사회간접자본이 농촌개발투자효과의 지역간 격차에 미치는 영향

Difference of the Rural Development Effects Due to Regional Infrastructure Disparity

A variety of rural development projects have been implemented to upgrade the quality of life of rural residents in Korea. In spite of trials and errors, rural development projects have contributed to the growth of rural regional economy and improvement of rural residents income. Effects of rural development projects might be different according to each region s condition. Even if the same project of 10 billion won expenditure is implemented in every city and county in the whole country, some city and county might have more efficient effects of the project whereas others less efficient effects. Efficiency of the effects depends upon economic condition and physical environments of the region where the project is implemented. They include infrastructure, living environments such as medical, educational or cultural facilities, and local financial expenditures. In assessing accomplishment of rural development projects, most research has assessed that of a single projects. Moreover, assessment has been done using a descriptive method rather than a quantitative method which caused the lack of objectivity of the results. This paper aims to quantify the accomplishment of rural development projects in terms of efficiency and derive the factors determining the disparity of the efficiency among regions. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to assess the efficiency of the projects and tobit model was used to derive the factors of the efficiency disparity. Every city and county in Korea were picked up to assess their efficiency of rural development projects, not from the view of a single project, but multiple projects implemented in the region. To do this, the methodology for research is introduced followed by explaining the data. And the results are derived and some policy implication and conclusion is presented.