Decomposing the Recent Changes in Wage Inequality in Korea, 2001-2007

• 발행기관: 한국사회경제학회
• 저자명: Kim Joon-Young
• 간행물 정보: 『사회경제평론』 제34호, 45~74쪽, 전체 30쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.05.30

영문 초록

Using data from the Supplement of the Economically Active Population Survey, this paper examines the driving factors behind the recent changes in wage inequality in Korea between 2001 and 2007. Particular focus is on two major issues in wage distributions during the past decade: widening wage gaps among firms of different sizes as well as employment arrangements. Wage inequality has continuously increased in almost all subgroups divided by employment arrangement and establishment size, as well as for paid employment since 2001. The results show that the wage differential between regular and non-regular workers largely overlaps with the wage differential among firms of different sizes, and the latter is a more important factor as compared with the former in explaining the recent rise in wage inequality.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

II. Definitions and Measurement ofNon-regular Employment in Korea

III. Data and Major Trends in Wage Inequality

IV. Empirical Analysis of Recent Change inWage Inequality

V. Measuring the Impacts of Equal Wage onWage Distribution

VI. Concluding Remarks

키워드

wage inequality wage gap decomposition analysis of inequality