• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.63-73
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• 2019

The paper aims to investigate relationships between technology and innovation management, total factor productivity and economic growth in China. By comparing the trends in total factor productivity growth of industrialized economies (i.e. OECD), this study intends to showcase the importance of total factor productivity progress in the Chinese economy. The study employs time series data of an annual basis for the period from 1977 to 2016 retrieved from the World Development Indicator. The study employs unit root test, cointegration test, fully modified least squares estimation method, canonical cointegrating regression and dynamic least squares estimation method to test the hypotheses. The results of the cointegrating regression analysis show that manufacturing growth leads to an increase of total factor productivity in the short-run in China. The findings of the study suggest that manufacturing (i.e. technology and product innovation) is positively related to the increase of total factor productivity in the short-run and total output growth in the long-run. The findings suggest that promoting technology and innovation management and supporting R&D subsidies may reduce the marginal cost of conducting R&D and increase the rate of technology and innovation management and R&D activity and therefore, the total factor productivity growth rate.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.67-109
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• 2010

The theory of creative class has shown that the creative people are the key factor of success in regional economic growth. The creative people strengthen the economic competitiveness which is crucial to attract, cultivate and mobilize the resources of that region. In order to examine the theory of creative class for regional economic growth and firm productivity in Korea, this study uses the panel data of 492 Korean firms of the industrial complex producing electic and electronic manufactured goods. They are grouped into 10 industrial complexes among 16 metropolitan areas. Our findings demonstrate that creative class and 3Ts are related to the ratio of creative population density and the regional economic growth. Specifically the creative core class is of more significance to the regional economic growth than the creative professional class or the creative artist class. In our findings the panel analysis of random effects model shows that the talent index of 3Ts as well as the regional climates arc related to the individual firm's total factor productivity. This also reflects a conglomeration of the other regional climates statistically. On the other hand, the research and development expenditure of individual firms shows positive influence for each second consecutive year for the total factor productivity. Sales volume also contributes to the total factor productivity. In conclusion, we recommend that it is important to upgrade the level of creative climates by attracting the creative minds and R&D investment of the enterprises for regional economic growth and firm's total factor productivity.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.47-70
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• 2008

본 연구의 목적은 확률적 생산변경함수를 이용하여 총요소생산성 성장을 도출하고 그 내부요소를 기술효율성 변화, 기술진보, 규모효율변화, 배분적 효율변화로 구분하여 생산성 성장의 요인을 파악해 보고자 함이다. 1990-2003년간 항만물류산업의 총요소생산성 증가율은 연간 0.019 (1.9%)로서 전산업의 증가율 0.010보다 높다. 그 내부의 주된 기여요인은 기술진보이고 기술효율성변화는 감소하였다. 총요소생산성의 주된 기여요인으로는 항만산업은 배분효율성, 해운산업은 기술진보, 수송장비산업은 규모효율변화를 들 수 있다. 총요소생산성 변화는 1990년대 후반이후에 감소하는 추이를 보였다. 항만물류산업은 전산업에 비하여 매우 낮은 수준의 기술효율성수준을 보여주고 있고 산출탄력성 관점에서는 1990-2003년간 자본의 탄력성(0.391)이 노동의 탄력성(0.227)보다 높지만 규모에 대한 보수는 0.618로서 최적규모에 상당히 벗어나 있다.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제22권51호
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• pp.175-187
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• 1999

The notion of productivity has been extended from the quantitative change of input factors to the efficiency change meaning efficient use of resources, and to the technical change meaning the qualitative improvement of input resources. In this way, the technical change is termed as total factor productivity in the individual businesses or the manufacturing industries. They should efficiently respond to the variations of economic environment and at the same time, have to make the efforts to improve productivity by increasing managerial efficiency and rasing the level of technology change for the continuous growth. Considering the growing importance of productivity, this study closely examines the factors influctuation on the productivity, fluctuation using total factor productivity in korean manufacturing industries. For the objective this study investigates the methods of measurement about total factor productivity, establishes the hypotheses based on the preceding research and finding. The results are obtained through the examination on the outcoms of regression analysis and related data. The results can be summarized as follows, First, in the progress of korean industrialization, the qualitative growth does not depend on the total factor productivity of the technical advance, and does not lead to the industry expansion. That is, the contribution of total factor productivity turns out to be relatively low. Second, it is necessary for the manufacturing industry to improve the level of technology and to emphasize the innovation of business, since the capital investment does not completely become fixed in the growth rate of productivity. Finally, continuous R&D investment should be made to increase total factor productivity. Namely, the regulation of industrial structure with an intensive technical development is essential and should be based on scientific and technical knowledge.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권11호
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• pp.1033-1039
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• 2020

Vietnam is conducting an export-led growth model and labour-intensive industries contributing majorly to the total export value. In the context of Industry 4.0, the labour-based industries are significantly affected; hence, enhancing productivity is the key measure to maintain these industries. The garment industry contributes significantly to the total export value of Vietnam. Based on meta-frontier framework, the approach of data envelopment analysis is used to measure technical efficiency of Vietnamese garment firms and the global Malmquist TFP index is utilised to identify productivity change and its components including efficiency, technology and technical gaps between different groups of firms. The data of Vietnamese garment firms from 2013 to 2018 collected from the Vietnam General Statistic Office is used in this study. The results show that: (i) The total factor productivity of Vietnamese garment firms growth, technical progress is the main contributor; (ii) The private garment sector is the leading group; (iii) There is a large technological gap among Vietnamese garment sectors. The private and FDI garment firms have experienced a growth in all components of total factor productivity change. Meanwhile, technological progress change is the main reason to constrain the productivity growth of state-owned garment firms.

• 산업공학
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.312-321
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• 2008

The productivity increase by technological advance is the biggest driving force of economic growth. In this paper, we investigate the inputs and outputs of the manufacturing and service industries in Korea. We also estimate the total and partial factor productivities of both industries using the Solow model and the Kendrick model. Finally, we analyze the contribution of each input factor to industrial growth.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.25-50
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• 2017

Whereas a large variety of previous studies show mixed results regarding the relationship between public investment and economic outcome, several studies have been conducted on related issues in Korea. The present study deals with the effect of public investment in Korea on economic growth and productivity. Using administrative data, it exploits three different methodologies: the total factor productivity approach, production function approach, and stochastic frontier production function approach. The results of this study show that public investment has a statistically significant effect on economic growth. However, it contributes little to enhance productivity. It is explained that there exists inefficiency of production in the Korean economy. These findings indicate that public investment has played a central role in the direct input factor and not in indirect role in Korea. Thus, it is necessary for public investment policies to concentrate on enhancing the efficiency of the Korean economy.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.99-123
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• 2008

본 논문은 기술추종국(technology follower)으로서의 한국 제조업의 상황을 명시적으로 감안하기 위하여 기술선도국(technology frontier)과의 상대적 생산성 수준을 국제적으로 비교 가능한 방식으로 추정하고, 이러한 상대적 기술격차가 한국 제조업의 산업별 총요소생산성 증가율을 설명함에 있어 어떠한 역할을 하였는가를 분석한다. 1988~2003년 기간 중 한국의 10개 제조업을 대상으로 수행된 실증분석의 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째 기존의 연구들에서 발견되는 바와 같이 연구개발 집약도, 무역지수, 인적자본지수 등은 총요소생산성 증가에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째 기술선도국과의 기술격차가 클수록 그리고 기술선도국의 총요소생산성 증가율이 빠를수록 한국의 해당산업 총요소생산성 증가율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 셋째 기술선도국과의 기술격차가 클 경우에는 기술선진국들과의 무역을 통한 기술이전이 연구개발 활동이나 인적자본의 축적 등의 경로보다 해당산업의 총요소생산성을 증가시키는 데 보다 효율적인 것으로 나타났다.

• 국제지역연구
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.147-165
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• 2016

본 연구는 OECD 21개 국가의 패널 자료(1981~2011)를 활용하여 제2세대내생적성장이론의 실증적 타당성을 검정하였다. 모든 변수들이 비정상성을 지니므로 변수들 간의 공적분 검정을 수행한 결과 연구개발수준은 총요소생산성에 유의한 영향을 미친다는 준 내생적성장이론이 강력히 지지되는 반면, 완전한 내생적 성장이론에 따른 연구개발집약도와 총요소생산성 성장 간의 유의한 관계는 일부 모형에 국한하여 적합한 것으로 분석되었다. 총요소생산성성장 함수 추정 결과 국내 및 국외 연구개발수준의 증가는 총요소생산성에 모두 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으나, 연구개발집약도의 경우는 일부 모형에서만 국내 및 국외 연구개발집약도가 총요소생산성에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 준 내생적 성장이론이 강하게 지지되었다. 다만 국가 간의 기술격차는 총요소생산성 격차를 줄이는 효과가 있는 것으로 분석되어 완전한 내생적 성장이론의 기술격차가설은 타당한 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 분석결과를 바탕으로 준 내생적 성장이론적 관점에서 정책적 함의를 살펴보면 OECD 국가들의 경제는 총연구개발투자에 대한 생산성 체감의 가정이 타당하며, 따라서 지속적인 경제성장을 유지하기 위해서는 연구개발투자의 지속적인 증가가 수반되어야 한다는 시사점을 얻을 수 있다.

• 분석과 대안
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.71-102
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• 2020

This study analyzes the effect of demographic changes on economic growth. We use the supply-side output identity to forecast the growth potential of the Korean economy. According to the results, even based on optimistic assumptions and prospects, the economic growth rate is likely to fall drastically starting in 2020. Of course, to maintain growth potential, efforts to increase productivity are necessary. However, given the historical experience of developed countries, it is not clear whether the huge trend of demographic change can be offset by efforts to increase productivity. In the so-called '30-50 club' countries, both labor productivity and growth rate tend to fall after reaching the per capita income of $30,000. The degree of decline in the growth rate is closely related to changes in the working age population and the prime-age workforce. The results are similar when tracking the path of changes in total factor productivities of the economy. When a certain level of income is reached, the increase in total factor productivity also tends to slow down. The ripple effects of rapid changes in demographics will indeed be extensive. The negative impact is likely to be concentrated at a time when the working age population, the prime-age workforce, and the total population shrink simultaneously. Above all, it is necessary to use the government's fiscal space to block the possibility of a rapid fall in the growth rate. In addition, it is important to continuously implement various reform tasks that should be promoted, such as improving the education system and strengthening the social safety net.