• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.6-15
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• 2022

Climate change is among the most important issues facing mankind in modern society. However, global PV energy expansion has been driven mainly by OECD countries. We investigate the determinants of PV energy growth by panel data of selected OECD countries from 1991 to 2018. We investigate four categories of driving factors: socioeconomic, technological, country specific, and policy factors. The test results support that PV capacity growth is significantly driven by technology development and multidimensional environment policy factors. Socioeconomic factors such as CO₂, GDP, and electricity price are statistically significant on the growth of PV energy, too. Whereas, country-specific solar potential factor is the least related. As most of the socioeconomic factors are exogenous, we need to focus more on PV technology development and policy measures.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.229-275
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• 2016

We study the effect of the high-skilled emigration rate on the growth rate of the source countries. We incorporate the foreign direct investment and the policy variables into the panel model and also their interactions with the high-skilled emigration rate, as they are related to the network externality that may be created by the high-skilled emigrants working abroad. We apply the static fixed-effects model and compare it with the results obtained in the dynamic panel model with system generalized methods of moments estimators. We find the negative effect of the high-skilled emigration rate by itself and in its interaction with the foreign direct investment only in the dynamic model. However, we find positive coefficient for the interaction of the high-skilled emigration rate and the civil liberties index, which holds across the static and dynamic specifications. This implies that the effect of the high-skilled emigration rate on the growth rate of the source countries can be positive, and the extent is larger for countries with 'poor' civil liberties. The developing countries with low levels of foreign direct investment inflows and 'poor' civil liberties can best benefit from the high levels of skilled emigration outward. Through finding significant interactions with other variables, we confirm that the high-skilled emigration should be considered along with other related variables in measuring its impact on growth. The implications offer suggestions for the international trade and aid policies.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.307-318
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• 2016

본 연구는 도시화가 1인당 탄소 배출에 미치는 영향을 도시화와 소득 수준 간의 교호 작용을 중심으로 분석하였다. 이를 위해 84개 국가에 대한 패널 자료를 고정효과 모형을 통해 회귀분석하고 동시에 Pooled LS 모형 및 패널 GLS 모형과도 비교하였다. 그 결과 1인당 탄소배출과 도시화는 비선형적 관계를 이루는 것으로 나타났다. 즉 저소득 국가에서 도시로의 인구 집중이 1인당 탄소 배출을 증가시키는 반면, 고소득 국가에서는 오히려 반대의 효과가 나타났다. 이러한 본 연구의 결과는 도시의 압축성(compactness)과 에너지 소비 패턴에 대한 논의로 확장할 수 있으며, 이를 통해 지속가능한 도시개발을 위한 연구와 정책 개발의 토대를 제공할 수 있다.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2018

In recent decades, financial crises in various countries have often been preceded by the rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) in the banks' asset portfolios. The increase in NPLs is proven to have adverse impact on the banking sector so that understanding the determinant of NPLs is immensely crucial to ensure the efficiency and soundness of the overall economy. This study aims to shed light on bank-specific factors that affect loan default problems in developing countries whose banking sectors play a major role in the overall economy. This study analyzes panel data sets of 36 commercial banks listed in the Indonesian Stock Exchange during the period 2008-2015. Applying fixed-effects panel regression model reveals that Indonesian banks' profitability and credit growth negatively influence the number of NPLs. Moreover, banks with higher profitability are proven to have lower NPLs because they can afford adequate credit management practices. Likewise, banks with higher credit growth evidently have lower NPLs in the sense that they demonstrate more specialized lending activity and thus have better credit management systems. These findings imply that, in order to lower loan defaults that can deteriorate banks' asset quality, banks should maintain their level of profitability and increase, rather than decrease, their credit supply to debtors.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.635-641
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• 2021

This paper aims to find out the main factors that are important in determining the size of investment in the Jordanian productive sectors. For this purpose, the study used panel data for four Jordanian productive sectors over the period 2000-2017. Also, fixed-effects modeling was carried out to identify the relationship between investment and its potential determinants. Empirical investigations of the four productive sectors reveal the following results: The real value of sector's production and the real value of credit facilities have a positive and significant impact on investment, while the real interest rate has a negative effect on investment in the Jordanian productive sectors. Also, at the sector level, agriculture was more responsive to changes in the real value of credit facilities, while other sectors were more responsive to changes in the real value of sector's production. According to these results, it seems that some policy actions should be taken to enhance the size and the role of investment in the economy. For example, policymakers should adopt a mixed policy and expand the provision of credit facilities, especially to the agricultural sector, to enhance agricultural activity in a manner that ensures the improvement of infrastructure and land reclamation.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.601-610
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between R&D investment and growth rate of manufacturing firms in Incheon. Methods: The balanced panel data of 246 firms which have existed for the period 2001-2012 are constructed. As a method of analysis, fixed effects panel data model is used. Results: There is a one year lag in the relationship between R&D intensity and the subsequent sales growth of firms and its relation depends on the firms' characteristics. Conclusion: We suggest the emphasis on R&D investment for firms' growth and the differentiated R&D program based on firm size. This article has the limitation that various types of R&D investment cannot be included in this analysis.

• 한국기술혁신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국기술혁신학회 2017년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1213-1244
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• 2017

This study used a resource-based perspective to analyse the effects of organizational composition on the R&D performance of science and technology government-funded research institutes (GFRIs). We assumed that the composition of each GFRI would eventually be regarded as absorptive capacity and act as a moderating variable between R&D investment and performance. We used a panel generalized least squares (GLS) model with fixed effects to analyse panel data from 115 Korean GFRIs between 2011 and 2015. Our findings show that R&D investment of GFRIs has a direct and positive effect on performance. We also analysed how organizational composition can moderate the effect of R&D investment on performance. The findings provide evidence that organizational composition plays a moderating role between R&D investment and performance. Finally, this study discusses policy implications, its limitations, and also highlights future research directions.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.361-373
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• 2022

Purpose - This paper analyzes the student determinants of college non-completion and estimates the effects of each determinant on college non-completion. Design/methodology/approach - We use student panel data from a large Korean university from 2011 to 2021. Our results are from estimation of fixed-effects logit model. Findings - The results show that grade point average, participation in extracurricular activities, the number of counseling sessions with teachers, and financial aid are the main determinants of college non-completion. Academic probation, which is defined as any person who has a cumulative grade point average below a one point seven five, increases the non-completion rate by 2.6 percentage points and an one-point rise in extracurricular activities index reduces the rate by 0.1 percentage points. The effects of each determinant are heterogeneous across student sub-groups which are separated by gender, nationality, and academic discipline. Research implications or Originality - Tailored support programs for academically discouraged students that incorporate student characteristics and backgrounds are necessary to increase college completion rates and degree attainment.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권7호
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• pp.139-147
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• 2020

This paper aims to explore the relationship between the quality of the audit and the level of stock return co-movement in the context of the Vietnamese emerging market. The empirical study is designed based on the quatitative method and deductive approach. The panel dataset includes 256 listed firms from different industries,with 1115 firm-year observations on Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange for the period from 2014 to 2018. In the research, we built the econometric regression model, using stock return synchronicity and audit quality as the dependent and independent variable, respectively. Some control variables are also added to the econometric regression models as they are well-documented in prior research to have an effect on stock price synchronicity. To improve the accuracy of the regression coefficients, beside the Ordinary Least Squares, we employ the Random Effects Model and the Fixed Effects Model for better statistical analysis of panel data set. The results show that the quality of the audit is positively correlated to stock price synchronicity. This finding suggests that stock returns of companies with higher quality of the audit are more synchronous with the market. Results for other control variables also support our reasoning for the main findings.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-25
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• 2004

인적자원이 가장 중요한 경쟁력이 되는 지식정보화 산회에서 숙련의 주기는 짧으며, 노동력의 유동화는 심화되고 있어 자격의 신호기제로서의 역할이 크게 부각되고 있다. 이에 우리나라 자격의 기능을 취득요인, 취업 및 임금효과 측면에서 검토하기 위해 한국노동패널 1~4차년도(1998~2001) 자료를 개인별로 묶어 고정효과 로짓모형, 임의효과모형으로 회귀분석하였다. 추정의 결과 고졸 미만 저학력층의 자격취득 확률이 높게 나타났다. 남자는 실업상태에 있는 경우에 자격취득이 많았고, 여성은 비경제활동의 기타 상태(잠재적 구직상태)에 있는 경우 자격취득이 많았다. 자격의 취업효과는 여성의 경우 1년차, 2년차에 유의하게 나타나나, 남자의 경우는 유의하지 않았다. 취득한 자격의 임금효과는 남녀 공히 유의하지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 현재 우리나라에서 자격취득으로 얻어지는 직업능력이 시장에서 제대로 인정받고 있지 못하는 현실을 반영한다.