인구감소지역내 청년층의 생활인구 유입에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구: 주민등록인구, 체류인구, 외국인인구 유입 간의 비교･분석을 중심으로 = A Study on the Factors Influencing the Influx of the Living Population of Young People in Population Decline Areas: Focusing on a Comparative Analysis of Resident Population, Temporary Population, and Foreign Population Influx

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This study aims to empirically analyze the determinants that influence the influx of young people as resident populations, temporary populations, and foreign populations in a short-term perspective. This analysis is conducted in the context where there is a growing need for alternative approaches to the resident population, particularly in regions experiencing population decline or regions of population interest, to derive outcomes for attracting young people as living populations. The study examines 107 local government areas, including 89 basic local governments categorized as areas experiencing population decline and 18 basic local governments identified as areas of population interest. It empirically analyzes the results by setting these areas as the spatial scope of the study. The focus of the analysis is on the relationship between youth-targeted projects implemented with the Local Extinction Response Funds and the influx of young people’s living populations in these population decline or population interest areas. The results of the analysis show that as the proportion of youth projects planned through the Local Extinction Response Funds allocated to population decline or population interest areas increases, there is a corresponding increase in the influx of young people as temporary populations in these areas. Additionally, it was confirmed that the number of projects planned in the fields of culture and tourism as well as industry and employment, funded by allocations from the Local Extinction Response Fund, serves as a motivating factor influencing the inflow of young foreign populations. These findings suggest that, at least for attracting young people as temporary and foreign populations in population decline or population interest areas, financial expenditures from the Local Extinction Response Funds play a positive role. The degree to which inefficient investments can be controlled when allocating these funds may determine their success. Therefore, the empirical analysis of this study provides policy implications and can serve as foundational data for developing strategies to attract young living populations through the efficient implementation.