• 보건행정학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.84-98
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• 2003

This research objective is to determine the optimal price break points for n­block tariff, because comparing non­linear pricing with uniform pricing on the basis of profit, n­block tariff outperforms two­part tariff, all unit discount price schedule, and uniform pricing. Although the merits of non­linear pricing are well documented, the attempt to practice the non-linear pricing in medical service sector has been relatively rare. The determination of the parameters under n­block tariff is the interesting decision making agenda for marketers. Under n­block tariff, the marketers should decide the optimal price break points and the optimal marginal price for each price zone. The results can be summarized as follows: The researchers found that mixture model can be the feasible methodology for determining the optimal number of n­block tariff and identifying the optimal segmentation criteria. We demonstrate the feasibility and the superiority of the mixture model by applying it to the database of medical examination. The results appear that the number of patients per month can be the optimal segmentation variable. And 6­block tariff is the optimal price break for this medical service.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.128-146
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• 2008

Nonlinear pricing abounds in practice because it is a potentially powerful pricing method to explore consumer surplus. The various forms of nonlinear pricing are feasible within a given industry. In this context, it is important for manufacturers and retailers to understand which nonlinear pricing scheme is appropriate to apply in their specific situation and which nonlinear pricing schedule is the most profitable in their market situation. Although the merits of nonlinear pricing are well documented, the attempt to apply nonlinear pricing in medical service has been relatively rare. The researcher aims to try to full this gap by applying a practice-oriented simulation model to health examination data. We compare the sales volumes among nonlinear pricing scheme such as n-block tariff, two-part tariff, and uniform pricing. We found that n-block tariff outperforms two-part tariff and uniform pricing.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.365-410
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• 2015

우리나라의 주택용 전력요금체계는 전력 사용량이 증가함에 따라 가격이 상승하는 구간별 가격체계의 특징을 보이고 있다. 우리나라의 현행 요금체계는 선진국의 경우보다 과도한 누진체계를 갖고 있어, 누진제 완화에 대한 논의가 이어져오고 있다. 기존 국내의 주택용 전력수요함수 추정에 대한 연구는 구간별 가격체계 하에서 주택용 전력수요함수를 추정함에 있어 소비자의 예산제약선이 선형이 아닌 굴절되는 형태를 갖게 된다는 점, 구간별 가격체계 하에서 소비자가 인식하는 가격이 과연 경제학 이론대로 한계가격인가에 관한 점, 가격변수의 내생성에 대한 문제 등을 충분히 고려하고 있지 않은 경우가 많다. 이에 본 연구는 주택용 전력수요함수를 올바르게 추정하여 그 결과를 바탕으로 누진제 완화에 대한 시나리오 분석을 수행하고자 한다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.677-686
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• 2013

In this paper, we first introduce a general architecture of an energy management system in a home area network based on a smart grid. Then, we propose an efficient scheduling method for home power usage. The home gateway (HG) receives the demand response (DR) information indicating the real-time electricity price, which is transferred to an energy management controller (EMC). Referring to the DR, the EMC achieves an optimal power scheduling scheme, which is delivered to each electric appliance by the HG. Accordingly, all appliances in the home operate automatically in the most cost-effective way possible. In our research, to avoid the high peak-to-average ratio (PAR) of power, we combine the real-time pricing model with the inclining block rate model. By adopting this combined pricing model, our proposed power scheduling method effectively reduces both the electricity cost and the PAR, ultimately strengthening the stability of the entire electricity system.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.409-434
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• 2014

본고는 가구별 전력요금 지출액 자료를 이용해 가정용 전력의 수요함수를 추정하되, 전력요금이 구간별로 달라지는 구조를 명시적으로 반영한다. 기존의 도구변수를 이용한 추정법이나 2변량 이산-연속선택모형 모두 적용에 한계가 있어 본고는 2단계 분석법을 사용하되, 가구특성에 따라 소비구간이 선택되는 과정을 이산선택모형으로 먼저 추정하고, 이어서 각 구간이 선택될 확률의 예측치를 가중치로 이용해 구축된 가격예측치를 사용하여 조건부 전력수요함수를 추정하고 탄력성을 제시한다. 현재의 전력요금제에서는 구간의 수가 너무 많고 구간간 적용요금의 차이도 크다는 비판을 감안하여 구간의 수를 3개로 줄이고 구간 간 요금차이를 조정하되, 전체적으로 전력판매수입은 현재와 달라지지 않도록 하는 모의정책실험을 추정결과를 이용해 실행하면, 전력 다소비 가구의 전력요금이 갑자기 급증하는 현상은 크게 완화할 수 있지만, 대신 낮은 구간의 요금인상이 어느 정도 발생하고 전력 저소비층의 후생감소는 불가피하므로 이에 대한 대책도 필요하다는 결론을 도출한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.295-306
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• 2013

In this paper, we consider the adaptive multigrid method for solving the Black-Scholes equation to improve the efficiency of the option pricing. Adaptive meshing is generally regarded as an indispensable tool because of reduction of the computational costs. The Black-Scholes equation is discretized using a Crank-Nicolson scheme on block-structured adaptively refined rectangular meshes. And the resulting discrete equations are solved by a fast solver such as a multigrid method. Numerical simulations are performed to confirm the efficiency of the adaptive multigrid technique. In particular, through the comparison of computational results on adaptively refined mesh and uniform mesh, we show that adaptively refined mesh solver is superior to a standard method.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.93-105
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• 1998

Many large scale discount stores try to enter the market in newly developed city areas. In order to sucessfully increase the market share, it is essential for them to understand customers' needs. In doing so, various forms of survey methods are often used and survey forms can influence respondents' decision. The main objective of this paper is to check consistency of different survey methods in terms of deriving the expected market share. In this paper, we a, pp.y two survey forms for both AHP and conjoint analyses using a randomized complete block design. Using AHP, we compare Kim's club, Carf, E-mart and Macro in terms of the following four customer attributes: parking facility, size of store, business hours, and special pricing policy. In conjoint analysis, we estimate the part-worth of each level of the customer's attribute so that one can design the best store which would optimizethe customer's attribute so that one can design the best store which would optimize the customer's utility. Empirical comparison results indicate very low consistency between the two methods. It implies the importance of verification methods of survey. We also analyze the impact of special pricing policy using a meta analysis. It turns out that older customers are a, pp.rently more sensitive to pricing policy.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.59-70
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to construct the ACD model for the block trading volume duration. The ACD model based on the block trading volume duration is referred to as Volume ACD (VACD) in this study. By integrating with GARCH-type models, the VACD based GARCH type models, which include VACD-GARCH, VACD-IGARCH and VACD-FIGARCH models, are set up. This study selects Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) Inc., offering the America Depository Receipt (ADR) in NYSE, to investigate the block trading volume duration in Taiwanese equity market. The empirical results indicate that the long memory in volume duration series increases dependence at level of volatility clustering by VACD (2,1)-FIGARCH (3,d,1) model. Moreover, the VACD (2,1)-IGARCH (1,1) exhibits relatively better performance of prediction on capturing block trading volume duration. This volatility model is more appropriate in this study to portray the change of the CHT Inc. prices and provides more information about the volatility process for investment strategy, which can be a reference indicator of financial asset pricing, hedging strategy and risk management.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.1125-1131
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• 2014

Application of residential demand response (DR) programs are currently realized up to a limited extent due to customers' difficulty in manually responding to the time-differentiated prices. As a solution, this paper proposes an automatic home load management (HLM) framework to achieve the household minimum payment as well as meet the operational constraints to provide customer's comfort. The projected HLM method controls on/off statuses of responsive appliances and the charging/discharging periods of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and battery storage at home. This paper also studies the impacts of different time-varying tariffs, i.e., time of use (TOU), real time pricing (RTP), and inclining block rate (IBR), on the home load management (HLM). The study is effectuated in a smart home with electrical appliances, a PHEV, and a storage system. The simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed HLM program. Peak of household load demand along with the customer payment costs are reported as the consequence of applying different pricings models in HLM.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.2301-2308
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• 2013

재활심리분석시스템으로서 웹이 보편적으로 사용되면서 스팸메시지가 급격히 증가하고 있다. 이의 억제를 위한 메시지통제시스템은 기술적이고 경제적 대안으로 필터시스템과 과금 시스템을 사용하고 있으나 차단오류와 과금저항으로 인한 메시지의 수신과 가용성을 제한한다. 이의 해결을 위해서 불법적인 메시지는 억제하지만 송 수신자에게 유익하고 합법적인 메시지가 폐기되고 상실되는 것을 방지할 수 있는 메시지통제시스템의 우회 모델을 제안하고 이를 사용하여 메시지의 유용성과 가용성을 높여줄 수 있는 웹기반의 메시지통제시스템을 구현하여 모델의 실용성을 검증하였다.