Experimentation and Job Choice

被引：33

作者：

Antonovics, Kate ^{[2
]}

Golan, Limor ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Carnegie Mellon Univ, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA

[2] Univ Calif San Diego, San Diego, CA 92103 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS | 2012年 / 30卷 / 02期

关键词：

WAGE DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; PROMOTION DYNAMICS; FIRM; MOBILITY; SKILL;

D O I：

10.1086/663356

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

In this article, we examine optimal job choices when jobs differ in the rate at which they reveal information about workers' skills. We then analyze how the optimal level of experimentation changes over a worker's career and characterize job transitions and wage growth over the life cycle. Using the Dictionary of Occupational Titles merged with the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, we then construct an index of how much information different occupations reveal about workers' skills and document patterns of occupational choice and wage growth that are consistent with a trade-off between information and wages.

引用

页码：333 / 366

页数：34

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