사회안전망 강화가 소상공업 종사자의 현재 삶의 행복도에 미치는 영향: 고용보험 및 산재보험 가입을 중심으로

This study examined whether the strengthening of the social safety net, such as employment insurance and industrial accident insurance, affects the happiness of the current life of self-employed. There are various factors that affect happiness in life. Recent studies have proven that not only personal characteristics such as values and personality, but also environmental factors such as social systems are important as factors affecting individual happiness or satisfaction in life. Based on previous studies, this study assumed that factors influencing the lives of self-employed were affected by government-led social safety net strengthening activities such as employment insurance systems and industrial accident insurance systems. We examined our hypothesis by using survey data for four years from the 20th (2017) to the 23rd (2020) from the labor panel survey data of the Korea Labor Institute. As a result of the study, the employment insurance and industrial accident insurance systems showed significant results in improving the happiness of the current life of self-employed. The results of this study suggest that the promotion of related systems and policies should be strengthened to increase the employment insurance and industrial accident insurance subscription rate for those who are currently extremely low. In order to prevent the decline in the growth potential of the national economy, it is necessary to maintain a stable and happy life of self-employed, who are an important role of employment in Korea, through well-organized related systems and policies.