The effects of workers' region of birth on labor market outcomes in the Republic of Korea

Developing Economies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 461-478

  Kim, Yong Min ^a   Park, Ki Seong ^b  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

^b Sungshin Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Regional discrimination; Statistical discrimination as measurement error; Taste discrimination; Wage function

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAGE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; SOUTH KOREA; WORLD;

EID: 12144285247     PISSN: 00121533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1049.2004.tb00245.x     Document Type: Article

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