Levels of Responsibility in Jobs and the Distribution of Earnings among U.S. Engineers, 1961–1986
This study, using data from the Professional, Administrative, Technical, and Clerical Pay Survey and the Current Population Survey, examines how the assignment of responsibility within firms affected the structure of wages of U.S. engineers between 1961 and 1986. Patterns of wage dispersion in this sample mirrored patterns found in broader segments of the labor market during the same period. In engineering, wage dispersion within levels of responsibility fell steadily between 1976 and 1986, while wage dispersion between levels rose. At the same time, engineering jobs began to migrate to lower levels within firms. The author explains the trends in wages and job assignments as responses to changes in the supply of and demand for engineers, within the framework of hierarchy models of responsibility.
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1995
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Authors: | Ferrall, Christopher |
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ILR Review. - Cornell University, ILR School. - Vol. 49.1995, 1, p. 150-169
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Cornell University, ILR School |
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