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the task specialization and occupational distribution of natives of the same gender. -- Immigration ; gender ; task … specialization ; complements ; substitutes ; Spain …
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The model developed in this paper explains differences in the division of labour across firms as a result of computer technology adoption. We find that changes in the division of labour can result both from reduced production time and from improved communication possibilities. The first shifts...
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the task specialization and occupational distribution of natives of the same gender …
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We study how the tasks conducted on the job relate to measures of cognitive skills using data from 18 countries participating in the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competences (PIAAC) and from 13 countries that also participate in the International Adult Literacy Study...
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specialization. In this model, I show how trade liberalization will result in reallocation of high skilled workers within an industry … degree of labor specialization within high-skilled or low-skilled workers, to reduce their marginal costs, and to evolve into …
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that the marriage earnings gap fell for women in fixed-effect estimates implying that the impact of specialization has …
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Running RIF regressions to decompose wage differences along the distribution, this is the first study documenting that … occupations. In contrast, foreign workers specialize in low-paying manual activities. This enhanced degree of task specialization …
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We model the process of field specialization choice among beginning economists within a multivariate logit framework … that accommodates single and dual primary field specializations and incorporates correlations among field specialization … specialization dissimilarity. Preferences and characteristics contribute about equally to field specialization dissimilarity. …
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immigration by pursuing jobs more intensive in communication tasks. This result explains how task specialization from immigration …
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We model the process of field specialization choice among beginning economists within a multivariate logit framework … that accommodates single and dual primary field specializations and incorporates correlations among field specialization … specialization dissimilarity. Preferences and characteristics contribute about equally to field specialization dissimilarity. …
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