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Seoul Journal of Economics
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Seoul Journal of Economics - Vol. 31, No. 1, pp.1-19
ISSN: 1225-0279 (Print)
Print publication date 28 Feb 2018
Received 13 Nov 2017 Revised 18 Jan 2018 Accepted 23 Jan 2018

Effect of Korean Rehabilitation Services on Work Resumption by Occupational Segments

Jiwon Kim ; Sangin Park
Jiwon Kim, Department of Public Administration, Korea National University of Welfare, Gyeonggi, South Korea, Tel: +82-31-610-4200 maria1211@hanmail.net
Sangin Park, Corresponding author, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, Tel: +82-2-880-5623 sanpark@snu.ac.kr

JEL Classification: I38, J62, J68

Abstract

This study empirically examined how participation in the programs of Workers’ Compensation Insurance rehabilitation services affects the resumption of work by occupational segments. Accordingly, this study combined data from the Korean Employment Survey for Workers with Occupational Disabilities with Korea Workers’ Compensation and Employment Insurance Administrative Database and employed a propensity score matching method and a mixed logit model. Our empirical findings corroborate that well-targeted rehabilitation services differentiated by occupational segments are highly effective and desirable.

Keywords:

Rehabilitation service, Occupational disability, Work resumption, Occupational segments

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