Jan. 18, 2008 1st Presenter: Kim, Jigyeong (National Pension Research Institue, South Korea) 2nd Presenter: Kim, Wijeong (Graduate Student, PhD in Sociology Program at Yonsei Univ., South Korea) and Lee, Garam (Graduate Student, MA in Sociology Program at Yonsei Univ., South Korea) Feb. 15, 2008 The Current State and Read more…
Cohort, Social Class and Earnings Inequality Economy and society. Shin Gwang-Young (2009) This paper attempts to explore earnings inequality in South Korea, focusing on the relationship between labor market cohorts and social class. As recently the young people in their 20’s who has experienced serious impact of the neoliberal economic Read more…
Jan. 2007 Warm-up Meeting Organizers discussed a road map for Korea Inequality Research Network Feb. 2007 The first official meeting of Korea Inequality Research Network Mar. 2007 At this meeting, participants discussed research datasets on social inequality Apr. 27, 2007 Structural Changes in Income Inequality in South Read more…
Social Mobility in Korea The Korean Journal of Humanities and the Social Sciences. Han Joon (2016) Soo-jeo-ron, a fatalistic view on low chances of mobility, is popular among Korean youth. Since this is a subjective view, it needs to be checked against objective facts. Chances of inter-generational mobility is important Read more…