• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.22-45
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• 2004

This study was performed to identify factors affecting the profitability of private hospitals in Korea different and to make informations that could be very helpful to hospitals in improving profitability. Data used in this study were collected from 112 hospitals with complete general data of present conditions as well as financial statements(balance sheets, income statements). They were chosen from hospitals that passed the standardization audit undertaken by the Korean Hospital Association from 1998 to 2001 for the purpose of accrediting training hospitals. The dependent variables were used operating margin to total assets and operating margin to gross revenues as proxy indicators for profitability. The independent variables were ownership type, location, bed size, period of establishment, debt to total assets, current ratio, fixed ratio, total asset turnover, average length of stay, bed occupancy rate, admission ratio of outpatients, personnel costs per adjusted inpatient, and fiscal years. The factors had significantly positive effect on operating margin to total assets and operating margin to gross revenues were bed size, total asset turnover. And the factors had significantly negative effect on operating margin to total assets and operating margin to gross revenues were period of establishment, debt to total assets, average length of stay, personnel costs per adjusted inpatient. The adjusted $R^2$ of multiple regression equation was 25.2%, 21.4% respectively. It is very important for private hospitals to improve profitability by raising total asset turnover, and reducing debt to total assets, average length of stay, and personnel costs per adjusted inpatient using the rational and efficient business strategy.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.23-44
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• 2016

Household debt in Korea raises concerns about the resilience of the economy due to its size and quality. Against this backdrop, we investigate if household leverage matters for private consumption in adverse economic environments even without severe financial disruptions. We find that the balance sheet positions in terms of the leverage ratio may weaken consumption growth. We also find that the depressive effect of debt on consumption may differ across types of consumer spending and household characteristics. In particular, the effects of indebtedness have been much stronger in relation to durable goods expenditures than in other areas. In addition, debtors in high-income (wealth) groups have also shown downward adjustments in consumption even more so than low-income (wealth) groups. These findings imply that debtors' precautionary behavior may serve as an important channel from leverage to consumer spending.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 1th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.824-829
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• 2005

This paper focuses on construction cost volatility for the purpose of private sector investment by use of a financial model with key indices of IRR and DSCR (Debt Service Coverage Ratio). A case project, 1,000 MW pumped storage hydropower plant, has shown that its financial impacts by cost volatility of underground works are less measured than interest rates impacts by interest rate of loans. Probabilistic analysis of costs under geotechnical conditions has been made by Indicator Kriging method. And, in the modeling of interest rates, geometric Brownian motion has been applied. Both of these impacts are measured on the same financial model.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권12호
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• pp.195-210
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• 2020

This study describes the structure of the capital markets for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startup companies in Korea, which is an emerging market that has experienced drastic changes. The overall capital market can be divided into private and public capital markets. In the private capital market, most of the demand for capital comes from non-listed private firms, including startups and SMEs. In the case of SMEs and startups, the KOSDAQ, the Korea New Exchange (KONEX), and primary collateralized bond obligations (P-CBOs) are part of the public capital market. SMEs and startups are generally incapable of raising sufficient capital owing to their low credit ratings, and they largely have limited access to primary markets to issue shares and borrow money. The Korean government has developed a systematic financial aid program to provide funds to these companies. The fund for SMEs has significantly contributed to the development of the venture capital market. Many Korean banks provide substantial lending to SMEs, but this lending is available only because of the Korean government's loan recovery guarantee. Furthermore, SMEs can issue corporate debt in the form of primary collateralized bond obligations through government guarantees, but such debt issuances have placed increasing pressure on public guarantee institutions.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2002

This study was attempted to identify the liquidity trends and determinants of private hospitals in Korea different. Data used in this study were collected from 98 hospitals with complete general data of present conditions as well as financial statements(balance sheets, income statements). They were chosen from hospitals that passed the standardization audit undertaken by the Korean Hospital Association from 1996 to 2000 for the purpose of accrediting training hospitals. The dependent variables in this study were used current ration and quick ratio as a proxy indicator for liquidity. The independent variables were ownership type, hospital type, location, bed size, period of establishment, short-term liabilities to total assets, long-term liabilities to total assets, borrowings to total assets, fixed asset ration, net profit to total assets, operating margin to gross revenue, growth rate of net worth to total assets, total asset turnover, and business risk(volatility of profit). The major findings of this study were as follows. Trends of liquidity(current ratio, quick ratio) had been continuously decreased. Especially, There were very distinct decreasing trends of personal hospitals and less than 300beds, which weakened liquidity. The factors had significant effect on current ratio were short-term debt to total assets(-), fixed asset ratio(-), business risk(+). High short-term debt to total assets, high fixed asset ratio and high business risk significantly decreased in liquidity. The factors that significantly affected on quick ratio were short-term debt to total assets(-), borrowings to total assets(+), fixed asset ratio(-), business risk(+).

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.527-535
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• 2018

본 연구는 부채감축을 목표로 시행된 공공기관 정상화 대책이 공기업의 보수적 회계처리에 어떠한 영향을 주었는지를 살펴보고자 한다. 구체적으로 공기업의 부채비율에 따른 보수적 회계처리가 일반적으로 어떠한 행태를 가지는지 검증하고, 공공기관 정상화 대책의 시행으로 보수적 회계처리 행태가 변화하였는지를 검증한다. 분석결과를 요약하면, 공기업의 경우에도 일반 사기업과 동일하게 부채비율과 보수적 회계처리 간에 유의한 양(+)의 관련성이 존재함을 확인하였다. 이는 공기업의 부채비율이 높아질수록 더욱 보수적인 회계처리가 이루어짐을 의미한다. 그러나 양자 간의 관련성은 정상화 대책이 시행된 이후에 유의한 변화가 관찰되지 않았다. 이는 공공기관 정상화 대책의 시행은 공기업의 보수적 회계처리 행태를 변화시키는 요인이 아님을 의미한다. 본 연구의 결과는 최근 보고되는 공기업의 지속적 부채감축 성과가 보수적 회계처리 실무와는 무관하며 실질적인 경영정상화 과정에 의한 것임을 시사한다. 본 연구는 공공기관의 부채감축이 중요시되는 현 상황에서 정부 정책의 효과를 평가하는데 중요한 실증적 증거를 제시하였다는 점에서 의미가 있다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.429-446
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• 2017

The current study aims to identify factors associated with private tutoring of college students in Korea. For this purpose, this study used the Korean Education and Employment Panel survey, which contains items regarding whether or not college students receive private tutoring as well as the monthly costs of private lessons. The current study focuses on private English lessons due to the very low response rates of other types of private tutoring. For the analysis, the 5th wave of KEEP collected in 2008 was selected, and a Heckman selection model was employed, including three categories of variables: individual, school, and parent/household factors. The results have revealed that for the selection model (receiving private English tutoring or not), having received private lessons in high school, gender, and level of satisfaction regarding the respondent's current university were significant. In terms of the outcome model (cost for private English tutoring in college), university admission type (rolling vs. regular), living with parents, school type (4-yr university vs. others), being in debt to cover private lesson fees in high school, and monthly household income had significant effects. This article also discusses the results and implications for future research and policy makers.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권9호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2020

This research investigates the consequences of the increase in corporate use of short-term debt in China over the past decades. Using a sample of Chinese firms from 2007 to 2018, we empirically explore the effect of corporate use of short-term debt for long-term investment (SFLI) on audit pricing. We first examine the relationship between SFLI and audit pricing for different groups of firms. Then, we investigate the role of the increase in short-term debt in alleviating principal-agent conflicts and reducing agency costs. We have four primary empirical findings. First, auditors tend to charge SFLI clients higher fees. Second, the negative relationship between SFLI and audit fee is found in private firms, firms audited by Chinese domestic auditors, and firms with higher information asymmetry. Third, the time auditors spent on SFLI clients is significantly more than that spent on non-SFLI clients, suggesting that the decrease in audit fee is not due to the decrease in cost. Fourth, SFLI significantly reduces the agency costs of the firm, which auditors regard as a low risk signal and grant an audit fee discount. Our findings suggest that the decrease in debt maturity, not only influences managerial behaviors, but also influences auditors' risk assessment and pricing decisions.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.235-242
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• 2017

이익조정은 사적인 목적을 가지고 재무보고과정에 의도적으로 개입하거나, 이해관계자들에게 기업성과를 호도하는 일련의 과정 또는 선택을 의미한다. 해운기업의 경우 선박확보와 결부된 자본구조로 인해 부채계약을 위반할 가능성이 높고, 이에 따른 이익조정 동기 또한 타 산업에 비해 높은 특징을 가지게 된다. 이에 본 논문은 2007년 이후 87개 해운기업을 대상으로 해운기업의 이익관리여부를 확인함과 동시에 수정 Jones모형을 통해 도출된 재량적발생액과 자본구조변수와의 관계 및 해운기업의 이익조정행태를 알아보고자 하였다. 해운기업의 이익관리 가능성을 확인하기 위해 분포도와 차이분석 및 FGLS분석을 실시하였으며, 분석결과 0에 근접하여 손실을 본 기업들의 이익조정 즉, 이익관리 가능성을 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 자본구조관련 변수와 재량적발생액에는 부(-)의 관련성이 관찰되어 국내 많은 연구들과 유사한 결과를 보여주었다. 현금흐름변수 또한 유의한 것으로 나타나, 국내기업의 현금흐름중시 경향이 자본구조와 재량적발생액사이에 부(-)의 관련성을 발생시킬 수 있다는 기존 연구를 뒷받침해 주었다. 해운기업의 이익관리행태에 대한 추가분석에서는 전기부채만기구조가 이익조정과 부(-)의 관련성을 보였으며, 부채비율이 급격히 증가한 집단에서 이익조정의 가능성이 더 큼을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.143-147
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• 2013

본 연구는 기업지배구조가 차입비용에 미치는 영향을 외국인 기관투자자의 역할에 초점을 맞추면서 분석하였다. 서로 다른 지배구조에 따른 차입비용에 영향을 보기 위해, 최대주주 지분율 기준으로 소유 집중도가 작은 기업표본, 중간 기업표본, 큰 기업표본으로 분류하여 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과, 소유 집중도가 중간이나 작은 기업표본에서는 외국인 투자자가 기업 차입비용에 영향을 미치는 것이 확인되지 않았으나, 소유 집중도가 큰 기업표본에서는 외국인 투자자가 기업의 차입비용을 크게 감소시키고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 학술적 시사점으로는, 지배대주주의 지분율이 높아질수록 이해일치가설에 의해 지배대주주는 자신의 사적 이익을 추구하게 되어 대리인 비용이 증가하고 경제적 가치가 하락하여 신용위험과 차입비용 증가로 이어질 수 있다는 것을 보여 준다. 실무적 시사점으로는, 외국인 투자자는 소유 집중도가 큰 기업에서 지배 대주주를 잘 견제 감시하고 경영의 외부감시 주체로서 경영 의사결정 효율화에 중요한 역할을 담당할 수 있다는 것을 보여준다.