In the expanding landscape of the platform economy, the rapid rise in the number of platform workers underscores a critical issue: the need for social protection for those not covered by conventional labor laws. Recognizing the transformative impact and significant societal value of the platform...

In the Republic of Korea, middle-aged and older workers experience unusually high job insecurity due to limited labor demand for them. To address this issue, labor market policies and practices must be reformed to make it easier for firms to hire these workers as regular employees. Instead of...

The phased implementation of the minimum mandatory retirement age (60) from 2016 has expanded the employment of older workers (55-60) but reduced that of young workers (15-29). The negative effect has been particularly pronounced at large companies or firms with a previously low official...

The intense major-occupation mismatch is attributed to difficulties in adjusting admission quotas within universities, insufficient labor-market information at the department level, and uniform timing of decisions on college majors. To cope with the rapidly changing technological and industrial...

Korean Abstract: 인구의 수도권 집중 현상은 청년층의 수도권 순유입 추세와 함께 시간이 지날수록 심화되고 있다. 청년층의 수도권 거주 비중은 진학과 취업 단계를 거치면서 10%p 정도 상승한 이후 지속되고 있으며, 이러한...

Korean Abstract: 사회안전망에는 새로운 도전들이 제기되고 있다. 일자리 형태의 다변화 추세, 코로나19 위기, 디지털 전환 및 기후변화 대응으로 촉발되는 급격한 산업인력 재배치 등을 들 수 있다.첫째, 코로나19 위기...

Korean Abstract:■ 현재의 청년층은 고령화된 인구를 부양할 미래 세대라는 점에서 인적자본 및 일경험 축적을 위한 사회적 배려의 필요성이 높음. ■ 현 경제위기는 직접 대면 및 이동 등이 제한되면서 업종별로 이질적인 수요...

Youth employment deserves more attention in times of crisis, particularly in a rapidly aging society. ■ The current economic crisis, which is caused by restrictions on face-to-face interaction and movements, is different from previous economic crises; also, the effects of employment policies...

The persistence of the employment shock by COVID-19 has various policy implications during the pandemic and beyond it. After evaluating the impact of the health crisis at the individual level, this study decomposes employment losses into persistent and transitory components using the observed...