Who becomes a civil servant? Evidence from a decade of youth panel analysis
利用追踪韩国数万名青年12年的面板数据，研究了谁准备并通过公务员考试，发现教育程度高、亲社会且家境较好的人更可能备考，但通过考试与才能和亲社会性正相关，与富裕家庭背景无强关联。
This article explores the patterns of bureaucratic recruitment—focusing on who prepares for and passes the civil service examination—using unique panel data that capture and track career aspirations, socioeconomic backgrounds, and actual career trajectories of tens of thousands of Korean youth for 12 years. Our analysis shows that those who are better educated, prosocial, and well-off are positively correlated with the likelihood of preparing for the examination. Moreover, we find that, contrary to some worries, the likelihood of passing the examination is positively correlated with talented and prosocial candidates with no strong connection to more affluent family backgrounds.