Robert Rudolf

Lags and Leads in Life Satisfaction in Korea: When Gender Matters

ABSTRACT Using detailed longitudinal data from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS) from 1998 to 2008, this paper finds significant gender differences in impacts as well as adaptation patterns to major life and labor market events in Korea. Men remain on a higher happiness level throughout marriage, while women return to their baseline happiness within only two years. Consequently, men suffer more from divorce and the death of a spouse. This marital gender happiness gap is equivalent to a (husband only) increase of annual per capita household income of approximately US

Rising Or Falling Inequality In Korea? Population Aging And Generational Trends

17,800. The study further finds that men suffer more from unemployment. Results are robust to the inclusion of multiple simultaneous events and the use of different estimators.

Teacher Gender, Student Gender, and Primary School Achievement: Evidence from Ten Francophone African Countries

Using 30 years of the South Korean household income and expenditure surveys (HIES) from 1982 to 2011, this paper argues that Korea experienced significantly differing generational trends in consumption and income inequality when taking demographic changes related to population aging into account. While income inequality stagnated or slightly rose over the past two generations, consumption inequality in fact declined. These antagonistic trends are likely due to better access of poorer households to financial markets as well as the gradual expansion of the welfare state. In the absence of appropriate policies, rapid population aging will substantially increase overall inequality in the future.

The Impact of Training Developing Country Ministerial Officials at Korean Universities: Evidence from the KOICA-KU Master’s Degree Program

Abstract Using an exceptionally rich, standardised education assessment dataset comprising over 1800 primary schools and 31,000 grade six students from 10 francophone Western and Central African countries, this study analyses the relationship between teacher gender, student gender, and student achievement. Findings indicate that, for girls, being taught by a female teacher increases math and reading performance. For boys, however, teacher gender has no effect. Similar, but less strong effects are also found for subject appreciation. Moreover, traditional academic gender stereotypes remain prevalent among both male and female teachers. Our findings suggest that hiring more female teachers in the region can reduce educational gender gaps without hurting boys.

Cash Crop Choice and Income Dynamics in Rural Areas: Evidence for Post-Crisis Indonesia

본 연구는 한국국제협력단(Korea International Cooperation Agency)과 고려대(Korea University) 석사학위프로그램 졸업생(개발도상국 공무원) 80명을 대상으로 실시한 설문조사 결과를 바탕으로 해당 프로그램의 효과성을 평가한다. 석사학위프로그램의 영향력을 평가하기 위해 Kirkpatrick(1994)의 4단계 평가모형에...