• 농업과학연구
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.383-391
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• 2011

Traditional international trade theory assumes that import goods and domestically produced goods of the same industry are equal in quality. However the substitutability of the two goods is imperfect. This article estimated the import functions of pulp and paper using econometric and vector autoregressive models, and calculated the elasticities of substitution between imported and domestically produced pulp and paper. The import of pulp is inelastic to import price and domestic price, and elastic to national income in econometric model. And it is inelastic to import price, domestic price and national income in vector autoregressive model. On the other hand, the import of paper is inelastic to domestic price, and elastic to import price and national income in econometric model. And it is inelastic to import price and domestic price, and elastic to national income in vector autoregressive model. The elasticity of substitution between imported and domestically produced pulp was positive, and the elasticity was respectively 0.42 and 0.20 in econometric and vector autoregressive models. This may be because of the high proportion of imports. On the other hand, the elasticity of substitution between imported and domestically produced paper was positive, and the elasticity was respectively 0.75 and 0.81 in econometric and vector autoregressive models. This may be because the quality of imported paper is different from that of domestically produced paper.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.1689-1695
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• 2019

This study suggests a simple economic model to analyze electricity grid that consists of different power sources. The substitutability of renewable energy for nuclear power in Korean electricity transmission network is investigated by suggested model. The monthly data from January 2006 to December 2013 reported by Electricity Power Statistics Information System (EPSIS) of Korea Power EXchange (KPX) are used. To estimate the elasticities of substitution among four power sources (i.e. coal, natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy), this paper uses the trans-log cost function model on which local concavity restrictions are imposed. The estimated Hicks-Allen and Morishima elasticity of substitution shows that renewable electricity and nuclear power are complementary. The results also evidenced that renewable electricity and fossil fueled thermal power generation are substitutes.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2022

Purpose - Recent international studies have largely focused on measuring the welfare gains from increased trade varieties. To adequately capture the variety gains, it is of importance to estimate the elasticity of substitution between varieties of trade goods because it is one of the key parameters to determine the magnitude of the variety gains. Using the import data of South Korea, this paper shows that the elasticities vary substantially across the estimators, which affects the magnitude of the gains from trade. Design/methodology - Empirical studies working on the gains from trade variety have heavily depended on the estimation methods for the elasticity of substitution between trade varieties, developed by Feenstra (1994) and refined by Broda and Weinstein (2006). We estimate and compare the estimated elasticities for 8,945 HS 10 goods of South Korea, obtained from the three estimation methods: Feenstra's weighted least square (F-WLS), Feenstra's feasible generalized least square (F-FGLS), and Broda and Weinstein's feasible generalized least square (BW-FGLS). Findings - Using the estimated elasticities from the F-FGLS, considered as a suitable estimator, A typical Korean consumer saved 228 dollars per year by the greater access to new import varieties. This leads to gains from imported variety of 2.06% of GDP. In 2017, a typical Korean consumer would gain by 611 dollars, compared with 2000. China is the country with the largest contribution (28.4%), followed by Japan and USA. About 50% of all the welfare gains come from the imports from the three main trade partners. The Southern Asian countries are more important to the South Korean welfare gain than the Western European countries. Originality/value - Existing studies have chosen one of the methods without any criterion for the choice and then estimated the elasticities of substitution between varieties of trade goods. This paper focuses on the estimation specifications and methods as the cause of the disparity in estimated elasticities and welfare gains from trade variety. According to the Ramsey RESET and White tests, the F-FGLS estimates are relatively better compared to the F-WLS and BW-FGLS estimates. As another contribution, this paper provides the first measure of the welfare gains from trade variety for South Korea, using the estimated elasticities of substitution between trade varieties.

• 기술혁신연구
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.1-24
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• 2007

In this study, we estimated a CES production function for the Korean economy. We have found in the empirical results that the elasticity of the factor substitution is less than one and that the Korean economy exhibits labor-saving technological progress. In addition, we obtained the regression coefficient of R&D investment on technological change, i.e., the elasticity of R&D investment with respect to the technological change was 0.26% point. It implies that if R&D stock increases by 1%, labor efficiency increases 0.26% point through technological progress which is Hicksian non-neutral. It confirms that innovation-based growth strategy by increasing R&D investment would be effective on the one hand. Some policy consideration on the other might be needed for an increase in employment which is offset by technological progress.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.1-28
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• 2011

이 논문은 노조기업의 노동수요탄력성이 비노조기업의 그것보다 작을 것이라는 이론적 예측을 실증적으로 검증한다. 이를 위해 기업정보 TS2000의 1990~2009년 기간의 기업체패널 자료를 이용하여 노동수요함수의 정태모형과 동태모형 그리고 노동비용 비증방정식을 추정한다. 추정결과는 첫째, 노조기업의 노동수요의 임금탄력성은 0.34~0.49로 비노조기업의 절반 수준이하로 나타났다. 둘째, 노조기업은 임금 및 산출 변화에 대한 고용조정에서 비노조기업보다 더 경직적인 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 노동과 자본간 대체탄력성에 있어서는 노조기업과 비노조기업 간에 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian Journal of Business Environment
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2024

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore the macroeconomic model through both static and dynamic equations. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the variations in the elasticity of substitution across changing economic variables within the framework of the Allen-Uzawa production functions. Research, design, data and methodology: The data were drawn from the World Bank's annual central statistical office database from 2010 to 2021 in the United States of America. The level of expenditures and of the public finance sector, macroeconomic data like output, inflation rates, and labor are examined. Results: This study demonstrates the interaction of two equations, clarifying that the macroeconomic model is practical to determining the stability of both static and dynamic equation systems analytically. The Allen-Uzawa equations allow for the verification of macroeconomic model properties, and study results demonstrate an increase in the range of capital uses as a form of mechanization. A constant elasticity of substitution function is derived from the macroeconomic variables. Conclusion: The macroeconomic model, though the analysis of the static and dynamic Allen - Uzawa model, not only facilitates the examination of long-term trends in crucial endogenous variables but also overcomes challenges commonly associated with other mathematical methods. Overall, the analysis promotes economic growth, investment, and employment. The levels of expenditures and the public finance sector, along with macroeconomic data such as output, inflation rates, and labor, are examined.

• 한국기술혁신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국기술혁신학회 2010년도 춘계 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.3-14
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• 2010

Through time-series plots, we can see relatively stable trend of energy factor share and the decreasing trend of relative energy prices (to wages) in Korea. We can compromise these empirical facts with the following explanation: if elasticity of substitution between capital and energy is smaller than one(<1) in Korea, a change(decrease) in energy price can prevent income share of resources from rising in the process of economic growth. This is consistent with theoretical and empirical results that substitution between energy and capital is so difficult. From simple empirical analysis and limited information, we can carefully infer that, in the past in Korea, resource-specific innovation was performed widely. Finally, If we are to reduce the magnitude of "growth drag", we should decrease energy factor share. This can be accomplished by energy-augmenting technical progress in the case of elasticity of substitution less than 1 as in Korea.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제104권2호
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• pp.254-260
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• 2015

이 연구는 수입 목제품과 국산 목제품의 수요가 불완전 대체관계에 있다고 가정하고 아밍턴 대체 탄성치를 추정하였으며 이에 근거하여 수입 목제품의 관세 인하가 국내 목제품 생산에 미치는 영향을 분석한 것이다. 분석 대상 목제품은 합판, 섬유판, 파티클보드로 하였다. 분석결과, 국산 목제품과 수입 목제품은 완전 대체관계에 있지는 않은 것으로 나타났다. 합판과 섬유판에서 국산품과 수입품의 대체 탄성치가 높게 나타나 관세를 인하하였을 때 그 영향이 적지 않을 것으로 생각된다. 이에 비해 파티클보드 시장에서 국산품과 수입품은 차별화되어 있으며 대체 관계가 낮은 것으로 보인다. 섬유판은 국내 숲가꾸기 산물을 원료로 사용하고 있기 때문에 섬유판 생산의 위축은 국내 임업에도 부정적 영향을 미치게 될 것이다. 따라서, 시장개방에 대응하여 국내 목제품 산업의 경쟁력 강화를 위한 대책이 필요하다.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.593-619
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• 2004

본 연구는 우리나라 제조업부문에서 사용하고 있는 연료용 에너지원간의 대체관계를 정태 및 동태 선형 logit 모형을 이용하여 실증분석하여 이산화탄소 배출과 관련된 시사점을 살펴보고자 하였다. 연료용 에너지원을 석유, 전력, 도시가스 및 석탄으로 분류하여 1981년~2002년까지의 연간자료를 이용한 추정결과를 요약하면, 첫째로 석탄의 가격탄력성은 비록 절대치에서는 작지만 지속적으로 증가하는 추세를 보이고 있는 반면에, 도시가스의 가격탄력성이 다른 에너지원들에 비해서 크지만 1997년 이후 감소하는 추세를 보이고 있다. 한편, 석유와 전력의 가격탄력성은 비탄력적으로 안정적인 추세를 나타내고 있다. 각 에너지원의 교차탄력성의 추세에 있어서 가장 두드러진 특징은 도시가스의 가격 상승에 따른 다른 에너지원으로의 대체 현상이 공통적으로 1997년 이후 가장 크게 나타나고 있다는 점이다. 특히, 도시가스의 가격 상승에 따른 석탄 및 석유로의 대체효과가 점증하는 것으로 나타나고 있다. 정책적 시사점으로 첫째, 석유와 석탄의 가격탄력성이 비탄력적인 것은 향후 제조업부문에서 연료용 화석연료에 대한 의존도가 지속될 것이라는 점이다. 둘째로, 도시가스의 가격이 상승하는 경우 석유와 석탄으로의 대체효과가 크다는 것이다. 따라서, 온실가스배출 저감을 위한 에너지 가격 정책으로는 도시가스의 가격 인하가 석탄과 석유의 소비 감소에 가장 효과적인 것으로 보인다. 이에 대한 시사점은 앞으로 지속적인 연구를 통해서 검증해 나가야 할 것이다.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-44
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• 2013

이 논문은 한국 노동시장의 수요구조에 관한 기존 연구들을 서베이한 것이다. 한국 노동수요의 특징을 보면 노동과 자본 간에 대체재 관계가 성립하며, 노동을 사무직과 생산직으로 세분해도 대체관계는 변함없다. 대체탄력성의 크기는 0과 1 사이에 있다. 고용과 근로시간은 대체/보완 관계가 명확하지 않다. 법정 근로시간 단축은 실 근로시간을 단축시켰으나 고용은 늘지 않았다. 노동수요 탄력성은 단기에 0.5 미만으로 작다. 기술변화는 1980년대 중반 이후 노동절약적으로 변하였고 1990년대 중반 이후 숙련편향적 성격으로 숙련노동 수요를 늘렸다.