The share of emerging markets and developing countries in the global economy is growing and the status of G20 in the international society is also being strengthened. Considering the trend, the economic and political rising of developing countries can be regarded as opportunities to replace...

Korean Abstract: 최근 국제 곡물가격의 변동성 확대, 국제시장에서의 곡물 수급 불균형 심화, 유가 및 환율 불안정 등으로 인해 국내 곡물 수입구조의 개선 필요성이 제기되고 있다. 이 연구는 해외의존도가 높은 곡물을...

The World Energy Outlook 2012, released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in November 2012, projects that the United States would become the largest global oil producer by 2020. As unconventional gas, primarily shale gas, is rapidly emerging as a major alternative to other sources of...

Korean Abstract: 2013년 5월 스웨덴에서 개최된 제8차 북극이사회(Arctic Council) 외교장관회의에서 한국이 정식 옵서버 자격을 획득함에 따라 정부 차원에서 북극 이슈에 대응할 수 있게 되었다. 이에 따라 향후 북극권 국가와의...

The smog that swept across Beijing and the central and eastern parts of China in January 2013 caused respiratory problems in many people and led some factories to temporarily shut their operations down. It provided a paradigmatic case where air pollution can create serious economic and social...

The world's food demand has been increasing due to population increase, developing nation's income increase and the resulting change in diet, and an increasing use of bio-fuels. However, grain production and export rely on only a few countries, and with the recent global climate change,...

With the concept of “creative economy” emerging as a new paradigm of economic growth in Korea, the frequency of debates over related topics are being held, including the meaning and aims of the concept, as well as policy measures needed to realize it. While there is no consensus yet on the...

Purpose: Previous research on luxury consumption has focused on conspicuous consumption; however, research on consumers' self-conceptual mechanism in inconspicuous luxury consumption context is scarce. The present study aims to investigate various self-concepts and their mechanisms for...

Korean Abstract: 최근 우리나라에서 성장동력으로서 중소기업의 역할이 강조되고 있는데, 이러한 추세는 미국과 일본, 독일, 그리고 핀란드 등에서도 두드러지게 나타나고 있다. 이들의 최근 정책은 해외진출 활성화를 중소기업...