(Trade Openness, Skill Composition and Wage Inequality in Korea)

Bae, Chankwon; Sun, Joo Yeon; Kim, Jeong-Gon; Lee, Jumi

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2436316

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This is especially true in the manufacturing industry for South Korea. The declines in the lowskilled workers' earnings in South Korea lead to increasing focus on how training and development can be used to improve skills for the low-skilled workers as a way to improve long-run earnings gains (Bae et al 2013). Empirical studies show that learning activities for workers are associated with their improvements in job skills and thus increases their wage gain owing to higher productivity in Korea (Kim and Kim 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The influence of learning activity on low-skilled workers’ skill improvement in the South Korean manufacturing industry

Kim

Hawley

Cho

et al. 2015

Human Resource Development International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The main purpose of this study was to explore how low-skilled worker's learning activity influences skill improvement. Using a unique 2007 Human Capital Corporate Panel dataset from the South Korean manufacturing industry, we operationalize skill improvement over time among low-skilled workers. A worker is classified as 'low skilled' if he or she has a low education level and poor technical skills. Regression models show that lowskilled workers' informal learning positively influences their skill improvement. In contrast, we note that supervisors negatively influence skill improvement of low-skilled workers when measuring the change in technical skill proficiency. Quality circle programmes also have a positive influence on skill improvement. In conclusion, skills can be improved through planned interventions that increase collaboration on the job. The results from this study help to highlight the importance of designing learning interventions for low-skilled workers that take account of their underlying education and skills.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%