• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.65-86
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• 2015

Under current international investment law clear criteria to determine standards of indirect expropriation are absent. Arbitral tribunals determine on a case-by-case whether an indirect expropriation has occurred by conducting a fact-based inquiry. However, three common determination standards can be inferred by analyzing prior arbitration cases. The appropriate analytical framework that can be applied to determine whether a state's measure constitutes an indirect expropriation is as follows. i) the degree of economic invasion of the state's action into the foreign investor's property rights and durability of the period, ii) interference with the foreign investor's distinct and reasonable investment-backed expectations, and iii) the nature, purpose and character of the state's measure. Therefore, it is necessary to fully acknowledge and to utilize strategically this determination standard. However, derived standards cannot be applied to all disputes en masse. So, it is desirable to exclude ambiguity and to clearly define the determination standard of indirect expropriation in investment agreements, since arbitral tribunals can apply different determination standards on a case-by-case basis. And, based on the discussions until now, more developed standards and direction in response to demand should be established through consistent analysis and review of precedents related to indirect expropriation. Lastly, This study is expected to be a useful guideline to prepare a necessary countermeasure to prevent dispute related to indirect expropriation beforehand or in case of dispute occurrence.

• 재무관리연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.127-150
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• 2003

본 논문은 주가동조화 현상이 투자주체별 투자결정과 어떠한 관련성을 가질 수 있는지를 연구하였다. 이를 위해, 한국과 미국의 거래소지수와 비거래소지수에 대해 시간가변적 상관관계를 분석하고, 그 분석결과를 투자주체별 투자행태와 연관하여 설명하였다. 본 연구의 실증분석 결과, 한국과 미국의 거래소시장 간에, 그리고 비거래소시장 간에 각각 동조화 현상이 존재하며, 그 경향은 기간이 경과함에 따라 점차 강화되고 있었다. 투자주체별 투자행태에 대한 분석을 행한 결과, 외국인 투자자자는 전일 미국지수가 상승할 때, 한국 주식의 매수비중을 증대시키지만, 투신사와 개인투자자들은 외국인투자자와는 대조적으로, 전일 미국주가가 상승할 때, 매도비중을 증대시키는 것을 발견하였다. 이러한 분석결과는 외국인투자자들이 한미 주가동조화와 가장 관련이 깊은 투자행태를 보임을 암시하고 있다. 또한 투자주체별 순매수비율에 대한 Granger 인과관계분석을 통하여, 외국인투자자들은 내국인투자자와는 분리된 투자전략을 취하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 우리는 이러한 현상의 원인이 외국인투자자들이 동태적 헷징전략을 사용하거나, 또는 국제경제요인을 국내요인보다 중시하는 투자전략을 취하고 있기 때문이라고 추론하였다.

• 통상정보연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.369-387
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• 2012

한미 FTA의 협상 과정에서부터 비준을 걸쳐 발효된 이후까지 끊이지 않는 논쟁의 중심에는 바로 투자자-국가 소송제도인 ISD가 있다. ISD의 본 취지인 외국인 투자자에 대한 보호기능은 국제통상환경에서 없어서는 안 될 보호장치이며 지금까지 수많은 양자투자협정(BIT)에도 적용되어온 제도임에도 ISD에 대한 부정적인 시각은 여전히 존재한다. 그중에서도 가장 큰 우려는 정부의 공공정책이 ISD 때문에 제한될 수 있다는 것이다. 실제로 한미 FTA의 당사국인 미국이 맺은 NAFTA의 경우를 보면 ISD로 인하여 캐나다와 멕시코 정부가 ISD 제소를 당해왔으며, 그로 인하여 공공정책을 추진하면서 제약을 느껴온 것은 사실이다. 그러나 일부의 ISD 사건에서는 일국 정부의 공공정책이 투자자의 이익을 우선한다는 판정부의 결정도 있었다. 그렇다면 한미 FTA가 막 발효된 이 시점에서 우리가 앞으로 일어날 수 있는 우리 정부에 대한 미국기업이나 미국인 투자자의 ISD 제소에 어떻게 대비해야 하며, 정부의 공공정책이 어떻게 해야 ISD 제소의 표적이 되지 아니할지에 대한 분석이 필요하다. 이러한 분석에 가장 효과적인 자료가 미국이 당사국으로 있는 NAFTA의 ISD 사건들이다. NAFTA의 ISD 사건 분석은 판정부가 판정을 함에 있어 어떠한 법리적 해석을 하는지를 알 수 있는 근거자료이며 나아가 우리의 상황에 적용하여 대비하는데 필수적인 도구이기도 하다.

• Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.150-177
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• 2018

We review two specific risk management strategies of venture capitalists (VCs): deal syndication and domain specialization with respect to their explicit role in adjudging and managing the overall magnitude of information asymmetry risks. These are analyzed for three distinct categories of VC firms as classified by their funding stage focus (early vs. late), ownership type (foreign vs. domestic) and the human capital composition of the core VC team (entrepreneurial vs. investor). The analysis is based on both secondary data and primary data for active 72 VC firms in India. Syndication is moderately important for entrepreneurial VC firms, but not at all important for early-stage focused and foreign VC firms. This finding is distinctly different from what has been conventionally observed in the literature. Among the various arenas of domain specialization, high-technology focus is important for all segments of VC firms. In the context of investment-stage focus, foreign VC firms exhibit growth-stage specialization, while entrepreneurial VC firms concentrate on earlier investment stages.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2021

This paper examines the impact of foreign ownership on stock price volatility in an emerging market, namely, Thailand. The data were obtained from SETSMART, the database of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). After removing financial firms, banks, and insurance companies as well as filtering outliers, the final sample covers 1,755 firm-year observations from 371 nonfinancial firms listed on the SET over the five-year period from 2014 to 2018. The regression model consists of stock price volatility, measured by two methods, as the dependent variable, foreign ownership as the main independent variable, and firm characteristics including firm size, leverage, market-to book ratio, and stock turnover as the control variables. The pooled OLS, fixed effects, and random effects estimations are employed to examine the relationship between foreign ownership and stock price volatility. The results reveal that foreign ownership has a negative and significant impact on stock price volatility. The two-stage least squares (2SLS) are also performed to address potential endogeneity problem. The results still indicate a negative relationship between foreign ownership and stock price volatility. Taken together, the findings of this study suggest that foreign investors help reduce stock price volatility and thus stabilize share price in the Thai stock market.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.83-95
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• 2019

Purpose - This study analyzed the effect of the Trump Government's protectionist trade policies on foreign ownership. Specifically, this study empirically analyzes the hypothesis that foreign ownership will decrease after the Trump Government rather than before the Trump Government. Design/methodology - The hypothesis of this study is based on the expectation that US protection trade policy will negatively affect the profitability of Korean companies. The dependent variable in this study is the foreign ownership ratio, and the independent variable is a dummy variable representing before and after the Trump Government. Multiple regression analysis was performed, including the control variables suggested in previous studies related to foreign ownership. Findings - As a result, foreign ownership increased after the Trump Government rather than before the Trump Government. This study further analyzes whether the main variables affecting foreign investor's decision-making are differences before and after Trump Government. The export ratio, profitability and dividends did not differ before and after Trump Government. However, the level of information asymmetry decreased after the Trump Government than before the Trump Government. This suggests that US protection trade policies do not adversely affect the profitability of Korean companies. However, Korean firms are improving their information environment because US protectionist trade policies can lower profitability and negatively impact capital raising. In this regard, the foreign ownership ratio seems to differ before and after the Trump Government. Originality/value - This study contributes in that it presents data that US protectionist policies can affect Korean corporate governance. This study has implications from the short-term analysis of US protection trade policy.

• 산학경영연구
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 우리나라 국채선물의 상장 시점부터 2005년 말까지 일별자료를 이용하여 개인투자자, 기관투자자 및 외국인투자자로 구별한 각 투자자 유형별로 거래량과 수익률, 그리고 거래량과 가격변동성 간의 관계를 분석하였다. 수익률에 대한 거래량 변수들의 영향은 투자자유형에 따라 차이를 보이지 않았지만, 주가지수선물시장의 결과와 달리 거래량이 수익률과 강한 음의 관계를 보여주어 시장의 주요 참여자인 기관투자가들의 이자율위험회피를 위한 헤져역할을 짐작케 하였다. 거래량 변수와 변동성 간의 관계는 투자자 유형에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 특히 순매수량 변수는 개인의 경우에는 변동성에 유의한 음의 영향을, 기관투자가의 경우 유의한 양의 영향을 미치고, 외국인의 경우에는 유의적이지 않는 등 투자자 유형에 따라 각각 상이하였다. 기관투자자의 결과는 주가지수선물시장에 관한 기존의 연구결과와 대체로 일치하였다. 매수에 의한 변동성 증가가 매도에 의한 변동성의 증가보다 더 큰 영향을 미친다는 거래량-변동성간에 비대칭성이 존재한다는 증거는 찾을 수 없었다. 이 결과는 주가지수선물 시장을 대상으로 한 국내외의 타 연구 결과와 차이점으로 보인다. 거래량과 수익률간의 음의 상관관계나 거래량과 변동성의 비대칭적 관계의 유무 등 기존 연구와 차이점에 대한 원인을 분석하기 위해서는 향후 기관투자가들의 투자행태에 관한 분석 특히 헤져로서의 역할에 관한 분석이 필요한 것으로 여겨진다.

• 무역상무연구
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• 제57권
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• pp.61-78
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to clarify the standard of fair and equitable treatment. Although most international investment treaties prescribe fair and equitable treatment that is the obligation to provide fair and equitable treatment to foreign investor, there is no clear definition and specific elements of fair and equitable treatment. Through the arbitral award cases we can find that tribunals have interpreted to include six principles; Due process & Protection from denial of justice, Good faith, Reasonableness & Nondiscrimination, Compliance with contractual obligation, Full protection and security, Transparency & Protection of the investor's legitimate expectations. This study suggest that host countries and investors focus on international trends concerning investment disputes in order to avoid future disputes. So future disputes can be prevented and prepared in advance.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.201-216
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• 2018

After the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union's Common Commercial Policy now belongs to the exclusive competence area of the EU, including the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy. Regarding the bilateral investment protection treaties (BITs) between the EU Member States, the European Commission is of the view that such BITs should be discarded. On March 6, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held in the Achmea BV v. Slovakia case that a BIT between the EU Member States, as well as arbitral awards based on that BIT, is not subject to request for preliminary rulings under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and thus they are not compatible with the EU law. However, the judgment did not silence the controversy. Instead, many people questioned the legal reasoning and the legitimacy of judgment, and therefore the problem is still ongoing.

• 융합경영연구
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2019

Purpose - Along with the rise of foreign investments in the Korean stock market, there has been a variety of studies on their influence. The conflicting findings on the question of information asymmetry of foreign investors among existing literatures appear to be a result of mixture of research method problems, what information is defined as being comparable, individual business levels, or the entire stock market. This paper empirically investigates what factors contribute to foreign investments in firms in the Korean stock market. Research design, data, and Methodology - Samples are constructed by manufacturing firms listed on the stock market of Korea as well as those who settle accounts in December from 2001 to 2018. Financial institutions are excluded from the sample as their accounting procedures, governance and regulations differ. This study adopted the panel regression model to assess the sample construction including yearly and cross-sectional data. Result - This paper find that firms' R&D, dividends, size give significant positive impact to foreign investment, whereas debt gives significant negative impact to foreign investment. This relationship does not change when the samples are divided before and after the 2008 global financial crisis. Conclusion - This results support the literatures that foreign investors favor firms lowering their information asymmetry.