• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.27-48
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• 2022

In the past decade, Korea and Japan have increasingly exhibited different strategic priorities in trade in face of China's rising global economic prowess and worsening US-China trade conflict. Japan's trade policy decisions have worked to reinforce its economic and security ties with the US as a means to counter China. Japan has used both bilateral and multilateral means to secure its ties with the US against China. In contrast, Korea's trade policy positions have been one of 'strategic ambiguity'. Korea has been more conciliatory towards China, reluctant to take actions that would counter China's interest. Korea has mainly resorted to bilateral channels to maintain favorable relations with both China and the US. Korea's reluctance to clearly ally with the US against China has been observed across different administrations with opposing political orientations. This paper examines Korea and Japan's diverging strategic priorities in trade through the 2017 World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference; the 2017 US imposition of Section 232 on steel; the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Korea-US FTA renegotiation and the Korea-China FTA Phase Two Negotiation; and the 2019 Japan-US Trade Agreement.

• 무역학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.335-353
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• 2022

There are two aspects of digital trade: the digitalisation of goods/services being traded and the digitalisation of the transactional act. Digital data (i.e. machine-readable industrial data and transactional data) is the major driving force for both aspects of digital trade. Digital data is a non-rivalrous input, whether for production or marketing activities, and is thus able to be used by many firms or government agencies without limiting the use of others. Digital platforms provide online infrastructure for the interactions between groups, for instance, consumers and producers. The externality effect refers to the situation in which prosperity in one group on a given platform will improve the returns of other groups on the same platform. In the era of the data-driven economy, strategic trade policy can involve data-related policies. The major objective of these policies is to improve the competitiveness of domestic firms. For instance, firms may be subsidised if they use cloud services provided by specific platforms. This strand of strategic trade policies might be useful for increasing the competitiveness of small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) via the digitalisation of production/marketing processes. Alternatively, strategic trade policy may also exploit the externality effect via platform economy-related policies. Further, some countries may form data coalitions to facilitate cross-border data flow. This paper uses cases in Asian countries to illustrate which role these strategic trade policies can play in the digital economy.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.89-114
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• 2023

This paper empirically examines how controlling strategic goods affects productivity by focusing on Korean industries from 2015 to 2019. We hypothesize that strategic goods control positively affects productivity because it promotes international trade by making up for market failures, building up national credibility, and stabilizing market environment; in turn, international trade contributes to productivity growth. The regression results are congruent with our hypothesis. The effects of strategic goods control on productivity were positive and statistically significant in general. These positive effects were more prominent in the group of industries that include strategic goods and, thus, are technologically intensive. The results also support that international trade is a key medium for the effects of strategic goods control on productivity. Consequently, our empirical results support government policy on strategic goods control, ensuring that strategic goods control can contribute to economic growth by reducing diplomatic friction and stabilizing the global market.

• 무역학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.177-197
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• 2023

독과점적 지위의 온라인플랫폼 기업이 컨텐츠 공급업체들에 대해 지대추구행위를 행하는 것은 수입국 정부가 불완전 경쟁시장의 수출기업들이 취득하는 독점지대를 최적관세를 통해 가로채는 과정과 매우 유사하다. 소위 전략적 무역정책이라고 일컬어지는 이와 같은 수입국의 최적관세 부과 메커니즘을 온라인플랫폼 기업의 지대추구행동에 적용할 경우, 이를 방지하기 위한 규제개혁 논의에 있어 중요한 통찰을 제공받을 수 있을 것이다. 즉 온라인플랫폼 기업이 R&D투자를 통해 컨텐츠 차별화를 추구하는 독점적 경쟁시장의 컨텐츠 공급업체들에 대해 차별적인 수수료를 부과할 경우, 컨텐츠 공급업체들의 R&D투자를 억제시킴으로써 기업들의 혁신투자를 감소시키게 될 것이다. 그럼에도 불구하고 이윤극대화를 추구하는 온라인플랫폼 기업들은 결코 자발적으로 차별적인 수수료 부과체계를 포기하지는 않을 것이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 컨텐츠기업들에 대한 동등한 수수료 부과 체계의 도입을 강제할 수 있는 규정의 개정을 제안하고자 한다.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.53-67
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• 2020

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to study strategic trade policies under international process research and development (R&D) competition with or without market leaders for free trade and a subsidy regime and compare the effects of R&D subsidies and export subsidies on the equilibrium levels of firm profit and social welfare. Design/methodology - For the analysis, we use previous work by Haaland and Kind (2008) and construct a differentiated goods duopoly model, wherein two firms compete via quantity in a third-country market for free trade and the subsidy regime. We consider simultaneous-move quantity competition when the two firms choose their quantities simultaneously and sequential-move quantity competition when they choose their quantities sequentially. The results are compared to those of Balboa, Daughety and Reinganum (2004), who studied export subsidies. Findings - The following are the findings. First, the results of firm preference orderings regarding firm position from Dowrick (1986) and Balboa, Daughety and Reinganum (2004) may not hold in our model when the firms' strategies are strategic substitutes under free trade. Second, the preference rankings under Cournot competition for free trade and a subsidy regime are the same as those in the strategic trade policy of export subsidy. Third, except for the cases of too close substitutes and complements, the results of firm and government preferences regarding firm position are different from those of Balboa, Daughety and Reinganum (2004) in that Stackelberg leadership in a subsidy regime is advantageous when the goods are substitutes but is disadvantageous when the goods are complements. Moreover, the equilibrium level of firm profit is the highest in the Cournot-Nash play when the goods are substitutes in a subsidy regime. Fourth, except for the cases of too close substitutes and complements, the results of firms' and their respective governments' trade regime preferences are similar to those of Balboa, Daughety and Reinganum (2004) in that a Stackelberg leader firm and government prefer free trade if the goods are substitutes and prefer a subsidy regime if the goods are complements. Furthermore, a Stackelberg follower firm and government strongly prefer a subsidy regime to free trade. Originality/value - By analyzing the effects of R&D subsidies and export subsidies in international markets, we can find similarities and differences between them in international markets.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.59-86
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• 2011

본고는 공급측면(비용)의 비대칭정보가 존재할 때, 일국의 외국 독점기업에 부과하는 최적관세 정책에 관한 내용이다. 즉, 한 나라의 후생관점에서 시장 지배력을 가진 외국독점기업에 대한 최적관세의 결정 문제를 비용측면의 비대칭정보하에서 분석하는 것이 이 논문의 목적이다. 따라서 비대칭정보하에서의 전략적 최적관세가 도출되고 그 함축성이 논의된다. 주요 결과는 외국기업의 독점렌트를 이전하기 위한 최적관세의 크기가 완전정보하에서 보다 비대칭정보하에서 더 커진다는 것이다. 또한 외국독점렌트를 이전하기 위한 전략적 무역정책이 비대칭정보하에서 유동적임이 드러난다. 이 연구는 문헌적으로 기존의 전략적 무역정책을 보완하며 특히 이 분야의 선구적 이론인 브랜더-스펜서의 결과(1984)를 이론적으로 확장하는 의미를 가진다.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.21-33
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• 2016

두 국가에 위치한 국내 기업과 외국 기업이 경쟁하는 복점시장에서, 국가의 무역 정책에 따른 항만운영구조(국영화/민영화) 선택 전략을 분석한다. 그리고 항만 운영구조 선택에 따른 각 기업의 이윤, 항만 사용료 수준과 항만의 이윤, 사회후생을 비교분석하고, 자유무역 정책과 관세 정책의 각 균형 비교분석을 통해 최적 전략을 도출한다. 그 결과, (i) 관세 정책에서, 운송비와 상관없이 정부는 항만 국영화를 선택하는 것이 지배전략이다. (ii) 관세 정책에서, 항만은 높은 항만 사용료를 설정하는 민영화 정책의 경우 더 높은 이윤을 달성하며, 국가와 항만의 이해관계 불일치가 발생한다. (iii) 관세 정책과 상관없이 낮은 운송비 수준이라면, 정부는 항만 국영화 선택을 통해 더 높은 후생을 달성하며, 높은 운송비 수준이라면 항만 운영구조(민영화/국영화)에 상관없이 정부는 자유무역 정책의 경우가 더 높은 후생을 달성한다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.277-298
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• 2008

This study develops the market attractiveness assessment model and draws the strategic target markets and their corresponding exporting strategies through identifying the market positions in the dimensions of market attractiveness scores and market positional strength to achieve the innovative export promotion of Korean heavy electric industry and the resulting improvement and reversal of comparative-disadvantage position. In chapter 2, we analyze the stages of selecting target markets, the constructs and their measure variables of market attractiveness models, and the components and strategic policy implications of directional policy matrix. And in chapter 3, we identify the comparative advantage positions of Korean heavy electric industry in the global market through analyzing its trade structure, trends, balance, ratio-balance, and specialization index by the item and the region respectively. We find that the Asia/Pacific region is the most attractive export market of the Korean heavy electric equipment industry, the following important strategic target markets are the America, MENA, CIS/East Europe Regions in the order of their attractiveness and competitive position dimensions. In the mean time, the sub-Sahara Africa and West Europe region is shown to be the long-run-viewpoint target market requiring the innovation or divest strategies owing to their low attractiveness and the low market share of Korean exports.

• 기술혁신연구
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.143-175
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• 2016

본 연구는 기업 혁신 산업 특성이 기업의 전유전략에 미치는 영향을 특허와 영업비밀의 상대적 선호를 중심을 '한국기업혁신조사' 2005, 2010, 2014년 자료를 통해 분석하였다. 분석결과 벤처기업, 고기술산업에 속한 기업, 정부의 연구개발 자금지원을 받은 기업, 제품혁신 수행기업과 연구개발 지출이 높은 기업에서 특허를 영업비밀보다 상대적으로 선호하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 기업규모와 연구개발 협력여부는 통계적으로 유의한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이는 산업별 특성을 고려한 전유제도 정책이 보다 효과적일 수 있다는 것을 보여준다. 높은 시장집중도를 가진 산업에 속한 기업들은 영업비밀을 선호하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이러한 특성은 소기업과 벤처기업에서 명확히 나타났다. 이는 선도기업의 전략적 특허출원의 증가가 소기업과 벤처기업의 특허활동을 제약할 수 있다는 것을 의미한다. 과도한 전략적 특허의 증가는 궁극적으로 소규모 기업들의 기술활동을 저해할 가능성이 있기 때문에 불필요한 전략적 특허의 남용을 방지할 수 있는 정책적 노력이 필요할 것이다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.333-353
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• 2007

This paper is to explore that there are structural problems in the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agrement negotiation by examining the Korean FTA policy and to introduce some alternatives to overcome them. The structural problem stems in part from the inefficient system in FTA policy making and its implementation. Most importantly, there is a lack of ex-ante consensus building among stake-holders. As an alternative to the current FTA policy, we suggest two things. First, we argue that an FTA negotiation strategy should correspond to Korea's overall industrial development strategy. Second, the National Assembly should play an important part for enforce of trade policies as a tool for advancing a comprehensive strategic measures.