• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.7
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• pp.11-20
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• 2014

This paper finds that the ultimate source of problems facing Korean mobile telecommunications such as excessive subsidies of handsets, waste of resources, and a vicious circle of expensive handsets and high prices for services, is bundling of handset and subscription. The analysis suggests that bundling causes consumers to confuse about prices of handsets and services, and firms focus on handset subsidy competition rather than on upgrading service qualities and lowering prices due to anti-competitive effects of bundling. Because most of the cost of bundling is passed on to consumers, the welfare of consumers decline. In particular, equality among consumers worsens due to price discriminations. To resolve these problems, unbundling of handset and subscription is a necessity. Mixed bundling allowing separate selling of handsets under bundling does not seem to work as a cure because bundling tends to be a dominant strategy. The best regulatory policy is a complete separation of handset and subscription.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.37 no.sup
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• pp.1-32
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• 2015

Korea witnesses continued debate over the policy that mandates the use of the public authentication certificate (electronic certificate) in electronic financing. The debate mainly centers on the rationale of the government compelling, as a standard, a public electronic certificate based on a specific technology, among several user authentication technologies. This paper looks into the impacts of both adoption and abolition of this mandatory policy and thereby analyzes the effects of government intervention in technology standardization. To that end, two main questions are presented: what conditions would enable a single technology to serve as a standard in the market without government intervention; and what conditions would make the standard determined in the market contribute to maximizing social welfare. This paper demonstrates that the attitude and preference of market participants towards each technology determine the level of market equilibria and social welfare caused by the adoption and abolition of the mandatory policy on electronic certificate.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.19 no.8
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• pp.1893-1900
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• 2015

The government has the responsibility to prevent abuses of monopoly and promote competition in order to maximize consumer welfare. The government should address the asymmetry in the information as much as possible and ensure consumer choice. The subsidy seems to reduce the burden on the consumer service charges and handset prices but it actually distorts the market through price discrimination. The government caused the principal-agent problem by neglecting their appropriate role to prevent distortion of the mobile telecom market. The money used as subsidy is part of excess profit and could be transferred to down the price of mobile phone and charges and it would become a benefit to consumers. Separate announcement of subsidies by Mobile Communications Terminal Distribution Structure Improvement Act is a little developed policy but it was not actually realized. The market price close to that from perfect competition structure is plausible, ultimately.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.365-371
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• 1995

Filamentous bacteria and other large microorganisms, which are useful indicators of bulking and poeration, were identified by microscopic observation. Activated sludge samples were taken from the aeration basin of 5 municipal wasterwater plants and 6 industrial ones. Among the filamentous bacteria founds, Microthrix parvicella was most frequently present, followed by type 0041, type 1701 and Nocardia. This frequency of occurrence was similar to those reorted in USA and the Neterland. The morphology of filamentous bacteria observed were generally identical with those previously reported. except type 1701 which had slender filament diameter. Among protozoa, Vorticella was most frequently present, followed by Aspidisca, Opercularia and Difflugia. Philodina was the only metazoa observed. Both filamentous bacteria and protozoa would be useful indicator organisms. The potential for these organisms as indicators were discussed.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.824-835
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• 2018

In this study, the impact on the number of cable TV subscribers as well as the profit of cable TV has been examined, and the impact on enlarging the digital broadcast viewing rights of cable TV subscribers and viewers' welfare has also been examined. We investigated the trends in the number of analog and 8VSB subscribers and revenue of cable TV operators by region and analyzed based on changes in the number of channels provided by each operator. The results show that analog subscribers and digital subscribers are delaying their departure through 8VSB conversion, and VOD subscription fees and home shopping transmission fees have a significant impact on operating profit. Subscribers, as they switched over to 8VSB, have become able to view channels of various genres with clear picture quality for a same subscription fee, and the program providers could offer programs to more customers. The government's deregulation policy due to the changes in broadcasting environment led to the facilitation of digital conversion of Pay-TV and improvement of viewers' welfare.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2014.10a
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• pp.933-936
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• 2014

The government has the duty to prevent abuses of monopoly and promote competition in order to maximize consumer welfare. In order to promote competition we have to address the asymmetry in the information as possible and to ensure consumer choice. The subsidy seems to reduce the burden on the consumer service charges and handset prices but it virtually distort the market through price discrimination. The government caused the principal-agent problem by avoiding their appropriate role to prevent distortion of the mobile telecom market. The money used as subsidy could be transferred to down the price of cell phone and charges and it would be a benefit to consumers. Separate notice of subsidies by Mobile Communications Terminal Distribution Structure Improvement Act is a developed policy but it was too late. It, the market price close to that from perfect competition structure, is plausible, ultimately.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2014.10a
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• pp.917-920
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• 2014

In Korea mobile phone subscribers exceeded 1 million people in 1995, and ten million people in 1998. Prevalence of the mobile phone increased dramatically over 110% compared to the population. And all family members including children and students use one or two mobile terminal. Mobile phone is obviously necessary good more than washer, vacuum cleaner, passenger car. Our daily life with mobile communication are conveniently positioned, but communication related costs including the price of the device has become a big burden on the household. But the government does not seem to do the right role at the right time to prevent the failure of the market to further maximize consumer welfare and social welfare through fair competition. This principal-agent problems exist especially in perspective of joint use of the mobile communication network, number portability, separation of phone distribution and phone service and network neutrality among in mobile communication policies since the early 1990s up to now.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.251-268
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• 1994

본고에서는 국내자본(國內資本)의 해외투자(海外投資) 및 해외자본(海外資本)의 국내투자(國內投資)로부터 발생하는 자본소득(資本所得)에 대한 적정과세방안(適正課稅方案)을 이론적 모형을 토대로 분석하여 보고, 이를 바탕으로 우리나라의 현행 세제상(稅制上)의 문제점 및 시사점을 검토해 보고자 하였다. 1개국(個國)-1재화(財貨)-2기간(期間)의 일반균형분석모형하에서 정부와 후생극대화(厚生極大化)를 바탕으로, 첫째 자본유출국(資本流出國)의 경우 해외에 투자되는 국내자본에 대한 소득세율은 국내투자분에 비해 낮게 책정되는 것이 바람직하며, 둘째 자본유입국(資本流入國)의 경우 해외로부터 유입되는 자본에 대한 소득세율은 국내자본에 적용되는 세율보다 낮아야 함을 보였다. 이러한 이론적 결과에도 불구하고, 기존의 실증적 연구와 비교해 볼 때 우리나라의 경우 외국자본(外國資本)의 국내투자(國內投資)에 대환 세제상(稅制上)의 혜택(惠澤)은 너무 과다한 것으로 추정되어, 향후 외국자본(外國資本)의 국내투자(國內投資)에 대한 조세혜택(租稅惠澤)을 축소하고 중복적용을 배제할 수 있도록 현행 조세감면제도(租稅感免制度)를 재정비해야 할 필요성이 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.544-545
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 전력 도매요금(현 전력거래제도에서의 시간대별 계통한계가격) 상승시, 고객의 부하절감을 유도함으로써 사회적 후생을 최대화 할 수 있는 상시부하관리 개념을 제안하였다. 2007년 계통을 대상으로 전력거래 모의프로그램인 P-POOL를 이용하여 경제적 측면에서의 효과를 분석하고 그 결과를 제시하였으며 본 결과는 향후 우리나라에서의 가격기반 부하관리 메카니즘 도입의 기초자료로 활용이 기대된다.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.39-59
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• 2000

Given the constraint that the unemployment benefit is not allowed to vary freely over the unemployment duration, this paper examines the optimal UI benefit structure. In particular, identifying the conflicting effects of benefit amount and benefit duration upon incentive and insurance, this paper characterizes the optimal combination of UI benefit amount and duration. Based upon some important factors determining the optimal UI benefit structure that are derived from the model, a set of directions for UI reform in Korea have been proposed.