Occupation Segregation: A Defense of Human Capital Predictions

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Human Resources
Year: 1985
Volume: 20
Issue: 3

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This article examines worker sorting across occupations in response to the risk of death on the job. We use family structure as a proxy for willingness to trade safety for wages to test the proposition that workers with strong aversion to this risk sort ...

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:uwp:jhriss:v:20:y:1985:i:3:p:437-440
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29