The effect of changing the wage gap on supply and demand for different type human capital -- the evidence from Taiwan data

• Main Author: 范文玲
• Other Authors: Yi-ni Hsieh, Ph. D.
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2004
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/14116099097609485868

碩士 === 世新大學 === 經濟學系 === 92 === The purpose of this study is to discuss the influence that change in different categories of graduates’ salary and payments have on different categories of occupations’ supply and demand from 1981 to 2001 in the Taiwan region, according to data from “Various Occupational Payment Investigation Report in Taiwan, R.O.C.” by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS) and the Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C and ”Educational Statistics” by the Department of Education, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C. University education is regarded as the channel of capital accumulation of human resources. In this study, ”different supply and demand of human resource capital” means the application (demand) number and enrollment (supply) number of the first category (Art, Law and Business) and the second category (Science, Engineering, Agriculture and Medicine) in the Joint College Entrance Examination (JOCC). This study shows that the first category and the second category graduates’ salary and payment influence their demand and supply. According to Tobin’s q investment theory, based on the selfishness of humanity, the more salary and payment individuals get, the more he will invest. And “Individual monthly average salary” is taken as a reference indicator in this study. This research utilizes the Special Factor Model (SFM) to divide the first category and the second category of human resource capital. It is shown that the change of enrollment (supply) number leads the government because increasing enrollment number, graduate schools or departments is based on the national human resource requirement, entire construction and social development need constructed by the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), Executive Yuan. And the change of demand may be limited and influenced by “non-economic factors”, such as background, talent, interest… and so on. The result of this practical study reveals that the change of salary and payment does not obviously influence the supply and demand of different human resource capital.