• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.61-75
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• 2020

Purpose - The purpose of this study was to examine the efficiency of the foreign exchange markets in Korea, Japan and China. Design/methodology/approach - This study collected 1327 observations each of the daily closing exchange rates of the three currencies against the US dollar for the sample period from January 1, 2015 to January 31, 2020, based on the tests for autocorrelation, unit root tests and GARCH-M(1,1) model estimation. Findings - We have found that the autocorrelation test indicates the lack of autocorrelation and unit root test confirms the existence of unit roots in all times series of the three currencies, respectively. The GARCH-M(1,1) test results, however, suggest that the exchange rates do not follow a random walk process. In conclusion, the recent spot foreign exchange markets in Korea, Japan and China are believed to be informationally inefficient. Research implications or Originality - These findings have practical implications for both individual and institutional investors to be able to obtain excess returns on their investments in the foreign exchange markets in three countries by using appropriate risk management, portfolio strategy, technical analysis, etc. This study provides the first empirical examination on the foreign exchange market efficiency in the three biggest economies in Asia including China, which has been excluded from research due to its exchange rate regime.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권9호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2021

This study investigates the long-run relationship between the de jure economic, political, and social globalization and foreign direct investments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to establish whether policies that foster trade and investment relations among geographical entities can help revive the GCC countries from the prevailing economic debacles of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study is driven by the GCC's quest to fully overcome the economic challenges occasioned by the outbreak of the global pandemic and position itself as the most potent regional economic bloc in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The study employs the panel data of the six GCC countries of Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia from 1971 to 2017. The findings of the panel fully modified ordinary least square regression estimation show that the de jure economic and social globalization have a significant positive impact on the region's foreign direct investment inflows. The impact of the de jure political globalization on foreign direct investment is statistically significant but negatively signed. Based on the preceding findings, we offer some holistic policy recommendations to the GCC region as recipes for timely recovery from the economic impact of COVID-19 and beyond.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제18권
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• pp.159-188
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• 2002

International joint ventures are usually formed and managed by domestic companies and foreign investors for the common objectives. They offer an opportunity for each partner to benefit significantly from the comparative advantages of the other. Local partners bring knowledge of the domestic market; familiarity with government bureaucracies and regulations; understanding of local labor markets; and existing manufacturing facilities. Foreign partners can offer advanced process and product technologies, management know-how, and access to export markets. In Korea, joint ventures have been encouraged to usher in foreign investors with foreign currency capital badly needed during the IMF financial crisis. In the meantime, Korean laws and regulations with respect to joint ventures have been largely overhauled to promote foreign direct investment (FDI) both inbound and outbound. They include four types of FDI, i.e., acquisition of foreign stocks, provision of long-term loans, participation in joint operations like resources development, and establishment of foreign offices. From the legal point of view, the formal joint venture agreement must be an offspring of a series of tough negotiations between domestic and foreign partners. They usually stress the long-term relationship with the good will and dedication to each other, and restrict the free transfer of stocks. Both partners are earnestly interested in the ownership and management of the joint venture. So they keep a close eye on the articles of incorporation, changes of business environment, conflict resolution methods, transparency of accounting and other financial matters. When a multinational corporation (MNC) is involved in the joint venture, conflicts over management strategies, marketing and other issues take place more often than not between the MNC and local partners. We have to pay attention to joint ventures, particularly, in China and North Korea. As witnessed in other transition economies, China is eagerly bringing in foreign direct investments for the development of nation's economy. China encourages foreign investors to establish ordinary joint ventures, contractual joint ventures, solely invested foreign capital companies and jointly operated development companies with local partners. In North Korea, however, joint ventures have a different meaning like contractual joint ventures in China, in which North Korean partners have an initiative in the management. Rather, jointly operated companies or simply processing-for-wage companies are recommended in view of the unpredictable legal infrastructure in North Korea.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.177-201
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• 2011

미얀마는 2011년에 들어 역사상 두 번째 총선거로 신정부가 출범하게 되었으며 경제 특구법 발표, 2009년 한 해에만 190억 달러에 달한 외국인 투자 유입, 사회기반 인프라 구축 프로젝트, 50년 만에 노동조합과 노동자들의 파업권 허용 등 미얀마 정치경제에 큰 변화가 일어나고 있다. 한국의 대 미얀마의 투자 및 교역도 과거와 달리 최근 들어 많이 활발해지고 있지만 아직은 다양하고 많은 분야에서 투자가 이루어지지 않고 있다. 이런 맥락에서 본 연구는 최신 미얀마 통계자료 및 국내외 연구 중심의 조사 방법을 통하여 미얀마의 경제 거시적 변화에 따른 한국의 투자 및 진출에 관한 시사점을 고찰하고자 한다. 연구한 결과는 최근 미얀마는 초기 발전 단계에 있으며 많은 사회 기반 시설에 관련 프로젝트로 철도, 도로, 통신, 건설업 등에 대한 수요가 많아지지만 비교적 투자 규모가 크다. 한편으로 섬유, 봉제 분야는 비교적 투자 규모도 적고 수출촉진, 제3국 수출 확대, 저 임금 노동력 등을 활용할 수 있을 것이다. 다만 수출촉진이나 저임금 노동력 활용을 위해서 미얀마 시장 진출한 기업은 향후 미얀마 내수시장 확보 어려움을 겪을 수도 있다는 점을 유의해야한다. 경기 성장 초기 과정에서 발생하는 수요로 교역이 많아짐으로 무역 분야에 대한 진출도 가능하지만 미얀마는 아직 교통 및 유통 시장에 관한 인프라 부족으로 선정된 품목이나 상품에 대한 유통 비용에 대한 사전 조사가 필요할 것이다. 진출 전략에 대해서 미얀마 수출 지향적 산업, 수입대체산업, 노동집약산업 등에 무게를 두고 있으며 의미는 단순 노동을 가공하여 대량 생산과 수출이 가능한 품목이나 제품에 대한 우선순위를 두고 있다는 것이다. 진출 기업의 목적에 따라 다르다는데 단순한 노동집약적 산업 투자할 경우 합작 투자가 유리한 반면에 기업의 기술력을 바탕으로 진출 할 경우 단독 투자가 적당하다고 본다.

• 무역학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.51-65
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• 2020

According to an analysis of 560 foreign-invested companies investing in South Korea's manufacturing industry, the following three facts were found. First, the proportion of sales by manufacturing foreign-invested companies is divided into 68.5 percent of domestic sales and 31.5 percent of exports. From 68.5 percent of domestic sales, sales to Korean companies are 60.5 percent, including 37.1 percent for large companies and 23.4 percent for small and medium-sized companies, while only 8.0 percent for domestic consumers. Second, the investment sectors of manufacturing foreign-invested enterprises are 'machine and equipment manufacturing', 'chemical and chemical-chemical material manufacturing-excluding pharmaceuticals', 'electronic components, computers, video, sound and communication equipment manufacturing' and 'vehicle and trailer manufacturing'. It overlaps with electric·electronics, petro-chemicals and automobiles, which are Korea's main industries and areas of Korean global companies. Third, 31.5 percent of the sales of foreign-invested companies in the manufacturing sector are exported. Foreign-invested companies export their products to use them for their parents or affiliates or to the third countries. The analysis shows that foreign-invested companies invested in Korea for B2B transactions with Korean companies. The implications are that Korea can attract foreign investments by utilizing Korean companies' demand for intermediate goods. Foreign-invested companies can invest in Korea in order to use Korea, which has signed free trade agreements with the US, the EU and ASEAN, as an export platform.

• 재무관리연구
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.103-135
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• 2008

본 연구는 M&M(1958, 1961, 1963)의 기업가치평가모형에 입각하여 도출된 사건연구기법(value-based event study analysis ; 이하 VESA)을 이용해 해외직접투자(foreign direct investment ; 이하 FDI) 실시를 공시한 기업의 내재가치에 장기적으로 어떤 변화가 있는가를 검증한다. VESA방법론은 재무적 사건을 전후하여 기업의 내재가치에 변화가 있는가를 측정함으로써 재무적 사건이 내재가치에 장기적으로 영향을 미치는지 여부를 진단할 수 있는 기법이다. 2000년 이후 2004년까지 FDI 실시를 공시한 기업을 대상으로 2006년까지의 자료를 VESA기법에 적용한 실증분석 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 기업가치에 긍정적인 것으로 나타난 FDI의 장기효과는 생존전략 가설을 지지하지 않는 것으로 해석된다. FDI기업은 FDI 공시를 하지 않은 기업에 비해 내재가치가 더 충실한 것으로 나타났다. FDI기업에 대해 FDI 공시 이전과 이후를 비교해 보아도 여전히 기업가치가 더 충실해진 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 실물자산가치비중, 무형자산가치비중 및 신규투자가치비중이 장기적으로 크게 상승한 것으로 나타나 FDI는 내재가치를 증대시키는 활동으로 평가된다. 따라서 FDI의 내부화 가설 및 글로벌네트워크 가설을 지지하는 근거로 해석된다. 다만 FDI기업의 수익가치비중은 상승하지 않고 오히려 하락하는 것으로 나타난 점이 특기할 만하다. 이 수익가치비중의 하락만을 놓고 보면 FDI의 생존전략 가설이 지지되는 것처럼 보이지만, 전반적인 FDI의 장기효과는 기업가치에 긍정적인 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 업종별로 구분하여 분석하여 보아도, 업종에 상관없이 FDI기업의 내재가치는 비FDI기업과 비교하거나, FDI 실시 이전과 비교하더라도 장기적으로는 양(+)의 변화가 뚜렷이 나타났다. 따라서 업종과 상관없이 FDI는 생존전략 가설을 지지하지 않는 것으로 평가된다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to review the laws on foreign investment and the changed licensing procedures in Laos and to provide the data for basic understanding of foreign forestation investment in Laos. The conclusions are as follows. The Laos government has been consistently trying to promote foreign investment. In particular, in 2004, the "Law on the Promotion of Foreign Investment" was legislated. In 2009, the Foreign Investment Promotion Act and the Domestic Investment Promotion Act to incorporate the principles of the "Law on Investment Promotion" were enacted. In Laos, the country's land is owned by the nation's community and maintained by the government. Therefore, through the procedures for registration of land, land can be conceded or leased. The ways to invest are joint ventures (where at least 10% of the total capital investment has to be made), foreign sole investment (where the investor must have a minimum capital of $100,000 or more), joint venture agreement and etc. Lastly, the forestation licensing procedures in Laos are carried out in the following order: site selection, business investments feasibility studies, environmental and social impact assessment, forestry permit application.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제24권
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• pp.107-125
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• 2004

This study is based on the survey data of 74 Korean multinational corporations, which undertook foreign direct investments from 1980 to 1996. The study examined the firm-specific as well as the host country-specific factors affecting the decision between shared and full ownership. According to the results of this study, as for the firm-specific factors, Korean firms entering foreign markets in order to penetrate local markets prefer shared ownership while those pursuing core business diversification prefer full ownership. As for the host country factors, the more advanced the host country(such as OECD countries) is, the more preference is given to full ownership.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.99-119
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• 2006

The recent trend in the payment terms of international trade shows the gradual shift toward more diversified payment methods (from L/C to not L/C) in order to cope with the increasingly dynamic international transactions in a more flexible manner. The reasons behind this recent shift are as follows : first, the global trade market is breaking away from the traditional L/C methods based on letters of credit toward a not L/C methods. nother reason for the changing trade payment methods is the increasing volume of intra transactions between headquarters and their foreign subsidiaries based on collection payment methods. Having mentioned the above problems that impede the Korean export insurance system, some suggestions can be put forward through a comparative analysis with foreign export insurance system. First, inducing private investments is one way of strengthening financial health of the KEIC. The KEIC also needs to diversify its insurance coverage adapting to the changing international trade environments.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.131-149
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• 2018

Multinational corporations (MNCs) leverage global locations for efficient production and sustained growth, and move significant foreign direct investments globally, particularly into emerging economies. MNCs also engage in entrepreneurial ecosystems of host countries for strategic benefits and impact the ecosystem as well. Of late, MNCs are increasingly entering into emerging economies like India through foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and they are playing a vital role in start-up promotion in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Therefore, we examine the role of MNCs and its impact on the entrepreneurial ecosystems in India by exploring a symbiotic relationship between MNCs and startups. We use a case-based method to ascertain and analyze specific benefits that emerge from such symbiotic relationships and draw implications for startups in India's technology entrepreneurial ecosystem.