Effects of Human Capital on the Economic Adjustment of North Korean Defectors

• 발행기관: 서울대학교 경제연구소
• 저자명: Byung-Yeon Kim Seong Hee Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『Seoul Journal of Economics』Seoul Journal of Economics Volume 29 No.4, 505~528쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2016.12.30

영문 초록

This study investigates the effects of combined human capital of North and South Korea on the economic adjustment of North Korean defectors. Household income and job stability are used as outcome variables. Informal economic activities in North Korea exert a significant and positive impact on economic adjustment in the South. Membership in the Workers’ Party and time spent in the South positively affect household income. Overall, acquired human capital from North Korea appears more important than that obtained from the South. This finding has significant policy implications.