Republic of KoreaThis paper presents a theoretical model that can analyze the impact of gender inequality on long-term economic growth. The model is calibrated to fit to Korean data. We find that gender equality policies that lower discrimination in the labor market or that increase the time ...
Nothing shows this better than the fact that Korea has yet to know the exact transgender population in Korea. According to a research conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs in 2016, Korea’s transgender population could be anywhere between 50,000 to 250,000. Also, the...
I actually get her point. Social acceptance is tough–if not impossible–for the LGBT community in Korea. When it comes to one’s sexuality, it’s either they hide it or wave it around rebelliously, dressed in nothing but their
Analyzing the trend of hypertension treatment over the past five years, the number of high blood pressure patients increased by 14.1 percent, while medical expenses increased by 23.5 percent. By gender, men experienced a higher increase than women. The number of male hypertension patients increased ...
Gender equalityKoreaCambodiaKorean Abstract: ODA . ODAdoi:10.2139/ssrn.3300032Eun Kyung KimEunjin OhYoung Taek KimBok Tae KimHae Young KimYoung Sook ChoYehrhee ShimSocial Science Electronic Publishing
KNHANES is a nationwide survey that is performed annually by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to analyze the health and nutritional statuses of a representative Korean population sample. This survey is a cross-sectional survey of the civilian population aged ≥1 year living in ...
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No. 18: South Korea South Korea, an East Asian nation occupying the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula, jumped three spots in the overall rankings and has top 10 finishes in five subrankings: entrepreneurship, cultural influence, power, movers and agility. It also ranks second for a ...
These data are regarded as the “gold-standard” for epidemiology as they are capable of yielding observations based on geographical gradients or stratifications by age or gender1. Such data resources are retrospective in nature, resource intensive and have lag periods of data availability2, ...
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has the world's lowest birth rate, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday, as women in Asia's fourth-largest economy struggle to achieve a balance between work and other life demands. The annual report by the U.N. Population Fu...