• 도시과학
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2018

Abstract: Korea has designated free economic zones to build the foundation for national economic development by setting up special economic zones to be more competitive in cities. On August 5, 2003, the government designated Songdo, Yeongjong and Cheongna districts in Incheon as free economic zones. But while the development should have been completed nearly three years before the end of the development, the development has been slow and the population, foreign direct investment and other business results are far from the initial plan. Therefore, in this study, we will investigate the various problems occurring in the Incheon Free Economic Zone, investigate the causes of the problem, and then compare and analyze the Incheon Free Economic Zone and China's special economic zones. The two institutions share similar characteristics in many areas, but the Incheon Free Economic Zone system has yet to be settled, as the special economic zone has played a significant role in economic development in China. Therefore, the study is expected to find a solution to the problems of the free economic zones in Incheon and provide directions for future development.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.86-97
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• 2014

인천 경제자유구역은 2003년 우리나라에서 처음 지정된 경제자유구역으로서, 3개 지구 즉, 송도, 청라, 영종지구를 포함한다. 기존연구에서는 경제자유구역에 대해 국가경제적인 차원에서의 경제자유구역 활성화 방안이나 외자투자유치 문제점 등이 주요 논점으로 연구되었다. 그러나 경제자유구역 개발로 인한 지역경제와의 연관성이나 배후지와의 연계발전, 지역균형발전 등의 관점에서의 연구는 현재까지 미비한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구는 인천 경제자유구역 법률제정(2003년)을 기점으로 전기(1996~2002년)와 후기(2003~2009년) 총 14년 동안의 인천시 자치구(군)간의 지역불균형의 원인과 특성을 분석하여 인천 경제자유구역이 인천시 지역불균형에 미치는 영향을 연구하고자 하였다. 그 결과 인천 경제자유구역 개발이 지역경제 활성화와 구도심 파급효과로 연결되지 못하고 있음을 알 수 있었으며, 경제자유구역 내 대규모 아파트건설이나 기반시설건설은 구도심과의 불균형을 더욱 커지게 하고 있는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.387-407
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• 2014

본 연구는 인천경제자유구역에 입주한 기업들의 만족도를 조사하여 향후 인천경제자유구역의 투자 환경을 개선, 더 많은 기업을 유치하는데 도움을 주는데 목적을 두고 있다. 분석 결과를 살펴보면 입주 결정은 '경영진 의지'(30.7%)가 가장 많았고, 전입 후 사업성과 변화는 '현상유지' 및 '개선' 이상으로 응답한 업체가 92.3%에 달했다. 전반적인 만족도는 응답 업체 모두가 행정지원 서비스, 인력수급 등의 항목에서 '보통' 이상 만족한 것으로 답한 반면 전입 시에는 '행정지원 미흡'의 애로를 경험했다. 따라서 인천경제자유구역 입주기업들은 경제자유구역 입주에 따른 만족도가 높은 점을 감안하면 향후 구역 내 산업용지의 추가 확보와 외국기업과 함께 강소기업으로 성장할 수 있는 중소기업들의 입주 제한을 완화해야 한다. 또한 행정지원, 인력수급, 산업인프라 등 입주기업들의 만족도가 크게 낮은 것으로 나타나 인천경제청이 입주업체의 구체적 경영애로를 파악해 개선하는 시스템 마련이 필요하다.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2010

Incheon Free Economic Zone's Songdo Area is a newly constructed city built on land reclaimed from the seaside and the surrounding area. Yeongjong Area is made after Land reclamation between Yeongjong Island and Yongyou Island began in November 1992. The first phase linking these islands to create the Incheon International Airport (phase 1) and the Airport Town Square community was finished in March 2001. However, if we take a look at the overall status of the project as it is carried on at present, it is hard to deny that the project is trapped inside the same legal restrictions as are all other existing cities, which permits Songdo Area and Yeongjong Area to meet only very minimum standards. This study intends to analyze and assess the Incheon Free Economic Zone's Songdo Area and Yeongjong Area of environmentally friendly construction and to rate its current development status, exposing any problems and offering alternative solutions. In this paper, the current state of constructions in Songdo Area and Yeongjong Area were reviewed. Then a quantitative analysis and assessment for the Songdo Area and Yeongjong Area constructions of apartments, complex buildings, office buildings, school facilities, store and hotel facilities were conducted by using green building certification criteria. Finally the synthetic results of environmental performance evaluation for Incheon Free Economic Zone's Songdo Area and Yeongjong Area constructions and follow-up suggestions were described.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.121-145
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• 2008

Northeast Asia is increasingly making a transition to distinctive and crucial region in the 21st Century and growing into one of world's top three economic spheres along with the EU and NAFTA. In 2003, Korean government announced the Northeast Asian economic hub country plan as an important agenda. As a means of coping with the changing global environment, Korean government designated Incheon in 2003 as the country's first Free Economic Zone ahead of Busan and Gwangyang Bay in the south of the country because Incheon has a geographical advantage linking North America and Europe with Incheon International Airport and Incheon Seaport. The purpose of this paper is to make research on establishment and operation of an arbitral body entitled ${\ulcorner}International Arbitration Center{\lrcorner}$ (IAC) within Incheon Free Economic Zone(IFEZ). For the purpose of this, the writer in this paper, reviewed the necessity of the IAC's establishment and its legal basis as well as the role and function of the Center. Also, the writer presented plans for how to operate the IAC and how to cooperate with the key arbitral organizations of foreign countries for the settlement promotion of commercial disputes including trade and investment. With development of the IFEZ, world-renowned enterprises will invest in the Incheon economic bloc and conduct economic activities, business operation, marketing, logistics, financing, etc. In this connection, diverse types of commercial disputes are expected to occur between foreign companies entering the IFEZ and Korean firms. In this connection, the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board(KCAB) has been operating its liaison office in the IFEZ since 2004. However, in view of the increasing arbitration demand, the IAC should be set up in the IFEZ in the near future by the positive support of the government in the respect of both administration and finance because the free economic zone-related law provides for the installation of arbitration organization. For the success of the IAC, the Center will have to provide not only good quality of arbitral services that can satisfy arbitration parties but also need to conduct researches and make efforts so that arbitration can be utilized well in the IFEZ. If the IFEZ can provide advantageous business environments to those multinational enterprises intending to the Incheon economic bloc, the IAC will also contribute to the settlement of commercial disputes arising from the Gaeseong Industrial Complex in North Korea in view of the geographical advantage and logistic benefit of the IFEZ. Finally, this paper also suggests a new model for a joint dispute resolution system by the initiative of Korean government and Korean arbitral organizations for the settlement of commercial disputes within Northeast Asia, for which the CAMCA(Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Center for the Americas) of NAFTA can be a good example.

• 도시과학
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2018

Incheon, South Korea, is a rapidly growing port city that has long held an important role in the country. While for most of its history it has been considered more of a coastal extension of Seoul, it is now trying to grow from that role and become a global city. National and local initiatives and acts have led to the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ). This large zone connects three smaller districts into one large project. The goal of the project is to assert Incheon as its own city and go beyond its role as merely a gateway to Seoul. However, as most large-scale projects go, there are multiple issues and constraints faced by the IFEZ. This paper analyzes the project and gives critique on how the project could possibly achieve its goal more quickly.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.123-140
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• 2004

With the globalization of economy, there is keen competition among rountries to be a logistics hub and companies are striving to be first in establishing logistics system centering on advantageous sites, especially airport and seaports, to perform supply, production and distribution. Korea competing with Northeast Asia countries is also working out strategies in order to make Korea peninsula a logistics center of Northeast Asia taking advantage of its geographical strength. Gwangyang port has designated as Free Economic Zone together with Pusan and Jinhae, Incheon from October 24th, 2003. However, the introduction of Free Economic Zone in Korea lagged behind other major countries and it has a lot of operational problems. Approximately 600 areas worldwide are designated and operated as a Free Economic Zone and Gwangyang port and its surrounding area has several points to be settled as one of FEZ. First one is its limited functions and related laws. Next is imperfection on development, investment and management system of the hinterland. Lark of promotion activities could be one of the problems. This paper analyzes the above problems and presents various measures to activate Gwangyang Port and Gwangyang Free Economic Zone as follows Benchmarking to promote Gwangyang Free Economic Zone as follows Benchmarking other countries' system, governmental support, introduction & logistics functions, early development of the hinterland, supply of effective one-stop service, investment attraction into the area and diversified promotion & marketing activities.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.111-132
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• 2005

With the globalization of economy, there is keen competition among countries to be a logistics hub and companies are striving to be first in establishing logistics system centering on advantageous sites, especially airport and seaports, to perform supply, production and distribution. Korea competing with Northeast Asia countries is also working out strategies in order to make Korea penninsula a logistics center of Northeast Asia taking advantage of its geographical strength. Gwangyang port has designated as Free Economic Zone together with Pusan and Jinhae, Incheon from October 24th, 2003. However, the introduction of Free Economic Zone in Korea lagged behind other major countries and it has a lot of operational problems. Approximately 600 areas worldwide are designated and operated as a Free Economic Zone and Gwangyang port and its surrounding area has several points to be settled as one of FEZ. First one is its limited functions and related laws on Gwangyang Bay. Next is imperfection on development, investment and management system of the FEZ. Lack of promotion activities could be one of the problems. If we want to activate the FEZ, we must induce investment at Gwangyang Bay. This paper analyzes the above problems and presents various measures to activate Gwangyang Free Economic Zone by inducing investment for innovation cluster as follows Benchmarking to promote Gwangyang Free Economic Zone as follows Benchmarking other countries' system, governmental support, introduction & logistics functions, early development of the hinterland, supply ofeffective one-stop service, investment attraction into the area and diversified promotion & marketing activities.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.107-120
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 경제자유구역의 운영의 효과를 실증적으로 비교 분석하기 위해, 인천경제자유구역과 부산 진해경제자유구역 두 지역을 대상으로 기업이 입주 시 우선적으로 고려되는 요인이 무엇인지 그 우선순위를 제시하고자 계층화 분석법(AHP) 방법을 활용하여 입지, 경제 사회, 정책 상위요인과 세부 하위요인에 대한 중요도 분석과 병행하여 경제자유구역 내 기업의 필요사항에 얼마만큼 부흥하고 있는지를 평가하기 위해 만족도 조사를 실시하였다. 첫째, AHP분석 종합 결과에서 항만 및 공항 등 물류 인프라 시설과 국내외 인접 시장과의 접근성을 감안하여 부지확보 용이성 및 인접시장과 접근 편리성 등의 입지적 측면이 경제자유구역 입주 결정 시 높은 중요도로 평가되었다. 둘째, 입주기업의 만족도를 조사 결과에서 인천의 경우 대도시 및 수도권에 위치하고 있어 물류 인프라 시설 및 배후시장의 가치가, 부산 진해는 경제자유구역 주변의 기 조성된 산업단지와 도로, 항만등의 교통 인프라 시설에 있어 긍정적으로 평가되고 있음을 알 수 있다. 마지막으로, 중요도-만족도(IPA)조사 결과에서 인천경제자유구역의 지속적으로 유지해야 할 부문은 '입지영역'으로 부지 확보 용이성, 인접시장과 접근편리성으로 나타났으며, 부지 임대료, 전문 인력 수급에 있어서는 중점적으로 강화해야 할 지원 항목으로 나타났다. 반면 부산 진해 경제자유구역은 지속적으로 유지해야 할 부문은 '정책영역'으로 조세감면 및 인센티브로 나타났으며, 부지 임대료, 인접시장과 접근 편리성, 전문 인력 수급, 정부 투자의 지속성 및 물류 시설의 규모에서는 중점적으로 강화해야 할 지원 항목으로 분석되었다. 본 연구결과는 경제자유구역 투자 활성화 및 입주 촉진을 위한 정책의 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.183-204
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• 2001

This study is intended for the development of urgent facing strategies for the designation of a CFZ(Customs Free Zone) in Incheon city. First, it analyzes the current status of the Incheon CFZ. Next, it suggests several strategies for successfully growing the CFZ of Incheon City. Finally, it develops and proposes a method for establishing an integrated management system for the effective management of the CFZ. The key findings of this study are as follows: First, the CFZ should provide state-of-the-art movement of port logistics, create new added value caused by the movement of logistics, and provide other public support. The Incheon CFZ should be developed in three stages: an inducement stage in 2002-2005, a growth stage in 2005-2008, and an implementation stage in 2008-2011. Second, The parties responsible for the management of the CFZ would be as follows: for the port area, the Ministry of Maritime and Fisheries; for the back space of CFZ, Incheon City; and for port management, port management companies. However, a committee for CFZ management is strongly suggested for the improved efficiency and effectiveness of CFZ management. Furthermore, additional regulations ensuring the role of local government will likely be necessary for the sucessful designation and sustainable management of the CFZ. Third, For the creation of additional revenue, reformation of the current laws of the CFZ are recommended in the area of business administration. Fourth, A strategic marketing plan that supports the successful management of the companies of the CFZ will be a key component in the success of the CFZ. Thus, the new marketing plan should be developed in the near future based on case studies of other CFZs. Fifth A method for an integrated CFZ management system was developed and suggested for the comprehensive and transparent management of port logistics.