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Employee Stock Ownership and Participation in South Korea: Incidence, Productivity Effects, and Prospects

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  • Beom‐cheol Cin
  • Stephen C. Smith

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The paper examines employee stock ownership plans in South Korea. The incidence and characteristics of ESOPs in publicly traded manufacturing firms is reported. Korean employees do not participate in ESOPs either financially or in decision‐making to the extent they could under the law. Evidence that tax incentives have very large effects on ESOP purchases is presented. Econometric estimates suggest that an increase in an average ESOP from 2% to 3% of total shares would lead to an increase in output of 2.6%. These results are broadly consistent with OECD countries, despite the smaller ownership shared and weaker employee decision‐making participation in Korea. The policy analysis concludes that ESOPs in Korea are not suitable for pensions; that it is not in employee interests to purchase all shares through initial public offerings (IPOs) and seasoned equity offerings (SEOs); that incentives for longer stock‐holding periods may be appropriate; that improvement in decision‐making participation is desirable; and that changes in repayment methods could make it more attractive for employees to purchase shares.

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  • Beom‐cheol Cin & Stephen C. Smith, 2002. "Employee Stock Ownership and Participation in South Korea: Incidence, Productivity Effects, and Prospects," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 6(2), pages 263-283, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rdevec:v:6:y:2002:i:2:p:263-283
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9361.00153
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    1. Jung, Hail & Choi, Sanghak, 2021. "The effects of employee stock ownership on stock liquidity: Evidence from the Korean market," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 58(C).
    2. Takao Kato & Ju Ho Lee & Jang-Soo Ryu, 2010. "The productivity effects of profit sharing, employee ownership, stock option and team incentive plans: evidence from Korean panel data," Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms, in: Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms, pages 111-135, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    3. Koustubh Kanti Ray, 2016. "Employee stock option plan and firm performance: A quantile regression approach," Asian Journal of Empirical Research, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 6(6), pages 152-166, June.
    4. Yuehua Zuo & Xin Huang & Xiaojun Liu & Yunhao Dai, 2024. "Employee Stock Ownership Plans and Stock‐price Informativeness," China & World Economy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 32(3), pages 162-190, May.
    5. Tran, Phan Huy Hieu, 2020. "Effectiveness of policy measures to promote employee share ownership programs in banks," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Elsevier, vol. 28(C).
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    7. Tran Phan Huy Hieu, 2020. "Effectiveness of policy measures to promote employee share ownership programs in banks," Working Papers hal-02534814, HAL.
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    9. Geert Braam & Erik Poutsma, 2015. "Broad-Based Financial Participation Plans and Their Impact on Financial Performance: Evidence from a Dutch Longitudinal Panel," De Economist, Springer, vol. 163(2), pages 177-202, June.

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