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Development of a Forecast Model for Thermal Coal Price

유연탄 가격 예측 모형 개발에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Young Jin (College of Business Administration of Seoul National University) ;
  • Kang, Hee Jay (College of Business Administration of Seoul National University)
  • 김영진 (서울대학교 경영대학원 생산관리 전공) ;
  • 강희재 (서울대학교 경영대학원 생산관리 전공)
  • Received : 2016.10.23
  • Accepted : 2016.12.16
  • Published : 2016.12.31

Abstract

Coal can be divided into thermal coal and coking coal. The price of thermal coal is basically affected by demand and supply. However, many other factors with regard to economic condition such as exchange rate, economy growth rate also make an influence on the price. This study is targeted to develop a forecast model for thermal coal price by using System Dynamics Method. System dynamics provides results that better reflect the real world by employing an inter-dependent system of variables. This study found out that 8 factors have important influence on the thermal coal price. Most of the data of the variables were acquired from the Bloomberg Database. The period extends to 2 years and 4 months, from May of 2011 to August of 2013. The causal relations among the variables were acquired by regression analysis

석탄은 크게 유연탄과 무연탄으로 나눌 수 있다. 유연탄의 가격은 기본적으로 수요와 공급에 의해 영향을 받으며, 환율, 경제성장률과 같은 경제적 여건과 관련된 많은 요인들에 의해 좌우된다. 본 연구에서는 시스템 다이내믹스 방법을 이용하여 유연탄 가격을 예측하는 모델을 개발하였다. 이에 따라 변수들 간의 상호의존적 관계를 고려함으로서 실세계를 충분히 반영한 결과를 도출하였다. 본 연구에서는 유연탄의 가격을 결정하는 핵심 요인 8개를 분석하였으며, 대부분의 데이터는 2011년 5월부터 2013년 8월까지 2년 4개월간의 블룸버그 데이터베이스를 활용하였다. 인과지도는 회귀분석을 이용하였다.

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