Hyelim Son

First name
Hyelim
Last name
Son
Abstract

This study investigates the long-term effects of initial labor market conditions by comparing
cohorts who graduated from college before, during, and after the 1997–1998 Asian financial crisis in South Korea. We measure the overall welfare effect by examining their labor market activities, family formation, and household finances. Using data from 20 waves of the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study, we find a substantial and persistent reduction in employment, earnings, marriage, fertility, and asset building among men who graduated during a recession. For women, limited job opportunities at graduation result in an increase in childbearing. Our results suggest that labor market entry in a large-scale recession has prolonged
effects on a young worker’s life course even after the penalties in the labor market have disappeared.

Year of Publication
2020
Number
637
Date Published
02/2020
Publication Language
eng
Citation Key
11616
Choi, J., Choi, E., & Son, H. (2020). The Long-Term Effects of Labor Market Entry in a Recession: Evidence from the Asian Financial Crisis. Retrieved from http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01df65vb747 (Original work published February 2020)
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