Abstract
This study examines the effects of existing occupational rehabilitation policies on the achievement of dynamic employment, which is the upward return to work. It is necessary to classify the upward return-to-work path, which can be regarded as both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of typical employment performance, into two types: 1) narrow dynamic employment performance(new entry into original or other job) and 2) broad dynamic employment performance(new entry into original or other job and retention of original or other job). Using the 4th Workers’ Compensation Insurance Panel Data and applying the random-effects panel logit model, we analyzed the effects of vocational rehabilitation policy variables on achievement of the above two types of employment outcome, while controlling for external characteristics such as individual characteristics of industrial accidents. It was found that the occupational rehabilitation service of industrial accident workers is effective in achieving a narrow dynamic employment performance and that it does not have a significant effect on the achievement of broader dynamic employment outcomes(including employment stability). The main policy suggestions are based on the results of the policy effectiveness tests and the analysis of the differences in policy demand characteristics between new entrants into the job and retention after return to work.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Effects of Vocational Rehabilitation Services on the Dynamics of Employment |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 237-266 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Journal | 한국행정학보 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Dec 2018 |