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2026 Vol.44, Issue 3

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Economic Impacts of Urban Air Mobility Industry: an Input-Output Analysis Comparing the Seoul Metropolitan Area and Non-Metropolitan Regions

도심형 항공 모빌리티(UAM) 산업의 경제적 파급효과 분석: 수도권과 비수도권의 산업연관분석 비교

Jungwoo CHO1
,
Kyuho MAENG2*
조 정우1
,
맹 규호2*
1Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 21999, Korea
2Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gyeongsangbuk-do 39178, Korea
1인하대학교 항공우주공학과 교수
2국립금오공과대학교 산업공학과 교수
*Corresponding Author
30 June 2026. pp. 319-330
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Abstract

This study evaluates the economic impacts of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in Korea using the 2020 input–output table within a demand-driven framework. UAM is operationalized as an exogenous industry integrating aircraft and parts manufacturing, infrastructure construction, service operations, and digital traffic management. The analysis estimates production, value-added, and employment induction effects, and compares outcomes across nationwide, Seoul metropolitan, and non-metropolitan regions. The nationwide induction coefficients are 0.9905 for production, 0.3928 for value added, and 0.4139 employees per KRW 100 million of final demand. Sectoral results indicate that chemical products, basic metals, and professional scientific and technical services exhibit the strongest production linkages, while professional services, wholesale and retail, and business support services account for most value-added and employment effects. Regional disparities further reveal stronger value-added effects in the Seoul metropolitan area, driven by information and communication technology and high-skilled services, while non-metropolitan regions show higher production and employment effects associated with manufacturing and construction. By identifying UAM’s forward and backward linkages and region-specific structural characteristics, this study provides empirical evidence to guide policies that position UAM as a national growth driver and a catalyst for balanced regional development.

Keywords
economic impact
future mobility
industrial structure change
input-output analysis
urban air mobility

본 연구는 한국은행 2020년 산업연관표를 활용하여 도심형 항공 모빌리티(UAM)의 경제적 파급효과를 수요유도형 모형으로 추정하였다. UAM 산업은 항공기·부품 제조, 인프라 구축, 서비스 운영, 디지털 관제의 외생부문으로 재정의하였으며, 생산·부가가치·취업유발효과를 중심으로 전국, 수도권, 비수도권 수준에서 분석하였다. 전국 기준 유발계수는 생산 0.9905, 부가가치 0.3928, 취업 1억원당 0.4139명으로 나타났다. 산업별로는 화학제품, 1차 금속제품, 전문과학기술 서비스가 가장 높은 생산 연계효과를 보였으며, 전문서비스, 도소매, 사업지원 서비스가 부가가치 및 취업유발효과를 주도하였다. 지역 비교 결과, 수도권은 ICT 및 고숙련 서비스 기반의 부가가치 창출 효과가 높게 나타난 반면, 비수도권은 제조업·건설업 중심의 생산 및 취업유발효과가 상대적으로 크게 나타났다. 본 연구는 UAM 산업의 전·후방 연계 구조와 지역별 산업 특성을 규명함으로써, UAM을 국가 성장동력 및 지역균형 발전의 매개로 활용하기 위한 정책적 근거를 제시한다.

키워드
경제적 파급효과
미래 모빌리티
산업구조 변화
산업연관분석
도심항공모빌리티
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Transportation
  • Publisher(Ko) :대한교통학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
  • Journal Title(Ko) :대한교통학회지
  • Volume : 44
  • No :3
  • Pages :319-330
  • Received Date : 2025-10-13
  • Revised Date : 2025-11-23
  • Accepted Date : 2026-02-03
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7470/jkst.2026.44.3.319
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