After a decade in which wages and employment fell precipitously in low-skill occupations and expanded in high …-skill occupations, the shape of U.S. earnings and job growth sharply polarized in the 1990s. Employment shares and relative earnings … rose in both low and high-skill jobs, leading to a distinct U-shaped relationship between skill levels and employment and …

We document a substantial positive correlation of employment status between mothers and their children in the United …. After controlling for ability, education and wealth, a one-year increase in a mother's employment is associated with six … weeks more employment of her child on average. The intergenerational transmission of maternal employment is stronger to …

determinants of intergenerational income mobility and the relative risk of poverty differ with respect to the existing welfare … the relative risk of poverty. …

zero to positive correlation with changes in native wages and native employment, in aggregate and by skill group. We …

states during 1990-2003 from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, we explore the influence of women in top …

industries and states during 1990-2003 from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, we explore the influence of women …

US economy and analyzes the net structural and cyclical employment trends in the US economy during the last 10 trough … sectors, including parts of the financial services sector, are experiencing structural employment declines. Structural … employment gains in the US labor market are increasingly concentrated in the healthcare, education, food, and professional and …