This study examines the demand system of shrimp imported from top four countries and domestically produced by using AIDS (Almost Ideal Demand System) model. Top four import countries are Vietnam, Ecuador, China, and Malaysia based on the value of imports in 2021. As results of the analysis, the demand system of shrimp turn out to be below. First, the relationship of domestic shrimp and imported shrimp (Ecuadorian and Vietnamese) is identified as complements or substitutes depending on whether the income effect is considered. This result implies that imported shrimp supplements domestic supply against excess demand while homogeneous shrimp products competes with domestic shrimp in fish market. Second, the relationship among imported shrimps turned out to be both substitutes and complements. Especially, the Vietnamese shrimp is complementary with Chinese and Malaysian shrimp, but substitutes of Ecuadorian. It is assumed that adjoining Asian countries shares similar shrimp species and processing system which differentiates from Ecuadorian. Finally, the study included quarter as dummy variable and GDP as instrumental variable of expenditure in the model. The result confirmed that domestic shrimp is highly on demand during the main production season while imported shrimp is mainly demanded during the rest of the season.

The WHO reported the Covid-19 outbreak infected 486,761,597 people, involving 6,142,735 deaths worldwide as of 1 April 2022. This contagious disease has spread rapidly throughout the world, including Malaysia. Since the outbreak in Malaysia began in March 2020, the Movement Control Order (MCO) has been implemented nationwide, leaving a significant impact on its citizens, non-citizens, as well as refugees. There is some exploitation of refugees, where enforcement officers are targeting them for criminal offences. Stakeholders claimed the Malaysian government did not provide any assistance to refugees during the pandemic, including health care and economy. This article examines Malaysia’s responsibilities as a host country to refugees during the Covid-19 outbreak. The Malaysian government is proposed to continuously support refugees on humanitarian grounds based on the country’s economic development capabilities. This paper will look into the current situation of the Refugees in Malaysia; discuss the challenges that the Refugees in Malaysia are facing; analyse the legal framework governing the status of refugees; and check the responsibility Malaysia should assume as a host country.

The paper aims to investigate the impact of the gap between domestic and international gold price on money demand in Vietnam, an emerging economy in the Asian region. We use a quarterly database collected from the first quarter of 2004 to the fourth quarter of 2016. The time-series database includes 52 observations. The money demand is represented by M2; Domestic income is the Gross domestic product at the constant prices of 1994; Inflation rate is calculated by the Customer Price Index from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam. The result confirms the existence of a long-term cointegration relationship between the money demand and the gap between domestic and international gold price as well as some variables including domestic income, inflation, and real exchange rate. The regression results also show that the gap between domestic and international gold price has a positive impact on money demand in the Vietnamese economy. Besides, the domestic income and international gold price have positive impacts on money demand while the inflation and real exchange rate are negatively related in the long run. This proves that the gap between the domestic and international gold price really has a positive impact on money demand in Vietnam during the study period.

교량 바닥판은 대형 차량 및 제설제와 같은 다양한 환경 요인으로 인해 급속히 악화되는 부재이다. 한국에 건설된 교량의 수명이 길 어짐에 따라 교량 바닥판의 교체 수요가 증가 할 것으로 예상된다. 다른 국가에서는 프리 캐스트 바닥판을 이용한 급속 교량 건설 기술이 열화 된 교량 바닥판의 교체 수요 대응을 위해 적극적으로 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내 교량 바닥판의 상태평가 데이터를 수집 및 분석하여 교량 바닥판 열화 모델을 제안 하였다. 또한 교량 규모의 관점에서 열화된 교량 바닥판의 미래 대체 수요를 예측하였다.

본 논문은 내항상선 선원의 수급 안정화를 기하여 연안해운의 발전을 도모하기 위하여 구체적으로 내항상선 선원의 수급실태의 분석을 통해 향후 내항상선 선원의 수요 전망을 예측하고자 하는 것이다. 연안 해운기업의 경쟁력 강화에 있어서 선원수급과 선원인력양성의 필요성을 인지하고, 특히 인력수요예측의 정밀성을 높이고 지속적이고 피드백이 가능한 예측 프로세스를 모색하는 것은 현재 연안해운기업의 열악한 선원인력관리의 어려움을 극복하기 위한 단초로서 현재 시의적절한 연구주제가 될 것이다. 향후 내항상선 선원의 수요부문에서 선박 척수의 변화에 따른 시뮬레이션 결과, 증가율 기준을 0.1%~1% 폭의 수준을 상정할 경우 7,879~8,258명으로 예측되었다. 이는 2009년 현재 7,831명 수준에서 매년 약 20~430명의 추가 인력이 투입되어야 함을 의미한다. 일반적으로 5년 내지 10년 단위로 단속적으로 예측치를 제시하는 방법은 예측의 사후추적이 부실한 관계로 예측정확도가 떨어지기 쉬운 점을 선행연구 검토 부분에서 확인하였으며, 본 연구와 같이 현황자료를 기초로 예측치와 실제치의 차이에 대한 피드백을 위해 매년 평가를 실행하고 그 결과를 차기년도 예측에 반영하는 접근방법을 도입한다면, 선원인력의 수급에 대한 예측정확도를 높일 수 있을 것이다.

This study was performed to improve water demand estimation and analize correlation between generation of domestic sewage and domestic water use. To improve the prediction of water demand estimation, new water demand equation was developed. The results is as follows. InQt = β0 + β₁InPt + β₂InYt + β₃InHt + εt By using the statistical analysis of the "generation of domestic sewage" and "domestic water use", the regression equation between them is formed. The result is as follows. ＿ Generation of domestic sewage = 0.8487 × Domestic water use + 684.57 (R² = 0.972)