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A Family Divided-Labor Market Duality in Korea

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  • He, Dong
  • Tressel, Thierry

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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.

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  • He, Dong & Tressel, Thierry, 2004. "A Family Divided-Labor Market Duality in Korea," MPRA Paper 9757, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand

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