• Land and Housing Review
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.45-59
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• 2024

Land reservation policies are twofold: Land Banking and Reserved National Lands. The former purchases land for public development before prices rise and controls supply and demand. The latter reserves land for future administrative needs. Both systems aim to reserve land for future supply if prices increase. However, these policies lack responses to contemporary environmental changes, such as the carbon-neutral society and development-restricted zones. This study proposes policy reform to preserve environmental value by evaluating land in metropolitan areas using six ecosystem service variables. Target areas are Gapyeong-gun, Pocheon-si, and Yeoncheon-gun in Gyeonggi Province. Short-term improvements include evaluating environmental value, mid-term measures involve adding environmental considerations to reservations, and long-term measures include expanding the Ministry of Economy and Finance's role in integrated management.

• 한국디지털정책학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.391-410
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 응답자들의 라이프스타일을 먼저 몇 개의 요인으로 분석 한 후, 도출된 요인들을 다시 군집분류를 하였다. 추출된 군집들에 따라 인터넷 뱅킹 신뢰성과 인지도 그리고 소득수준이 인터넷 뱅킹 이용도에 어떤 차이를 보이는지 분석하였고, 전체 군집에서 나온 결과와 어떤 차이를 보이는지 비교 분석 해보았다. 그 결과 라이프스타일에 따라 4개의 군집이 분류되었으며, 군집1을 '적극적 활동형', 군집 2를 '현실적 가족형', 군집 3을 '전통적 보수형', 군집 4를 '소극적 비활동형'으로 명명하였다. 군집들에 따라 신뢰성, 인지도, 소득수준이 인터넷 뱅킹 이용에 영향을 미치는지에 대한 연구 결과로는 전체군집에서는 소득에만 영향을 받았으나 군집을 세분화하여 세분화된 군집별로 알아본 결과 전체 군집과는 달리 '적극적 활동형'은 신뢰성, '전통적 보수형'과 '소극적 비활동형'은 소득수준, 그리고 현실적 가족형은 아무 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 보아 시장을 세분화 하였을 경우와 세분화 하지 않았을 경우의 연구 결과는 다르다는 결론을 얻어냈으며, 인터넷 뱅킹 활성화에 있어서도 라이프스타일에 따른 고객 세분화는 큰 의미가 있다.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.20 no.3_4
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• pp.3-62
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• 1998

본 논문은 한국 외환위기의 발생메커니즘이 투기적 공격모형에 의하여 설명될 수 없음을 주장한다. 나아가 한국의 외환위기는 국제금용시장에서의 인출사태(banking panic)로 설명되어야 함을 주장한다. 이들 주장의 주된 근거는 97년 11월 자본유출을 주도한 요소가 외화채권인출이었다는 사실이다. 한편 본 논문은 국제금융 시장에서의 인출사태 발생에 필요한 조건을 (1) 잠재적 외환유동성 부족, (2) 인출사태 촉발요인의 등장, (3) 인출사태에 대한 대비장치 부재 등의 세 가지로 규정하고, 잠재적 외환유동성 부족의 조건은 96년 거시정책의 실패 및 94~96년간의 금융기관 해외지점의 급팽창에 의하여 마련되었음을 보인다. 또한 인출사태에 대한 대비장치의 부재가 실재(實在)하였음을 인출사태 진정과 관련된 IMF구제금융의 무력(無力)을 보임으로써 실증한다. 그러나 인출사태 촉발요인에 대해서는 최종결론을 유보하고 있다. 본 논문은 촉발요인에 대한 논란이 내부요인설, 외부충격설, 자기실현설 등 세 가지가 있음을 설명하고, 이중 외부충격으로 논의되고 있는 일본금융기관의 역할설(役割說)에 대한 부정적 증거를 제시한다. 그러나 제시된 증거가 모든 가능성을 배제할 수 있는 성격의 것이 아니므로, 촉발요인에 대한 구명은 향후 연구과제로 남겨져 있다.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.29-58
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• 2017

The third pillar of the Basel II highlights the role of market discipline in easing the existing pressure on traditional monitoring measures like capital requirement and government supervision. This study test the effectiveness of market discipline in inducing prudential risk management practices among the East Asian banks over the 1995 to 2005 period. Market discipline is measured using information disclosure and interbank deposit holdings. We find that only the latter is an effective market discipline tool. However, the former becomes effective when market concentration is higher. We find that government owned, foreign owned and recapilatised banks are subject to market disciplining when disclosure in taken account but the opposite is true when interbank deposits is taken into account. Finally, we find that banks that disclose more risk related information hold more capital against their non-performing loan. The implications of the findings are discussed.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.367-394
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• 2014

In this study, we examined the fractal structure of the Nikkei225, HangSeng, Shanghai Stock Exchange and Straits Times Index of Singapore. Empirical analysis was performed via non-parametric, semi-parametric long memory tests and also fractal dimension calculations. In order to avoid spurious long memory features, besides the Detrended Fluctuations Analysis (DFA), we also used Smith's (2005) modified GPH method. As for fractal dimension calculations, they were conducted via Box-Counting and Variation (p=1) tests. According to the results, while there is no long memory property in log returns of any index, we found evidence for long memory properties in the volatility of the HangSeng, the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Straits Times Index. However, we could not find any sign of long memory in the volatility of Nikkei225 index using either the DFA or modified GPH test. Fractal dimension analysis also demonstrated that all raw index prices have fractal structure properties except for the Nikkei225 index. These findings showed that the Nikkei225 index has the most efficient market properties among these markets.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.125-150
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• 2021

The paper investigates investor sentiment's role in boosting Japanese companies to enhance their environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) performance. Using ESG scores of 367 firms between 2005 and 2019 from the ASSET4 database, we find that negative sentiment in the previous year, both firm and market level, can be a stimulation for the company's commitments to its ESG activities next year. Notably, the moderating effect of the business sector and economic cycle on the sentiment-ESG inference are detected in our study differentiating between corporate and market sentiment, which have never been reported before. In detail, we discover that the impact of firm-specific sentiment is less pronounced for high-sensitive ESG firms. On the other hand, the driving force of market sentiment on corporate social behaviors weakens when economic recessions happen. Our results are robust after controlling for potential endogeneity issues and using alternative proxies for market sentiment.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.49-74
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• 2022

This paper empirically examines how fiscal instability affects financial instability. According to an IMF forecast (2021a), the fiscal space in Korea will be steadily reduced in the future. The theoretical literature predicts that if fiscal stability is undermined, financial stability will also be in danger given that government guarantees on banks are weakened and/or sovereign bonds held in banks become riskier. This paper empirically finds the existence of this negative impact of fiscal instability on financial instability. I also find that the intensity of this fiscal-financial relationship is greater in a country where (i) its currency is not a reserve currency such as the US dollar or euro, (ii) its banking sector is large relative to government sector, and/or (iii) its private credit to GDP is high. Korea has all of these three characteristics and hence needs to put more effort into maintaining fiscal stability.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.33-55
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• 2011

Market concentration in the Korean banking industry has markedly increased since the financial crisis of 1997-1998 because of M&As, P&As, and consolidation of banks. With this change, there has been a growing concern over market power in the Korean banking sector. We examine the effects of market concentration on bank efficiency and competition for the period of 1992-2006. Three different indicators of bank inefficiency are used in this study, including X-inefficiency that is derived from the directional technology distance function. The level of competition is measured by both the H-statistic of the Panzar-Rosse model and the level of the net interest margin and its standard deviation. Empirical results indicate that market concentration has not improved bank efficiency through scale economies or scope economies. Instead, recent mergers, acquisitions and consolidation of banks resulted in an increase in inefficiency measured by the three different indicators: X-inefficiency, labor inefficiency and asset inefficiency. While an increase in market share of individual banks improved bank efficiency, an increase in the overall market concentration ratio resulted in lower efficiency. Our study also finds that the Korean banking sector has been monopolistically competitive throughout the sample period except for the crisis period according to the H-statistic. Although an increase in market concentration ratio has not changed the overall level of bank competition, it has a positive significant effect on the level of the average interest margin.

• Journal of Climate Change Research
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.325-342
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• 2018

The Korea Emissions Trading Scheme ( K-ETS), which manages roughly 70% of the greenhouse gas emissions in South Korea, was initiated in 2015, after implementation of its 1st basic plan and the 1st allocation plan (2014) for the 1st phase (2015-2017). During the three and a half years since the launch of K-ETS, there have been critical policy change such as adjustment of the institutions involved, development and revision of the 2030 national GHG reduction roadmap, and change in the allocation plans. Moreover, lack of liquidity and fluctuation of carbon prices in the K-ETS market during this period has forced the Korean government to adjust the flexibility mechanism and auction permits of the market stability reserve. To evaluate the policy change in the K-ETS regarding conformance to its objectives, this study defines three objectives (Environmental Effectiveness, Cost Effectiveness and Economic Efficiency) and ten indicators. Evaluation of Environmental Effectiveness of K-ETS suggests that the national GHG reduction roadmap, coverage of GHG emitters and credibility of MRV positively affect GHG mitigation. However, there was a negative policy change implemented in 2017 that weakened the emission cap during the 1st phase. In terms of the Cost Effectiveness, the K-ETS policies related to market management and flexibility mechanism (e.g. banking, borrowing and offsets) were improved to deal with the liquidity shortage and permit price increase, which were caused by policy uncertainty and conservative behavior of firms during 2016-2018. Regarding Economic Efficiency, K-ETS expands benchmark?based allocation and began auction-based allocation; nevertheless, free allocation is being applied to sectors with high carbon leakage risk during the 2nd phase (2018-2020). As a result, it is worth evaluating the K-ETS policies that have been developed with respect to the three main objectives of ETS, considering the trial?and?error approach that has been followed since 2015. This study suggests that K-ETS policy should be modified to strengthen the emission cap, stabilize the market, expand auction-based allocation and build K-ETS specified funds during the 3rd phase (2021-2025).

• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.582-613
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• 2009

In this study, we made a critical review on the regulatory policies in financial sector of Korea, analysed their effects on the firm's innovation, and suggested some policy implications. Many innovation researchers and policy makers expected that such a liberal system of regulation would lead Korea's national innovation system to the quantum leap. Our analyses of financial regulations show, however, that changes of regulatory systems (deregulation for interest rate) in the last decade did not always promoted the firm's innovation. The firms now encounter Basel II, and since it could cause bipolarization between R&D performing firms, it is necessary to add complementary policy such as collateralization or netting. Finally, simple empirical anlysis shows that the trend of universal banking may affect R&D investment positively.