• 수산경영론집
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.17-31
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• 2014

This study examines trends in the overall income inequality of fishery household from 2003 to 2012 with the panel data of the Fishery Household Economy Survey. To investigate the potential determinants of income inequality, we decomposes the Gini coefficients into five income sources, fishery income, non-fishery income(non-fishery business income, non-business income), transfer income, irregular income and calculate the impact of each income sources on total income inequality. An evident trend toward increasing inequality of household income was found. Also, we find rising fishery income and non-fishery income play important role in the rapid increase of income inequality. Only transfer income appear to reduce total income inequality.

• 분석과 대안
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.3-38
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• 2021

Does Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) exacerbate income inequality in South Korea? If so, does rising income inequality come for the sake of economic growth? This study explores the impact of FDI on income inequality and growth in South Korea. To this end, we collect data on FDI and income inequality/economic growth at both national and provincial levels and empirically test their relationships in South Korea. The empirical results confirm our expectation that FDI magnifies income inequality. Furthermore, we fail to find a positive relationship between FDI and economic growth, implying that income inequality as a consequence of FDI does not come for the sake of economic growth in Korea. Findings suggest that more systematic research and nuanced policy design is necessary to circumvent the mechanisms at play that link the surge of FDI inflows and the exponential expansion of economic inequality.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.478-488
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• 2021

본 연구는 노년기 경제적 불평등을 2007년부터 2018년까지의 한국복지패널조사 자료에서 지니계수와 10분위 분배율로 노인의 소득불평등 기여도의 변화를 분석하였다. 연구결과 전체소득의 지니계수는 2007년 0.430, 2018년 0.383으로 점진적으로 불평등이 줄어들고 있었다. 또한, 소득분위가 높아질수록 소득증가율이 높아졌다. 시간이 지남에 따라 시장소득 불평등은 증가하였고 공적이전소득과 사적이전소득의 불평등은 감소하였다. 전체소득에 대한 소득구조의 불평등 기여도 분석결과, 시간이 지남에 따라 사적이전소득의 불평등 완화 역할을 공적이전소득이 대체하고 있었다. 노인의 기초생활유지를 위한 공적이전소득의 확대는 사적이전소득의 구축효과에도 불구하고 중요한 노인 소득원이며, 노인의 소득구조의 구성요소인 시장소득, 공적이전소득, 사적이전소득은 상호 전체소득을 보완하는 성격이 있어 노인의 소득불평등을 완화하는데 기여한 소득원을 파악하여 정책에 반영하는 것이 중요하다.

• 노동경제논집
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.77-102
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• 2007

본 연구는 불평등도를 측정하는 지표로서 소득과 소비라는 두 변수의 적합성을 비교한다. 일반적으로 불평등도 측정에는 소득이 주로 활용되어 왔으나, 항상소득가설에 의하면 소득보다는 소비가 경제 주체의 복지에 직접적으로 연계된다. 따라서 항상소득가설이 적용되는 경제라면, 복지의 불평등도 측정에 있어서는 소비의 불평등도가 보다 더 적합한 지표라고 할 수 있다. 특히 소득의 변동성이 높을수록 소득 불평등도와 실질적인 복지의 불평등도의 괴리는 확대될 가능성이 높다. 도시가계조사를 통해 우리나라 임금 근로자 가구의 소득과 소비 패턴을 비교한 결과, 항상소득가설이 적용되고 있다고 판단된다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 소비와 소득의 불평등도를 비교한 결과 소비의 불평등도가 훨씬 작은 것으로 추정되었으며, 소비와 소득의 불평등도 지표가 반드시 동일한 방향으로 변화하지 않는다는 결과도 얻어졌다. 따라서 향후 불평등도에 대한 논의에 있어서 소비의 불평등도가 강조될 필요성이 높은 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Korea Trade
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.18-33
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• 2020

Purpose - This paper investigated the effect of international trade affects income inequality. It also compares the different effects between developing and developed countries over the period from 2005 to 2014 for 58 countries. Design/methodology - The econometric estimation was used to identify the relationship between export, import, FDI, GDP, unemployment and income inequality. In this empirical analysis, we utilized a Vector Error Correction (VEC) model using panel data. Findings - The findings show that there is a close correlated between trade and income inequality. The higher export ratio of GDP tends to have a 1.79 times more income inequality in developing countries than in developed countries. The higher import ratio of GDP tends to have a 2.44 times higher income inequality in developing countries than in developed countries. Further, Increasing FDI tend to have an approximately 1.43 times higher income inequality in developing countries than in developed countries. Korea is in the middle of developed and developing countries' result. Originality/value - To correct the global income inequality regarding trade, developed countries' proactive trade policies, such as granting preferential tariff benefits to developing countries, are likely to be needed and Income Safety Net in international trade must be taken into account.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.175-203
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• 2021

Over the past decades, financial markets have been integrated across countries while income inequality has increased in most countries. This paper studies the effect of financial market integration on income inequality and investigates whether this effect varies with the degree of financial market development. We find empirical evidence that financial market integration and financial market development interact to change income inequality. Specifically, the effect of financial market integration on income inequality is nonlinear, and the degree of financial market development plays an important role. Opening financial markets worsens income inequality in the countries holding the underdeveloped state of financial markets, however, the effect of capital account openness on income inequality is statistically insignificant in the countries with developed financial markets.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.36-57
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• 2010

The degree of income inequality deepened by health care expenditure was useful in assessing the health security level. This exploratory study was conducted to provide a basic evidence to prove the necessity of reinforcement the benefit coverage of South Korea's health security systems. Data from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey of Korea and Luxembourg Income Study were used. Income inequality indices before and after deduction of health care expenditure were computed, and the degree of the increase in the indices was compared among 13 countries. The degree of decrease against the effect of income inequality reduction policies by health care expenditure was determined. The relationships between the national characteristics and the increase in income inequality were examined. In South Korea, all income inequality indices increased after deducting health care expenditure, but the difference was not high compared to the mean of 13 countries. However, the degree of decrease against the effect of income inequality reduction policies by health care expenditure was high, compared to the mean of 13 countries. The proportion of public sector spending on health care proved to be statistically significant with the increase of income inequality indices (p<0.05). In the context of the continuous increase in health care expenditure, if benefit coverage of health security systems is not reinforced, income inequality will all the more increase due to health care expenditure. In the establishment of the policies for reinforcement of the benefit coverage, income inequality after deduction of health care expenditure should be continuously monitored.

• Forest Science and Technology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.192-203
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• 2018

This study analyzed the distribution of forest income and other variable sources of rural household income and considered their importance for the reduction of income inequality and poverty. We employed Gini decomposition to measure the contribution of forest income and other sources of income to income equality and assess whether they were inequality-increasing or inequality-decreasing in the 14 villages. The forest income Gini correlation with total income was very high, $R_k=0.6960$, and the forest income share of total rural household income was 35% ($S_k=0.3570$). If the income earned from forest activities was removed, the Gini index would increase by 10.3%. Thus, if people could not access forest resources because of vast deforestation, perhaps from the limitations of government-managed forestry, unplanned clearing of forest land for agriculture or the granting of ELCs, there would be an increase in income inequality and poverty among rural households. The findings suggest that policy makers should look beyond agriculture for rural development, as forest resources provide meaningful subsistence income and perhaps contribute to both preventing and reducing poverty and inequality in rural communities. The study found that non-farm activities were inequality-increasing sources of income. The share of non-farm income to the total rural household income was $S_k=0.1290$ and the Gini index of non-farm income was very high, $G_k=0.8780$, compared with forest and farm income. This disagrees with other studies which have reported that non-farm income was inequality-decreasing for the rural poor.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.71-81
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• 2019

The objective of the study is to examine the impact of financial development and foreign remittances on poverty and income inequality in the context of Pakistan. The study used ARDL-Bounds testing approach for robust inferences. The results show that in the short-run, remittances increases poverty and income inequality, which further translated into its long-run impact. The result confirmed the inverted U-shaped relationship between per capita income and income inequality, while the second order coefficient of per capita income substantially decline poverty incidence in a country. In the long-run, the results disappeared and it's turned into U-shaped relationship between income inequality and country's per capita income. Education largely decreases income inequality both in the short and long-run, however, it increases poverty in the long-run. Unemployment rate substantially damaged the pro-poor growth scenario, as high unemployment rate increases both the poverty rates and income inequality, which suffered poor more than non-poor in a country. Financial development has a positive impact on poverty reduction and income inequality in the short-run. The impact of income inequality on poverty incidence is positive both in the short- and long-run, which need pro-poor growth policies and rationale income distribution in a country.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.141-190
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• 2004

Income inequality in Korea has increased after the economic crisis, and the main reason for the widening of income distribution is due to the increase of the unemployed when analyzed using the Urban Household Report(UHR). However, income inequality has not decreased although the rate of unemployment decreased after 2000. Further data bases for income-related statistics are necessary to examine the exact causes of changing income inequality as a whole since the UHR covers only statistics on urban employees' wage and salary in Korea.