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

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dc.contributor.authorKim, Byung-Yeon-
dc.contributor.authorKim, Seong Hee-
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-02T01:41:07Z-
dc.date.available2016-12-02T01:41:07Z-
dc.date.issued2016-11-10-
dc.identifier.citationSeoul Journal of Economics, Vol.29 No.4, pp. 505-528-
dc.identifier.issn1225-0279-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10371/98856-
dc.description.abstractThis 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.-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.publisherInstitute of Economic Research, Seoul National University-
dc.subjectNorth Korea-
dc.subjectInformal economic activities-
dc.subjectHuman capital-
dc.subjectEconomic adjustment-
dc.titleEffects of Human Capital on the Economic Adjustment of North Korean Defectors-
dc.typeSNU Journal-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor김병연-
dc.contributor.AlternativeAuthor김성희-
dc.citation.journaltitleSeoul Journal of Economics-
dc.citation.endpage528-
dc.citation.number4-
dc.citation.pages505-528-
dc.citation.startpage505-
dc.citation.volume29-
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