Job tasks, time allocation, and wages

This paper studies wage determination using the first longitudinal data set containing job-level task information for individual workers. Novel quantitative task measures detail the amount of time spent performing people, information, and objects tasks at different skill levels. These measures sugge...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stinebrickner, R. (Author), Stinebrickner, T. (Author), Sullivan, P. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press 2019
Online Access:View Fulltext in Publisher
LEADER 01277nam a2200157Ia 4500
001 10.1086-700186
008 220511s2019 CNT 000 0 und d
020 |a 0734306X (ISSN) 
245 1 0 |a Job tasks, time allocation, and wages 
260 0 |b University of Chicago Press  |c 2019 
856 |z View Fulltext in Publisher  |u https://doi.org/10.1086/700186 
520 3 |a This paper studies wage determination using the first longitudinal data set containing job-level task information for individual workers. Novel quantitative task measures detail the amount of time spent performing people, information, and objects tasks at different skill levels. These measures suggest natural proxies for on-the-job human capital accumulation and provide new insights about wage determination. Current job tasks are quantitatively important, with high-skilled tasks being paid substantially more than low-skilled tasks. There is no evidence of learning by doing for low-skilled tasks but strong evidence for high-skilled tasks. Current and past high-skilled information tasks are particularly valuable. © 2019 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved. 
700 1 |a Stinebrickner, R.  |e author 
700 1 |a Stinebrickner, T.  |e author 
700 1 |a Sullivan, P.  |e author 
773 |t Journal of Labor Economics