• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.32-43
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• 2008

본 연구는 고령사회 도래에 따른 고령층 정보격차해소 방안에 관한 연구이다. 먼저 정보격차에 관한 이론적 쟁점을 살펴본 후 해외 주요국들의 고령층 정보격차해소 현황을 소개하고, 고령사회 도래에 따라 고령층의 정보사회 참여를 촉진하기 위한 고령층 정보격차해소 방안을 고찰하고 있다. 향후 빠르게 진행될 고령사회에 대응하기 위한 고령층 정보격차해소 정책방안으로서 정보격차 진화의 단계별로 제1유형, 제2유형, 제3유형으로 분류하여 정책방안을 제시하였다. 제1유형에서는 정보의 접근성, 제2유형에서는 정보의 활용성, 그리고 제3유형에서는 정보의 수용성을 기준으로 정보격차가 분화된다. 이 유형들은 그 일부가 정책방안을 구상함에 있어 중복 고려될 수 있다. 제1유형에서는 보편적 접근 및 서비스를 지향하는 입장에서 정보기기에 대한 균등한 접근기회 보장 및 인적 네트워크 강화를 중요하게 고려해야 할 것이다. 제2유형과 제3유형에서는 고령층의 사회참여 역량을 강화함으로써 궁극적으로 삶의 질 향상에 기여할 수 있는 방향으로 나아갈 수 있도록 하기 위하여 정보활용 능력 및 세대 간 의사 소통 능력의 증진이 중요하게 고려되어야하겠다. 이와 같은 대응방안을 체계적이고 지속적인 대책으로 접근해 나갈 필요가 있다.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.33-60
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• 2007

This study analyzes the trend of the gender wage gap and its sources in the Korean labor market for the years 1985-2004. Following Oaxaca and Ransom (1994), the gender wage gap is composed of the productivity-related gap and non-productivity-related gap (unobserved productivity gap and discrimination). Empirical findings indicate that both the productivity-related gap and non-productivity-related gap have dwindled, while the decline of the former far excelled that of the latter. The non-productivity-related gender wage gap is much larger for married women than for single women, possibly implying a lower unobserved productivity of married women because of their childcare responsibilities. The non-productivity-related gap is also very substantial in the male-dominated occupations as compared to the female=dominated occupations, supporting the existence of network externalities in employment.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.1-24
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• 2012

This paper analyzes the wage structure of college professors in private institutions in Korea. An analysis of earning functions reveals that the human capital of the professors is of more general type rather than firm-specific one. It is also found that the wage differential among colleges is far greater than that within colleges. Finally, the influence of research output or the fields of study on wage is found to be small. This shows that compensation for professors is set largely independent of individual performance or labor market conditions for professors.

• Informatization Policy
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.3-18
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• 2021

The 'digital divide' is regarded as a latent dysfunction that impedes the intrinsic role of information to contribute to social equality. Therefore, it has drawn great attention inside and outside of academia. The growing interest in the digital divide has been driven by the realization that it can create a serious crisis that threatens a social system compounded by existing economic, social, and cultural inequality, rather than being limited to an uneven distribution of information. In this paper (1) studies on the digital divide published since 1970 are reviewed, (2) studies noteworthy of discussion are selected to assess their academic significance, and (3) the tasks and prospects of digital divide research are explored. Although meaningful achievements have been amassed through continuous interest and efforts of the academic community, two limitations are raised; the gap between pure research and policy research that hinders the working of synthetic imagination, and the intellectual lag falling behind a rapidly changing society. In addition, it is suggested that the operation, curation, and augmentation gaps would emerge as new agenda for digital divide research in the intelligent information age.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.149-174
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• 1999

본 연구는 1990년대 초 중반의 한국의 화력발전소 자료를 이용하여 발전부문의 생산성 변화를 분석하되, 생산성 변화를 발전소간의 효율성 격차에 의한 부문과 발전부문 전체의 생산함수 이동을 통해 나타나는 기술변화로 나누어 분석하였다. 분석결과, 화력발전소간에는 의미있는 정도의 효율성 격차가 존재하는 것으로 나타났으며, 분석에 포함된 기간 동안 연평균 약 5% 정도의 생산성 증가가 발생하였고, 이 가운데 효율성 격차의 해소를 통한 생산성 증가가 약 2%, 그리고 기술진보에 의한 생산성 증가가 약 3%를 차지하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.409-415
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• 2017

This study examines the effect of pay dispersion on labor productivity by focusing on the inflow of newcomers into the tournament and the outflow of stayers from the tournament. According to tournament theory, the expansion of pay dispersion within the organization contributes to enhanced organizational performance by attracting high performers externally and by removing low performers internally within the organization. However, previous studies regarding tournament theory have overlooked the participant aspects. Therefore, this study explores how external hiring and involuntary turnover influence the effect of pay dispersion on labor productivity. This paper hypothesizes that pay dispersion will have a positive effect on labor productivity. Moreover, this paper predicts that the inflow of new competitors will strengthen the positive effects of pay dispersion on labor productivity, whereas the outflow of incumbents will weaken this relationship. Empirical results showed that pay dispersion increased labor productivity and the inflow of newcomers strengthened this positive relationship. However, contrary to our prediction, the outflow of incumbents weakened the positive effect between pay dispersion and labor productivity. These theoretical arguments and empirical findings highlight the proper conditions should be equipped to practically achieve the positive effect of pay dispersion on labor productivity.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.16 no.1 s.67
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• pp.36-46
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• 2001

급격한 정보화 진행과 함께 계층, 소득, 지역간의 정보격차가 심화되고 있으며 정보소외계층에 대한 정보격차 문제가 점차 사회문제화 되고 있다. 따라서 정보화의 긍정적 효과를 극대화시키고 정보격차의 피해를 극소화시키는 정책이 요구된다. 이러한 정보격차를 최소화하기 위한 요건으로는, 모든 사람이 정보에 접근할 수 있도록 보편적 정보 서비스 확대, 인터넷 접속비용 및 재정지원을 통한 정보접근능력 강화, 교육 및 인식의 제고를 통한 정보이용능력 향상 등을 생각할 수 있다. 한편 정보격차를 해소하기 위해 필연적으로 소요되는 사회적 비용을 줄이면서 어떤 정책을 가장 효율적으로 결정하고 실행하는가 하는 것이 중요한 이슈일 것이다. 그러므로 이를 해결하기 위한 정책이슈로는 정보격차를 해소하기 위한 사회적 비용을 투자로 보는 인식의 전환, 정보격차를 해결하기 위한 민간의 적극적인 참여와 지원, 정보격차의 문제를 정확하게 인식하고 해결하기 위한 통계자료 확보 및 정책의 실효성을 높이기 위한 충분한 자금확보가 요구된다.

• KLA journal
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• v.48 no.4 s.382
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• pp.26-31
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• 2007

정보격차 문제는 기존의 사회 경제적 불평등을 심화시킬 개연성이 크고 사회통합마저 저해할 위험이 있어 1990년대 중반부터 미국을 비롯한 선진국은 물론 UN, OECD, ITU 등 여러 국제기구에서도 정보격차해소를 위해 많은 노력을 경주해 오고 있다.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.1-31
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• 2017

Recent empirical studies highlight the importance of between-firm or between-establishment factors in rising wage inequality. Examining the establishment-level data from the Mining and Manufacturing Survey of 2000-14, this paper finds that overall between-establishment wage dispersion has increased in Korea. However, unlike other OECD countries, the divergence occured in the lower tail of the wage distribution. Dispersion in labor productivity exhibits a similar movement, therefore explains the widening wage dispersion. In contrast, the link between wages and total factor productivity is much weaker, which appears to be associated with inefficient capital reallocation. I also find much heterogeneity in the productivity-wage relationship across productivity distribution. The most productive establishments turn the smallest portion of productivity gains into wage increases.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.67-96
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• 2001

The recent economic crisis started at the end of 1997 has brought about changes in labor market practices. One of them is rapid increase in the ratio of workers with alternative employment arrangement, so-called contingent workers. This type of arrangement, unlike traditional employment arrangement, makes employers properly adjust employment to business cycles and it also makes it possible for employees to solve time and spatial constraints related to labor supply. However, recent experience has revealed its negative characteristics such as lower wage rate, deficient fringe benefits, insufficient job security. Using the data from the first and the second wave of the Korea Labor and Income Panel Survey, this study focuses on change in the tendency of being contingent workers and decomposition of the wage differentials among regular and contingent workers by estimating the switching regression model. Results show that the recent crisis significantly contributed to probabilities of being contingent workers, especially for women, the young, the older, and the lowly educated. Decomposition shows that one quarter or one third of 35% of wage differentials are due to the price effect that the same productive characteristics are differently paid by the types of employment arrangements.