• International Area Studies Review
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.27-51
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• 2012

Among the hypotheses regarding the internal process of industrialization, the debates about 'labor-surplus' model have been intensive. The basic idea of this neoclassical theory is that industrial development is brought about by the transfer of the unlimited cheap labor to the modern sector, and thus, under the labor-surplus situation labor-using technologies should be used for industrialization. Fei and Rannis attempted to confirm this theory by applying it to the Japanese economy. The purpose of this paper is to study whether the theory can be applied to Korean economic development. The neoclassical dualistic model which was designed by Kelly and Williamson was utilized. Simulating Korea's major economic variables for the period of 1965-1992 by using computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, we found that there are significant differentials between the simulation and the actual data. It suggests that Korea's economic development has not followed the neoclassical path -- creation of comparative advantage on the basis of market force.

• Korean Journal of Labor Studies
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.137-179
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• 2018

To reduce labor market discrimination, there are lively discussions about the role of extant labor regime based on labor unions. It includes both the critical perspective on extant labor movement and the necessity of new actors for resolving discriminations within labor market. Among new actors, the present study focuses on contingent labor centers. Specifically, we have investigated on the development and identity of contingent labor centers as coalition of local government-labor organization. The core content of this study is to reconstruct the activities and strategies of contingent labor centers throughout the longitudinal approach. From many evidences, we can confirm that contingent labor centers have evolved via three phases such as differentiation, de- politicizing, and networks. This finding also provides insights about inside relationships between contingent labor centers and outside tensions between contingent labor center and extant labor organizations. We finally discuss on the theoretical implications of contingent labor center as new actor for contingent worker movement.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.20-30
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• 2015

The recent increase of wages is considered to be the result of lawsuits on ordinary wage expansion and the reduction of working hours. This may enlarge the wage gap between enterprise and small business, and thus worsen the insufficient supply of workforce to small businesses. Therefore, it is necessary to provide strategies to control the increase of wages in order to resolve the difficulty in the industrial workforce supply and to enforce the industrial competitiveness.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.1-39
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• 2020

This paper analyzes the effect of marriage subsidy, which was provided by some municipalities of South Korea from 2006, on marriage. Marriage subsidy, targeted for international marriage between Korean men and foreign women, increases the economic incentive for international marriage. Using the Korean marriage record during 2004-2018 and exploiting the variation in marriage subsidy across regions(administrative level 2, si/gun/gu) and years with difference-in-differences method, I find that marriage subsidy significantly increases the probability of a single Korean man marrying a foreign woman. I found no evidence on crowd out effect on marrying a Korean woman, and the effect of subsidy on total marriage was significantly positive. Subgroup analysis shows that the effect of marriage subsidy on international marriage was strongest for the older and high school graduated men.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.159-187
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• 2010

The main purpose of this paper is to attempt an alternative measurement and analysis of poverty considering income as well as time in order to present an effective antipoverty policy. Based on Korea Welfare Panel Study (2005), the income poverty, time poverty, and double poverty of household in which householders were under 60 years were measured. Moreover this paper found that households experiencing the time poverty might be faced with additional income poverty because of the necessity to purchase care services in the market to compensate for the time. As a result of the analysis, income poverty rate is 9.5%, time poverty rate is 15.7%, and time-adjusted income poverty rate is 10.8%. And low-educated single parents with young children are more likely to experienced income as well as time poverty. Therefore, this paper proved that the 'welfare to work' policy without considering situations in household could be faced with the limit. Furthermore, this paper suggests that social welfare policy should aim at minimizing the tradeoffs among different works and activities, and then support to improve the quality of life.

• 한국노년학
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.1075-1088
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• 2016

This study aimed to identify the effect of the active aging on life satisfaction and present an improvement strategies to increase life satisfaction in elderly people. Active aging is divide into three aspects; health, participation and security. The subjects were people older than 55 years who were enrolled in Korean Retirement and Income Study. The influencing effect was analyzed by a hierarchial regression. Key factors associated with active aging influencing life satisfaction were subjective health, mental health, participation in the labor market, income, and housing while subjective health was a determinant factor that best describes the effect of the active aging on life satisfaction. On the basis of above result, this study suggests that there needs to be an effort in improvement of physical and mental health, participation in the labor market, and housing at national and regional levels.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.13-38
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• 2001

The question about whether a shorter workweek may increase employment has been a serious issue and been furiously debated among collective bargainers. The advocators recommend publicly that a reduction in standard working hours will provide benefits to the unemployed through the provision of new jobs, and also can improve the quality of life workers. The opponents argue that a shorter workweek will increase labor costs and induce firms to reduce their production levels, and consequently cut back their demand for labor. Although the debate is still continuing, considerable has been made toward achieving the goal workweek reduction. The analytical framework of this paper is a Putty-clay-model, in which the short-and long-term impacts of changes in working time on the employment associated with the interrelations of wages, prices, hourly labour productivity, the firm's labor demand, business cycle and economic growth etc. must be analyzed.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.11-24
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• 2022

Purpose - The purpose of this study was to examine how job seekers' spec influence their actual employment especially focusing on the differentiating effects of applicants' specs depending on whether general or decent job employment. Design/methodology/approach - This study conducted analyses on 54,443 samples that incorporated data from the Graduates Occupational Mobility Survey for three years (2017-2019) collected by the Korea Employment Information Service. The linear probability model and logit model were used to examine the research questions. Findings - The results analyzed with the hierarchical regression model showed that most job seekers' specs were statistically significant in predicting employment status. Interestingly, there is a difference between the factors predicting employment for a general job and a decent job. This study suggests academic and practical implications for future research in the selection/ recruitment field by clarifying the critical factors to influence applicants' employment. Research implications or Originality The results of this study follow the screening hypothesis which explains that the applicants' specs have significant impacts on actual employment. Also, the dual labor market theory, which explains that applicants' specs differently affect actual employment between general and decent jobs, was reaffirmed.

• Journal of Teachers' Pension
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• v.3
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• pp.109-160
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• 2018

본 연구는 퇴직소득심사제가 근로의욕 등 노동시장에 미치는 영향과 제도적 형평성 측면에서 국민연금과의 비교를 통해 검토한 후 개선방안을 제시하였다. 동 연구의 주요결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 퇴직소득심사제는 퇴직 후 연금소득을 감소시킬 우려가 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 그러나 연금소득이 감소된다는 것은 추가적인 소득으로 인해 예상된 연금소득이 감소한다는 의미이나 전체 노후소득은 줄어드는 것이 아니라는 점에서 심각한 문제가 아니고, 또한 그 대상자 규모가 적다는 점에서 현 단계에서 제도의 존폐를 논하기에는 다소 이르다고 판단되었다. 다만, 제도가 저소득층에 대해서도 일괄적으로 적용되므로 취약계층에 대해서는 별도의 개선논의가 필요한 것으로 보았다. 둘째, 퇴직소득심사제는 지급정지 연수 적용과 연기연금 존재 여부 등 특수직역연금과 국민연금에 있어서 차이가 있다. 제도의 특수성도 간과되어서는 안되지만 일반적인 사항에 대해서는 두 제도의 동질화가 필요한 것으로 판단된다. 셋째, 연금소득에 대한 과세와 심사대상소득 확대 등의 문제와 관련하여서도 개선의 여지가 있는 것으로 파악되었다. 즉, 퇴직소득심사제는 적용과정에서 추가적인 세부담을 유발할 가능성이 커서 이중과세의 논란에 직면할 우려가 있다. 또한 경제적 능력에 대한 정확한 평가를 위해 소득유형을 근로, 사업소득에 국한하지 않고 금융소득까지 포괄하여 종합적으로 평가할 수 있도록 제도개선이 요구된다고 하겠다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.228-236
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• 2017

This study examined the effects of college students' voluntary delayed graduation for employment preparation on their employment outcomes. For this purpose, the data were obtained from the 2014 Graduates Occupational Mobility Survey(GOMS). First, the study analyzed the effects of college students' voluntary delayed graduation for employment preparation on their employment status. Second, the study investigated the effect of college students' voluntary delayed graduation for employment preparation on the wage of their first job. The results showed that students who experienced leave for employment preparation were more likely than others to be employed. In addition, those students who delayed their graduation for employment were more likely than others to earn higher wages on their first job. From these findings, this research shows that firms should present specific criteria of recruitment for job applicants. In addition, the colleges should enhance the short term program for work experience during higher education. Finally, the government should intervene in dual labor market to reduce the inequality and decrease the college students' anxiety about their first-job.