The proportion of part-time employment to total employment in Korea has increased significantly since the 2008 global economic crisis. In Korea, part-time employment spiked after the 1997 Asian financial crisis and remained steady only to spike again after the onset of the 2008 crisis....

The subject of reducing greenhouse gas emission has already emerged as a critical issue in the world. Accordingly, the target system for controlling greenhouse gas and energy has become effective from 2012. Also, the emission trading scheme has been positively considered, and its legislation...

In general, wage differential is recognized as an important factor in migration, which is crucial to an economy. It is a key issue, especially in Korea, which faces “mono-centric development” around the capital area. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to identify the determinants of...

For over a decade, emerging industries(afterwards, EIs) have been targeted by Korean government. These EIs are based on new technologies including BT(Biotechnology), IT(Information Technology), NT(Nanotechnology), CS(Cognitive Science), GT(Green Technology), and their converging technologies.1)...

Together with the advancement of information and communication technology, the importance of standards is growing continuously in a modern society in which knowledge and technologies are becoming globalized. In line with this trend, countries are promoting standard policies in order to enhance...

In most countries, including Korea, job creationtops policymakers’ to-do lists. Therefore, it is only natural that they pay increasing attention to highgrowth small and medium-sized enterprises(Highgrowth SMEs), which are seen as important primary sources of jobs.The interest in the...

The development of technology improves the efficiency of the production process and increases the competitiveness of the commodity produced in general. Considering an open economy, technology raises a price and a quality competitiveness of domestic goods in the international market. Therefore,...

In this paper, we investigate the classical economic topic about the relationship between financial sector and the real economy by testing whether financial development eases firm’s financial restriction for investment. The role of financial development on the real economy is a controversial...

Technology commercialization is a series of processes involving the application of existing technologies to improve existing products or services or to create new ones. It plays an important role of enhancing the economic performance of innovation. This study examines various aspects of...

A container is defined as “a uniform, sealed reusable metal ‘box’ in which goods are shipped”(Murphy and Wood, 2008).1) Containers are a reusable transport and storage unit for moving products and even raw materials between locations or countries. Containers make it easier to handle...