We demonstrate that empirical evidence of employer learning is sensitive to how one defines the career start date and, in turn, measures cumulative work experience. Arcidiacono, Bayer, and Hizmo (2010) find evidence of employer learning for high school graduates but not for college graduates,...

We ask whether the role of employer learning in the wage-setting process depends on skill type and skill importance to productivity. Combining data from the NLSY79 with O*NET data, we use Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery scores to measure seven distinct types of pre-market skills that...

Using NLSY9 data, we find that 68% of jobs classified as self-employment are not independently reported as self-owned businesses, while 16% of self-owned businesses are not independently classified as self-employment. Businesses not regarded as self-employment are often associated with such...