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The low‐carbon transition involves achieving the coordinated development between economic development and carbon reduction. This paper utilises an integrated decomposition and econometric framework to reveal the influence mechanism and convergence evolution of carbon emission intensity (CEI) across 29 OECD countries in the period 1992–2018. The country‐level low‐carbon transition efforts are then investigated. The results imply that: (1) The reduction in CEI is primarily attributed to the changes in economic development and energy intensity. The carbon emission coefficient effect also negatively influences CEI. The impact of energy consumption per capita, however, is negligible. (2) According to econometric analysis, energy intensity, energy mix, carbon emissions per capita and energy use per capita have positive impacts on CEI. Specially, GDP per capita shows an inverted U‐shaped curve relationship with CEI. (3) There is evidence of convergence in CEI across developed countries. Energy intensity plays a crucial role in accelerating the CEI convergence process, implying a half‐life of 3 years. (4) Fifteen European countries have made strong low‐carbon transition efforts among all countries. Denmark has made the largest efforts, South Korea the least. This study provides important implications for low‐carbon economy transition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines the tourism markets' convergence hypothesis across South Korea's major source markets. In doing so, we use monthly data of visitor arrivals over the period July 1995 to June 2019 and adopt a novel quantile unit root tests that allows for multiple structural breaks via a Fourier expansion series. Our results indicate that seven countries out of 10 show firm convergence tendencies at most of the quantiles, and two countries have weak but significant converging trends at some quantiles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At present, we live in prosperity contrary to the past times. As income increases, people enjoy wealth, but more people tend to pursue their own inner happiness: travel. People go to other places or visit foreign countries for business or journey. This study aims to identify the best tour route for foreign tourists in South Korea. Based on the review analysis results, this paper also aims to put forward techniques and methodologies required in practical affairs when developing a travel site or a travel application. On this note, it collected tourists' reviews at the Tripadvisor official website and conducted text mining technique as well as network analysis using R and Tagxedo, which is a big data analytic tool. The analysis results displayed that there were differences in travel preference, and especially, individual travelers had difficulty traveling by public transportation and selecting travel destinations. Therefore, customized travel routes were suggested for convenient use among travelers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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