manufacturing factory through the import of intermediate goods. Third, Korea has a comparative advantage in intermediate trade of electric and electronics and transport vehicle industry in East Asia. Japan has a comparative advantage in all of electric and electronics, transport vehicle, precision instrument, general machinery industry, whereas China has a comparative advantage only in electric and electronics intermediate trade in East Asia. The intra-industry trade of the intermediate goods in precision instrument, general machinery industry is expected to grow among Korea, Japan and China.