손실지출변경을 활용한 가축방역 사업의 재정효율성 분석

The Cost-effectiveness of Livestock Health Management Policy in Korea using the Loss-expenditure Frontier

Infectious diseases in livestock cause serious problems not only in the livestock industry but also in many socio-economic aspects. Therefore, the Korean government allocates a significant amount of its budget to the national livestock health management policy annually. However, the effectiveness of the policy on the economic side has not yet been evaluated. Therefore, this study investigated the cost-effectiveness of the policy by using the loss-expenditure frontier method. The results show that from 2002 to 2018, the average efficiency of the policy was 0.716, with the maximum possible efficiency of 1. However, the median efficiency is low at 0.484, and the standard deviation is high at 0.28. This implies that the policy should be improved to equalize and increase its efficiency.