Employment effects of low-skilled immigrants in Korea
This study examines the impact of inflows of foreign workers on Korean natives' economic performance - namely, employment - through the Employment Permit System, the basis of Korea's system by which to introduce low-skilled immigrants. Using National Employment Insurance data, analyses reveal that the adjustment cost related to the introduction of foreign workers was not substantial over the 2004-2005 period. However, a substitution effect exists between the employment of foreign and native workers in the service industry and among less-educated natives. The results suggest that policy assista ... Show more
Authors: Kim, Jungho
Published: Bonn, Germany, IZA, 2013
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 31 p.
Access item: http://ftp.iza.org/dp7287.pdf
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