Replication data for: Job Polarization and Structural Change
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Zsófia L. Bárány; Christian Siegel
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Project Citation:
Bárány, Zsófia L., and Siegel, Christian. Replication data for: Job Polarization and Structural Change. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2018. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116405V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We document that job polarization—contrary to the consensus—has started as early as the 1950s in the United States: middle-wage workers have been losing both in terms of employment and average wage growth compared to low- and high-wage workers. Given that polarization is a long-run phenomenon and closely linked to the shift from manufacturing to services, we propose a structural change driven explanation, where we explicitly model the sectoral choice of workers. Our simple model does remarkably well not only in matching the evolution of sectoral employment, but also of relative wages over the past 50 years.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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E24 Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
J21 Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
E24 Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
J21 Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J31 Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
Geographic Coverage:
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United States
Time Period(s):
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1950 – 2007
Universe:
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US population
Data Type(s):
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census/enumeration data;
aggregate data
Methodology
Data Source:
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IPUMS-USA: Census and ACS Bureau of Economic Analysis
Unit(s) of Observation:
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Individuals,
Industries,
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