Little is known about reemployed workers´ job quality in Korean labor market. This paper attempts to examine the predictors influencing reemployed workers job quality(reemp1oyment pattern and wage level) by using the data set of 2001 Korean Labor and Income Panel Study. Logistic regression analysis is adopted to identify variables predicting reemployment pattern and multiple regression analysis is adopted to identify variables predicting wage level.
For the reemployment pattern, this paper has the following results: sex(male), education (college), prior social security income(＋), transfer income(-), prior employment pattern(tenured employment), reasons (voluntary resignation) for unemployment, and unemployment duration(＋) are the predictors. On the other hand, for the reemployment wage level, this paper has the following results: sex(male), age(＋), age square(-), education(high school and college), prior transfer income(-), prior employment wage, and unemployment duration(＋) are the predictors.
This paper provides discussions about the structural problems of fragmented labor market in Korea. This paper contributes to expanding and deepening knowledge body about the realities of Korean reemployed workers´ job quality in the economic recovery period of Korea. Finally, this paper identifies research areas for further research and develop policy implications for the reemployed workers taking low quality jobs in the labor market.
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