This study examines the impact of inflows of foreign workers on Korean natives' economic performance - namely, employment - through the Employment Permit System, the basis of Korea's system by which to introduce low-skilled immigrants. Using National Employment Insurance data, analyses reveal...

One of the distinctive features of national employment is that net increases in employment are concentrated in the Capital area. From 2005 to 2011, about 77.1% of the total increase in employment occurred in Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon. The percentage for these capital areas had stood at about...