인구의 사회적 증감과 지역 특성 간 국지적 연관성 분석과 정책적 시사점: 균형발전 접근성 관련 지표의 활용을 중심으로 = An Empirical analysis of local relationship between social population change and regional characteristics and its policy implications: Application of balanced development accessibility indicators in Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Local population decline, one of the major challenges facing South Korean society, is largely attributed to the natural decline of the youth population, which is caused by the net out-migration of young adults. As a result, Korea's local demographic policies have been oriented toward preventing the net out-migration of young adults and promoting net in-migration. This study empirically analyzes the factors affecting the net in-migration of youth and the total population in order to draw implications for more effective local depopulation response policies. In particular, several infrastructure accessibility indicators were utilized as so-called pull-factors of regional characteristics, and a MGWR(Multiscale Geographically Weighted Regression model) was employed to derive local coefficients that differed by region. The results show that, in general, the higher the accessibility of local infrastructure, the higher the net migration rate of young people. Based on these findings, we suggest implications for policies to address regional depopulation.