The Growing Importance of Social Tasks in High-Paying Occupations: Implications for Sorting
We document that, since 1980, higher-paying occupations in the United States have experienced increases in the importance of tasks requiring social skills compared to lower-paying ones. Economic theory indicates that the occupational sorting of workers depends on their comparative advantage in perfo...
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Published in | The Journal of human resources Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 1429 - 1451 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Madison
University of Wisconsin Press
01.09.2023
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