Table of Contents:
  • 1 OVERVIEW
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Why this Study
  • 1.3 Objectives
  • 1.4 Significance of the Study
  • 1.5 Research Design
  • 1.6 Research Questions and Empirical Motivations
  • 1.7 Assumptions and Limitations
  • 1.8 Operational Definitions
  • 1.9 Expected Results
  • 1.10 The Structure of the Book
  • 1.11 Summary
  • Bibliography
  • 2 ICT INVESTMENT AND ENERGY USE IN SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 ICT Investment
  • 2.3 Energy Use
  • 2.4 Energy Efficiency
  • 2.5 Summary
  • Bibliography
  • 3 ICT INVESTMENT AND ENERGY USE IN THE LITERATURE
  • 3.1 Efficiency in the Use of Energy
  • 3.2 ICT Investment and Economics Growth
  • 3.3 ICT Investment and Energy Use
  • 3.4 Summary
  • Bibliography
  • 4 THE FACTOR DEMAND MODELS AND THE THEORY OF PRODUCTIVITY
  • 4.1 Historical Development of the Factor Demand Models
  • 4.2 Industrial Demand Models for the Input Factors of Production
  • 4.3 Inter-factor Substitutability and Complementarity
  • 4.4 The Total Factor Productivity
  • 4.5 Summary
  • Bibliography
  • 5THE EU KLEMS DATABASE
  • 5.1 Data Source
  • 5.2 Population and Sampling Strategy
  • 5.3 Classification of the Industrial Sectors
  • 5.4 Summary Statistics
  • 5.5 Multicollinearity and Validation of Results
  • 5.6 The Industrial Sectors’ Energy use Intensity
  • Bibliography
  • 6 THE IMPACT OF ICT INVESTMENT ON ENERGY USE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Theoretical Model and Empirical Specification
  • 6.3 Parameters Estimates
  • 6.4 The Adjustment Speed
  • 6.5 Deviation from the Optimal Values
  • 6.6 The Own and Cross Price Elasticities
  • 6.7 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • 7 PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS OF SOUTH KOREAN INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Development Stages in the Industrial and Technological Polices
  • 7.3 Divisia Index
  • 7.4 Theoretical Model and Empirical Specification
  • 7.5 Determinants of the TFP Growth
  • 7.6 Capacity Utilization Index (CUI)
  • 7.7 Price and Output Elasticities
  • 7.8 Returns to Scale
  • 7.9 Technical Change
  • 7.10 The TFPGrowth
  • 7.11 Output Growth
  • 7.12 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • 8 OVERALL SUMMARY, HYPOTHESES TESTS, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 The Research Questions and the Associated Hypotheses
  • 8.3 Summary of Results and Policy Implications
  • 8.4 Contribution to the Literature
  • 8.5 Implications for Industry and Policy Makers
  • 8.6 Conclusions, Practical and Policy Recommendations
  • 8.7 Limitations of the Study and Recommendations for Further Research
  • Bibliography.