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ABSTRACT The Population Inducement Measures Against Baby Boom Generation and Retiree Seung-Hahn Koh, Jung Ji Hyung & Hong Su Soung Keyword: baby boomer, baby boom generation, retirement, retiree, retirement age, refarming, rural remigration, supportive policy for baby boomers and retirees, population inducement There has exclusively existed socioeconomic concerns and policies against baby boom generation born between 1955-1963 in Korea, and retiree with over 65-age. The specific effects on them may be affordable to labor market and asset market and further national financial problem loaded to a social welfare sector s fiscal expenses. In Korea, the baby boom generation s retirement out of labor market is likely to generate the lack of labor power in diverse industrial sectors. Another critical thing is to induce those re-migration friendly residents in cities into rural communities for their population increase. Jeju local government is also literally interested in how to increase its total population toward Jeju free international city. It seems that one available way to do it is to bring baby boomers and retiree of other cities into Jeju. In dealing with how to pull baby boom generation and retiree into Jeju, this study would cast some significant policies. To meet this goal, the analysis was based on the survey data of the 302 baby boomers in other cities, as well as 86 retirees who have moved into and settled down Jeju. The survey was conducted between September 8-October 8 in 2012 by using either self-administrative questionnaire or in-depth interview methods. The statistical analytic method was - 160 - ABSTRACT dependent on frequency analysis. Some primary general characteristics(ex., gender, age, educational level, dwelling period, household income, and so on) of both baby boom generation and retiree from other cities are identified in terms of frequency analysis. Besides this, several critical factors such as migration intention and its reasons, and Jejus life satisfaction are analytically explained. Finally, several important policies essential to migration into Jeju are analyzed. Based on frequency analysis, the significant outcomes implicitly compromise the following things : 1) the nearly half of baby boomers interviewed has intention to Jeju migration, 2) the most critical reason for it is related to Jeju s natural beauty and landscape, 3) this is also considerably eligible to Jejus retiree settlement. 4) for retirees from the mainland, life satisfaction is highly recognized, 5) both baby boom generation and retiree have recognized that several socioeconomic and educational assistances(ex., land/house purchase, employment services, job training/lifelong education program, counseling for retirees, and so on) are necessary for remigration inducement toward future Jeju. Related to the future policy initiatives on kick-off for Jeju migration among baby boomers and retiree who have lived in non-Jeju areas, we have several significant policy initiative measures. First, the central government has to pay attention to rebuilding legal and institutional supporting system such as baby boomersemployment continuity by 60-age, elder welfare system reform and employment promotion for the old people. Second, for Jeju local government, it is essential to establish an ordinance in order to help the migrants out of the mainland in Korea. Futhermore, the revitalization of so-called Supporting Center for Jeju Migrants targeted to baby boomer and retiree from non-Jeju region is significantly necessary. In the long-term, Jeju Special Self-governing Province and Jeju Free International City Development Center are seriously likely to rethink the residence zoning development for Jeju-migrant baby boom generation and retiree, along with a much more systematic support for the migrants toward farming and rural - 161 - settlement in Jeju. To do it, we need full-pledged institution or division within local government authority in deal with various projects and tasks for them. Third, a more important thing is to solidify self-independent life sustainability rather than dependence upon the local government. Then, there are several educational programs in order to help new comers from other cities and regions. That is about learning a Jeju language as its unique dialectic that may be so difficult to grip a mutual dialogue between Jeju indigenous people and others. Besides these, new comers need a programme for social adaptation, re-employment training, and personal counseling in Jeju society as a whole. Fourth, it seems that common understanding and warm hospitality culture between new comers and community are to make impact their successful adaptation to a new village migrated. It will need a much more cooperative networking system. To open and operate so-called Migrating Home for Farmingis helpful to inducing a successful adaptation for baby boomers and retiree who have come from non-Jeju regions. Finally, both public health system and medical services for the old people would be improved in a much more qualified way. For example, given to the community and consumer oriented-medical and medicare facilities, the medical hospital for the aged people are needed to build. Considering Jejus future population sized-expansion, some policy implications and measures stemming from data analysis would be seriously approached in terms of both short period and medium-long period. - 162 -
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