• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.23-44
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• 2022

Purpose - Recent issues such as vessel enlargement, strengthening of environmental regulations, and port smartization are expected to increase costs and intensify competition in the port industry. In the new normal era, when external growth has reached its limit, the efficient operation of ports is becoming indispensable for achieving sustainable growth. This study aims to identify the determinants of inefficiency by examining the cost structure and efficiency of container terminals in Korea and furthermore propose the political implications to derive the maximization of efficiency. Design/methodology - This study estimates the cost function of container terminal operators and identifies the efficiency of container terminals using stochastic cost frontier (SCF) in the first stage. In the second step, the SCF results are compared with the data envelopment analysis (DEA). Last, this paper proposes efficiency determinants on container terminal operation to establish appropriate strategies. Out of the 29 container terminal operators in South Korea, 13 operators participated in the survey. The translog cost function was estimated utilizing a total of 116 observations collected over the 2007-2017 period. Findings - Empirical analysis shows that economies of scale exist in Korea's container ports, which provides a rationale for the government's policy to establish the global terminal operator by integrating small terminal operators to enhance competitiveness. In addition, as a result of the determinants analysis, container throughput, weight of direct employment costs, and labour cost share have positive effects on improving cost efficiency, while inefficiency increases as the length of quay increases. More specifically, cost efficiency improves as the proportion of direct employment costs to outsourcing service costs increases. Originality/value - This study contributes to analyzing the inefficiency factors of container terminals through efficiency analysis with respect to a cost function. In addition, this study proposes the practical and political implications, such as establishing a long-term manpower pool, the application of the hybrid liner terminal system, and the construction of a statistical data system, to improve the cost inefficiency of terminal operators.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.1559-1569
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• 2014

본 연구는 우리나라 공공기관이 운영하는 대도시의 도시철도 노선에 대하여 비용 비효율성의 정도를 도출하고, 이러한 비효율성의 발생 원인을 파악하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 도시철도 노선을 노동, 동력, 유지보수의 세 가지 생산요소를 투입하여 열차-km의 산출물을 생산하는 형태로 상정하고, 확률적 비용변경 접근법을 이용한 초월대수 함수형태의 가변비용함수모형을 설정하였다. 확률적 비용변경 접근법을 적용한 도시철도 노선의 운영비용 비효율성 분석 결과, 노선 전체의 6년간 절감가능 비용은 약 6,672억원으로 추정되었으며, 비효율성이 높은 상위 5개 노선은 부산1호선, 대구1호선, 대전1호선, 광주1호선, 대구2호선으로 파악되었다. 비효율의 발생원인은 노동과 유지보수 요소에 기인하며, 본 연구의 결과를 활용하면, 도시철도 운영에 있어서의 인력 및 유지보수 비용 절감을 위한 대책의 우선순위와 구체적인 방안 모색에 있어 참고가 가능할 것이라 사료된다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.509-514
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to analyze the technical efficiency and its determinants for Korean Apiculture farming by using from door to door and e-mail inquiry data. The analysis was implemented through the Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier production function (SFPF) model including the technical inefficiency effect model for cross-sectional data. To measure the SFPF model, honey production was used for a dependent variable, and for input variables labor cost, preventive cost, material cost, feeding cost, depreciation cost were used. Farmer's age, farmer's career, farming scale, full-time or half-time firm and movement or fixed firm variables were used to measure the inefficiency effect model. The average technical efficiency on apiculture farming in Korea is estimated to be 0.8112. It means that there were technical inefficiency of about 18.88% in Korea apiculture farming. In this study there are some suggestions which could increase the technical efficiency of Korean apiculture farming.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.696-706
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• 2013

본 연구는 DEA모형에 바탕을 둔 표준원가에 기초한 원가차이 분석의 개념을 구현할 수 있는 모형을 설계하고 69개 종합병원의 투입 산출물을 이용해 효율성 분석과 원가관리 방안을 살펴보았다. 이를 위해 DEA모형을 통해 달성가능한 목표원가를 구하고 이를 실제원가와 비교하여 차이분석모형의 틀을 구축하였다. 또한 이 모형을 바탕으로 의사 간호사 인건비 정보를 구해 2008년도 결산기준 69개 종합병원의 표준원가차이를 구하고 이를 기술적 비효율성으로 인한 원가차이, 가격 비효율성에 기인한 원가차이, 표준예산원가 원가차이로 분리하여 원가관리의 새로운 방식을 제시할 수 있었다. 또한 실증분석을 통해 69개 종합병원은 병상수와 같은 규모를 늘리는 것이 효율성 개선에 기여하지 않으며 오히려 예산목표원가 관리 측면에서는 비효율적인 것으로 나타나 규모 확장 일변도의 전략을 수정할 필요가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2015

This study compares the most widely used parametric and non-parametric techniques to measure cost and profit efficiency of banks, namely the Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). We formulate the specification form of both stochastic cost and profit frontier models and constant return to scale Cost DEA and Profit DEA models and provide an empirical assessment of the cost and profit frontiers based on a panel dataset of National Commercial Banks (NCBs) and Private Banks (PBs) in Bangladesh over the 2001-2010 period. The cost inefficiency and profit efficiency are slightly higher for PBs than NCBs in case of both SFA and DEA. The coefficients of advance and off-balance sheet items are significant that positively influence the banks in stochastic cost frontier model while the advance, other earning assets, price of borrowed fund are significant and negative effects on the banks in stochastic profit frontier model. The average cost inefficiency and average profit efficiency are recorded with 16.3% and 91% respectively. The highest and lowest cost inefficiency are observed for Janata Bank and United Commercial Bank Limited whilst the highest and lowest profit efficiency are recorded for Eastern Bank Limited and Janata Bank respectively. The average technical and allocative efficiency are 68.8% and 35.9%, respectively in case of CRS cost-DEA model whereas they are 70.3% and 31.8% in case of CRS profit-DEA model. The average cost inefficiency is recorded 6.3% by SFA whereas it is 24.5% by DEA. The average profit efficiency is found 91% by SFA while it is 22.1% by DEA, and SFA method shows better bank efficiency than DEA.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권12호
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• pp.211-222
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• 2020

This study examines simultaneous relationships between regulatory capital, risk, and cost-inefficiency for a sample of 30 commercial banks in Bangladesh from 2006 to 2018. To conduct the analysis, we used the Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM) in an unbalanced panel data framework. The empirical results show that there is a negative and significant relationship between capital regulation and credit, and overall risk. It is also evident from the results that the capital adequacy ratio is positively and significantly related to default risk and liquidity risk. Therefore, higher capitalized banks take an effort to prevent more credit risk and promote financial stability by reducing liquidity risk. Results also report that banks have been characterized as inefficient, less capitalized, and high risk. On the other hand, efficient banks are more stable but have a high level of liquidity risk. Besides, from the size of the bank, large banks are defined as having lower regulatory capital, are more risk seekers but stable with higher cost-efficiency. Notably, higher capitalized banks are more profitable and cost-efficient by reducing risk. Finally, this study also provides some insightful policy suggestions to the stakeholders.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.93-118
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• 2022

Purpose - Export marketers may have incentives to attempt real earnings management to avoid low reported earnings. Therefore, we attempted to verify the relationship between cost stickiness and real earnings management in the context of export marketing. Design/methodology/approach - Data were collected from exporters that settle-accounts in December excluding financial businesses listed on the stock market from 2015 to 2019. Multiple regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. Findings - The results showed that there is a negative relationship between cost stickiness and real earnings management. In addition, the results showed that export marketers little attempt to offset the cost inefficiency caused by the increase in expense because of cost stickiness with opportunistic management activities through real earnings management. Rather, as the level of real earnings management appears lower, exporters showing cost stickiness are expected to report management performance based on actual marketing. Furthermore, exporters with a high level of managerial centrality or high managerial overconfidence little attempt to offset cost inefficiency caused by cost stickiness with real earnings management activities. Research implications or Originality - Our study is the first to investigate the quality of earnings information of exporters with cost stickiness. Based on the results, we suggested efficient marketing strategies for exporters.

• 환경정책연구
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.3-27
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• 2010

중앙정부의 환경투자 관련 제조업의 비용구조를 트랜스로그 가변비용함수를 활용하여 분석하였으며, 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 중앙정부에서 진행하는 환경투자의 적정 여부를 파악하기 위해 충족도를 살펴본 결과, 적정수준인 1에 못미치는 0.7230으로 분석되었으며, 이에 따라 생산비효율이 발생하고 있다. 그러므로 중앙정부는 환경투자를 적정수준으로 끌어올릴 수 있는 방안을 마련해야 할 것이다. 또한 중앙정부는 환경투자의 부족에도 불구하고 잠재가격이 시장가격보다 작아 투자여건은 유리하지 않다. 그러나 중앙정부의 환경투자는 제조업체의 산출증대를 가져오고, 가변비용을 절감하며, 규모의 경제를 가져오는 것으로 분석되었다. 둘째, 제조업체의 공해방지투자와 중앙정부의 환경투자를 비교해 본 결과, 전자 후자 모두 투자가 적정수준에 못미치고, 투자여건이 양호하지 못하며, 규모의 경제를 가져오고, 산출 증대에 기여하는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 중앙정부의 환경투자는 정(+)의 잠재가격에 따라 효율적이므로 가변비용을 절감하게 된다. 이에 따라 제조업체는 중앙정부의 환경투자 부족이 가변비용을 증가시켜 생산비효율을 가져오고 있다. 그러나 제조업체의 공해방지투자는 부(-)의 잠재가격에 따라 비효율적이므로 가변비용을 절감하지 못하고 있다. 이러한 제조업체의 공해방지투자 부족은 오히려 가변비용을 절감시킴에 따라 생산효율을 가져오고 있다. 그러므로 제조업체는 공해방지투자를 적정수준으로 끌어올려 효율화함으로써 가변비용을 절감시켜 생산효율을 달성해야 할 것이다.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.453-472
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• 2014

2015년부터 도입예정인 탄소 배출권거래제의 파급효과를 분석하는 데 있어서 산업별, 기업별 $CO_2$ 저감비용에 대한 정확한 산정이 요구된다. 기업이 환경규제 등 제약된 환경에서 생산 활동을 할 경우 생산요소의 투입과정에서 비효율적 배분으로 인한 생산비용의 증가가 초래되어 비용최소화 달성에 실패할 개연성이 높아진다. $CO_2$ 암묵가격을 측정한 기존 거리함수접근법은 투입요소 간 비효율적 배분 비용을 반영하지 못함에 따라 $CO_2$ 저감비용을 과소평가할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 거리함수접근법의 한계를 극복하기 위하여 국내 철강업을 대상으로 비용함수접근법을 사용하여 1990-2010 기간 동안 투입요소 간 비효율적 배분 여부를 검증하고, $CO_2$ 한계저감비용을 추정하였다. 투입요소 간 배분 효율성 달성은 기각되었으며, 표본기간 동안 $CO_2$ 1톤 감축하는 데 연평균 92,000원의 비용을 지불한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.79-98
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• 2004

Despite its contribution to the Korean medical service industry the question of how efficiently the Korean public hospitals have operated has been unresolved. This study gauges and analyzes the overall efficiency and the Malmquist productivity index in the industry over the period 1992 through 2001. In addition to cost efficiency. we also measure technical, allocative, pure technical and scale efficiencies. Furthermore. the Malmquist index is decomposed into efficiency and frontier changes. We identify several important factors which seem to have strong relationship with various inefficiency estimates. The results indicate that on average the public hospitals has wasted a significant amount of resources and costs over the period. Unlike many other industries, the low level of cost efficiency of the public hospital industry is mainly due to allocative inefficiency rather than technical inefficiency. The Maimquist productivity indices seem both due to the frontier change and efficiency change, but with more effect by the former. The results also indicate that the turnover of hospital beds has played an important role in determining efficiency and productivity of this important industry.