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Does delay cause decay? : the effect of administrative decision time on the labor force participation and earnings of disability applicants

Autor, David H.; Maestas, Nicole; Mullen, Kathleen J.; … - 2015

This paper measures the causal effect of time out of the labor force on subsequent employment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applicants and distinguishes it from the discouragement effect of receiving disability benefits. Using a unique Social Security Administration workload...

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Temporary agency employment as a way out of poverty?

Autor, David H. (contributor); … - 2005 - Rev.

The high incidence of temporary agency employment among participants in government employment programs has catalyzed debate about whether these jobs help the poor transition into stable employment and out of poverty. We provide direct evidence on this question through analysis of a Michigan...

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Do temporary help jobs improve labor market outcomes for low-skilled workers? : Evidence from Random assignments

Autor, David H. (contributor); … - 2005 - Rev.

A disproportionate share of low-skilled U.S. workers is employed by temporary help firms. These firms offer rapid entry into paid employment, but temporary help jobs are typically brief and it is unknown whether they foster longer-term employment. We draw upon an unusual, large-scale policy...

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Temporary Agency Employment as a Way Out of Poverty?

Autor, David H.; Houseman, Susan N. - 2006

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Inequality and specialization : the growth of low-skill service jobs in the United States

Autor, David H.; Dorn, David - 2009

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This job is "getting old": measuring changes in job opportunities using occupational age structure

Autor, David H.; Dorn, David - 2009

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This job is "getting old" : measuring changes in job opportunities using occupational age structure

Autor, David H.; Dorn, David - 2009

High- and low-wage occupations are expanding rapidly relative to middle-wage occupations in both the U.S. and the E.U. We study the reallocation of workers from middle-skill occupations towards the tails of the occupational skill distribution by analyzing changes in age structure within and...

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Inequality and specialization : the growth of low-skill service jobs in the United States

Autor, David H.; Dorn, David - 2009

After a decade in which wages and employment fell precipitously in low-skill occupations and expanded in high … accounted for by a single proximate cause - rising employment and wages in low-education, in-person service occupations. We … automation. We find that in labor markets that were initially specialized in routine-intensive occupations, employment and wages …

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AI and Jobs : Evidence from Online Vacancies

Acemoglu, Daron; Autor, David H.; Hazell, Jonathon; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022 - Revised February 2022

We study the impact of AI on labor markets, using establishment level data on vacancies with detailed occupational information comprising the near-universe of online vacancies in the US from 2010 onwards. We classify establishments as "AI exposed" when their workers engage in tasks that are...

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Inequality and Specialization : The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs in the United States

Autor, David H. - 2015

After a decade in which wages and employment fell precipitously in low-skill occupations and expanded in high … accounted for by a single proximate cause − rising employment and wages in low-education, in-person service occupations. We … automation. We find that in labor markets that were initially specialized in routine-intensive occupations, employment and wages …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013039418