A Family Divided-Labor Market Duality in Korea

He, Dong and Tressel, Thierry (2004): A Family Divided-Labor Market Duality in Korea. Published in: Republic of Korea: Selected Issues No. IMF Country Report No. 04/45 (February 2004)

Abstract

The paper describes the main featues of the labor market and the social safety net in Korea, analyzes the causes and macroeconomic consequences of the dual labor market, and discusses the government's reform proposals.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy > E24 - Employment ; Unemployment ; Wages ; Intergenerational Income Distribution ; Aggregate Human Capital ; Aggregate Labor Productivity; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J23 - Labor Demand

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