• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.324-331
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• 2000

A deteriorating North Korean economy, coupled with a devastating natural disaster such as flooding and drought in recent years, brought about a severe food shortage and malnutrition problem which caused a migration of its population including young children to neighboring countries. We conducted a nutritional survey on a total of 436 children, aged 4-19 years old, who migrated to the China side of the border from July to September, 1999. The study subjects were interviewed by Korean-Chinese interviewers who were trained for anthropometric measurements and dietary surveys. Heights, weights, and chest circumference of the subjects were 70-90% of the South Korean reference values for the corresponding age and sex. Dietary intakes of the subjects were found to be extremely poor-the average number of food, mostly of plant origin, consumed in a day was 2.8, and the proportion of the subject who reported to take all three meals in a day while residing in North Korea was as low as 36.2%. Ninety five percent of the subjects had at least one clinical symptom related to malnutrition, 68.6% had 2-4 symptoms, and 15.1% had 5 or more symptoms. The results of this study provided an objective data for the first time on the severity of the food crisis and malnutrition problem that afflicted North Korean older children and adolescents as well as children aged 7 or under as previously reported elsewhere. the wasted and stunted children and youths prevailing in North Korea could exert a negative influence on the country's health and economy. More researches are needed in the future to investigate on the impact of malnutrition in North Korean children on the country's social, economic, and cultural state as well as on the health and nutrition situation.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.37-50
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• 2005

일찍이 1980년대 미국경제가 낮은 생산성으로 인해 난관에 봉착했을 때 그 이유 중 하나로 공항과 같은 사회간접자본시설 투자의 부족을 지적하는 사람이 많았다. 이후 사회간접자본시설에 대한 투자와 생산성간의 상관관계에 대한 연구가 많이 행해졌으나 그 결과는 연구자에 따라 상당부분 상이하게 나타났다. 본 연구는 사회간접자본시설에 대한 공공투자를 고려한 지역생산함수를 이용하여, 공항에 대한 투자가 지역총생산(GRDP)에 미치는 여향을 분석하였다. 특히 그 투자효과를 지역 내로 국한하지 않고 타 지역의 생산에 미치는 파급효과(spillover effect)까지 반영하도록 하였다. 본 연구에서는 공항 투자 스톡을 별도의 독립변수로 분리 채택한 생산함수를 지역별로 횡단면자료와 시계열자료를 합한 패널자료(panel data)를 이용하여 추정하였다. 총량자료(aggregate data)를 이용하여 산업전체 생산에 대해 분석한 겨롸는 지역 내${\cdot}$외의 GRDP에 미치는 직접효과와 파급효과에서 모두 정(+)의 관계를 보여 공항투자가 지역경제에 긍정적인 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 7개 산업부문별로 분석한 결과는 일정하지 않았다. 즉, 산업의 특성에 때라 공항투자의 직${\cdot}$간접효과는 다르게 나타날 수 있으며, 사회간접자본시설에 대한 투자가 지역 내${\cdot}$외의 산업구조를 다양하게 변화시킴으로써 지역경제의 구조조정에 기여함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 경영과정보연구
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• 제23권
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• pp.175-199
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• 2007

With starting of the WTO system, the environments of international trade and commerce met new aspects of affairs such as lowering of trade barriers among nations and bittering of competition among companies that transcend nation's border. In these changing environments of international trade and commerce, to accomplish high rates of export growth, it is necessary that the government and private companies have to establish new international trade and commerce policies and effective counter plans. In relation to these situations, to cultivate international trade and commerce specialist constantly who can be adapted to the situation of the times, the persons concerned with international trade and commerce education of the university must be considering the change of environments, and analyze the problems and pursue the change constantly to fulfill the needs of the society. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the changing features of the educational environments for international trade and commerce in Korea, and suggested improvement direction of education of international trade and commerce of university. We suggest that following; firstly, development of the link major, secondly, development of standardized curriculum, thirdly, enlargement of cooperation with foreign countrie's universities, and fourthly, activation of the trade incubator project.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.175-178
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• 1994

A study was conducted at Ijok, Malaysia, to determine the relationship of testicular measurements with libido and semen quality in tropical and imported temperate breeds of sheep. Ten rams each of Malin (M), Siamese Longtail (L), Cross of Merino with Border Leicester (C), Dorset (D) and Suffolk (S) were used for the study. Libido, semen volume and semen quality were recorded monthly for a year together with testicular length, width and circumference. The results showed that there were breed differences in volume and quality of semen where the tropical breeds had better semen compared to the temperate breeds. There was positive and significant correlation between testicle length and semen volume in all the breeds. Testicular length was found to be positively and significantly correlated with motility and sperm concentration in the tropical breeds (L and M). The relationship between libido and testicle measurements in the tropical breeds was not significant (p<0.05). There was variable relationship between the testicular measurements and libido in the temperate breeds where the relationship was significant and negative in breeds C and D and highly significant and positive in S. It was evident that the long testicles influenced the quality of the semen whereas testicles with greater circumference influenced the libido of the rams.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.395-423
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• 2014

This study examines the role of trade finance in the trade collapse of 2008-09 from the perspective of the Korean economy. We use two approaches. Firstly, as background to a more formal analysis, we make a casual observation on the behavior of aggregate data on trade finance, on which Korea has relatively abundant data. Aggregate data do not convincingly support the view that trade finance played an active role in causing the trade collapse. The measures of trade finance and the value of trade both dropped sharply, but the ratio of trade finance over trade was stable and in some cases increased during the crisis period. Secondly, using quarterly data on listed firms in Korea, we conduct panel estimations to test whether firms that are more dependent on external finance experienced greater export contraction during the crisis. Our regression analysis suggests that the financial vulnerability of firms, measured by various financial ratios, did not contribute to export contraction during the financial crisis. This observation largely applies even to smaller firms, who are usually thought of as being more vulnerable financially. However, we find that small exporters that relied heavily on cross-border trade payables or receivables suffered larger drops in export growth during the crisis.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.109-133
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• 2002

The China entered World Trade Oganization(WTO) last year, thus opening its border to more - and freer - trade. With its foreign trade rapidly expanding and with economic growth continuing at a substantial -rate, China will be the largest container traffic generating country in the world. In the light of this potential trade bonanza, regional ports in North-East Asia strive to gain a competitive-edge. The Port of Busan, the world's third largest container port, wants to capture a significant share of the china's container cargoes. In this circumstance, development strategies of the Port of Busan are suggested as follows. First, to cope with increasing volumes, the New Busan Port on Gaduk island should be constructed without failure. Second, it is necessary to add modernized high-performance gantry cranes and to train crane operators' skill. Third, it needs to apply Dwell Time- Sliding Scale System for transshipment cargoes. Fourth, it needs to develop the EDI network in terminal areas or adjacent hub ports to exchange trustworthy and satisfactory informations Fifth, port authority -needs to enlarge designated Free Trade Zone to facilitate the free flow of cargoes. Sixth, the restoration of rail links between North and South Korea is abundantly clear. Thus it needs to enlarge railroad facilities in advance. Seventh, it needs to establish the Port Authority of Busan immediately. Finally, it needs to strengthen port sales and to open events like 'Marine Week 2001' regularly to attract potential canters or big shippers.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권9호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2021

This study aimed to investigate the existence of the Feldstein-Horioka (1980) puzzle in international macroeconomics by applying the conditional Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model to examine the long-run relationship between national savings and investments in Thailand and China. The input of this study relied on annual national savings and investments as a fraction of GDP during 1980-2019 which was collected from China National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and Thailand National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC). Hypothetically, Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and Phillips-Perron (PP) unit root tests were applied to test the stationary properties and to investigate the integration level of selected time series. The empirical results, confirmed by cumulative sum (CUSUM) and cumulative sum square (CUSUMSQ), maintained no serial correlation and structural break problems. The finding of this study suggested that the Feldstein-Horioka puzzle in Thailand did not exist significantly. Thailand's national savings and investments nexus was independent, following the classic economic idea that financial liberalization, or perfect capital mobility, allowed national savings and investments to flow freely to countries with better interest rates. Whereas, a strong significant correlation was found in the case of China during the fixed exchange rate regime switching in 1994 and post WTO participation after 2001-2019.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.183-193
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• 2023

This paper proposes and examines the economic impact of infrastructure improvement on the San-En-Nanshin region in the Chubu area of Japan. We develop a single transportation computable general equilibrium (CGE) model for each subregion within the San-En-Nanshin region. The explicit modeling of the transportation infrastructure is defined based on interregional commuting flows and business trips, considering the spatial structure of the San-En-Nanshin economy. A CGE model is integrated with an interregional transportation network model to enhance the framework's potential for understanding the infrastructure's role in regional development. To evaluate the economic impact of transportation improvement, we analyze the interrelationship between travel time savings and regional output and income. The economic impact analysis under the CGE framework reveals how transportation facilities and systems affect firm and household behavior and therefore induce changes in the production and consumption of commodities and transportation services. The proposed theoretical model was tested by using data from the 2005 IO tables of each subregion and the 2006 transport flow dataset issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism in Japan. As a result, the paper confirms the positive effect of transportation investment on the total output and income of the studied region. Specifically, we found that while economic benefits typically appear in urban areas, rural areas can still potentially benefit from transportation improvement projects.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.630-655
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• 2022

This paper examines the integrated QR code payment service (QRIS) adoption by retailers in Indonesia. Indonesia started its cashless journey in 2017 by using electric money in card form. As the country keeps developing, Indonesia has planned to integrate its payment towards a cross-border payment using QR codes by 2025 in the South East Asian region. Facing government vision, MSMEs that act as the significant economy wheel in Indonesia was required to be prepared to face the multi-cultural, multi-currency, and the new tech innovation for doing transactions. However, as a developing country, Indonesia faced significant problems with its infrastructure, which made it hard for merchants to access digital payment. As infrastructure was a common problem for developing countries, Indonesia also faced financial inclusion, lack of digital knowledge, a high amount of cash use, and socialization that made low digital payment penetration. Therefore, as there was a need to increase digital payment penetration for ASEAN integrated payment, this study found that merchant compatibility, facilitating conditions, trust, and relative advantages are drivers for MSMEs using this payment method. Further, this research provides propositions for banks, financial institutions, and governments to develop and evolve towards a cashless ecosystem, especially for a country lacking infrastructure.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.31-43
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• 2022

스타트업이 경제의 활력을 불어넣는 중요한 요소로 인식되며 각국은 경쟁력 있는 해외창업가와 스타트업을 자국 창업생태계에 유치하기 위해 치열하게 경쟁하고 있다. 이에 부응하듯 창업가들은 풍부한 가용 자원 및 창업 친화적인 환경을 따라 태어난 국가에 연연하지 않고 새로운 사업을 개척하기 위해 주저 없이 국경을 넘고 있는 현실이다. 이처럼 국가 간 창업 이주가 점차 빈번해지고 있음에도 불구하고, 이와 관련된 연구는 매우 드문 실정이다. 이러한 현실과 이론 연구의 간극을 보완하기 위해 본 연구는 스타트업의 국가 간 창업이주를 연구주제로 삼았다. 그리고 한국으로의 글로벌 창업 이주를 연구대상으로 선정하여 탐색적 연구를 진행하고 도출된 결과를 바탕으로 사회적 함의를 모색하고자 한다. 본 연구는 두 단계의 개별적 연구로 구성되어 있다. 첫 번째 단계는 글로벌 창업이주와 관련된 전문가의 의견을 수집하고 이주의 주요 요인을 찾기 위한 델파이 기법의 적용이다. 이는 국가 차원의 지역 창업생태계에 대한 선행 문헌조사를 바탕으로 전문가 인터뷰를 진행하고, 이를 통해 글로벌 기업 이주에 중요한 고유요인과 하위요인, 즉 창업이주의 요소를 도출하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 두 번째 단계는 AHP 모델을 이용한 중요도 측정이다. 중요도 측정은 한국으로 이주한 해외 창업가를 연구 표본으로 사용하여 글로벌 창업이주의 요인과 요소의 우선순위를 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 몇 가지 흥미로운 사회적 함의를 제시한다. 첫째, 창업가의 글로벌 이주의 흐름 속에 유목민적 성향을 가진 창업자 집단이 발견되었다. 이들은 국내에 정착하기 전 이미 여러 다수의 국가에서 동일한 아이템으로 창업을 한 경험이 있다. 둘째, 글로벌 창업 이주의 맥락에서 중요한 고유요인과 요소가 존재했다. 창업 비자를 포함한 정부의 글로벌 창업 이주 지원정책 패키지가 좋은 예시이다. 셋째, 글로벌 창업자들이 국내로 창업이주를 결정할 때 영향을 미치는 요인들의 우선순위를 알 수 있었다. 본 연구는 최근 글로벌 창업생태계에서 주목을 받고있는 글로벌 창업이주라는 비교적 새로운 사회 현상을 중심으로 하여 선제적인 탐색 연구를 진행하였다는 점에서 의의를 찾을 수 있다. 하지만 국내로 이주한 글로벌 창업자들을 한정된 샘플로 이용하여 연구를 진행하였기에 본 연구를 통해 도출된 함의가 넓은 범위에서의 일반화가 어렵다는 한계점을 동시에 지니고 있다.