EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF LOW-SKILLED IMMIGRANTS IN KOREA

Jungho Kim

Journal of Economic Development, 2014, vol. 39, issue 2, 25-49

Abstract: This study examines the impact of inflows of foreign workers on Korean natives¡¯ employment through the Employment Permit System, the basis of Korea¡¯s system by which low-skilled immigrants are introduced. 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 assistance is needed to lessen the impacts caused by inflows of foreign workers on a sector-by-sector basis.

Keywords: Employment Permit System; Low-Skilled Immigrants; Employment of Natives; Adjustment Costs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J61 J63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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Working Paper: Employment Effects of Low-Skilled Immigrants in Korea (2013)
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