Regional population structure and changes in South Korea, 1992-2010

Hyoungjong Kim (), Yitaek Park () and Hunchang Lee ()
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Hyoungjong Kim: Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Yitaek Park: Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Hunchang Lee: Department of Economics, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

No 1209, Discussion Paper Series from Institute of Economic Research, Korea University

Abstract: This paper deals with the changes of aged dependency and aged-child ratios across the administrative districts of South Korea between 1992 and 2010. South Korea faces the most rapidly aging population at present. However, the generational imbalance is highly differentbetween the districts. The main results show the dynamics of distribution and the trends of inequality indices for aged dependency and aged-child ratios in South Korea.

Keywords: Aging; Distribution dynamics; Nonparametric estimation; Shift-share analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 J11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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