Exploring Wage Returns to Korean Language Proficiency Using a Semi-parametric Analysis

• Published in: RIO : revista internacional de organizaciones no. 34; p. 27
• Main Author: Baik, Junghyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Tarragona Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Publicacions URV 01.06.2025; Universitat Rovira i Virgili
• Subjects: Earnings; Economic opportunities; Education; Education policy; Employment; Hiring; Human capital; Job opportunities; Korean language; Korean proficiency; Labor market; language economics; Language instruction; Language policy; Language proficiency; Linguistic competence; Linguistics; Literacy; nonlinear analysis; Occupations; Official languages; Penalties; Polls & surveys; Premiums; Wage determination; Work experience; Workplaces; Young adults

This study investigates the wage returns to Korean as the official language in South Korea's labor market, focusing on its influence on earnings and the potential nonlinearity in this relationship. Using nationally representative survey data from the Korean Education and Employment Panel Survey...