Working in the Market, Working at Home, and the Acquisition of Skills: A General-Equilibrium Approach.

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 1993
Volume: 83
Issue: 4
Pages: 893-907

Score contribution per author:

8.043 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

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

Abstract

Over time, productivity and education have increased, while hours worked have not. Cross-sectionally, higher-wage individuals have more schooling, more hours worked in the market, fewer hours worked at home, and a lower variance of market hours. Over the life cycle, older individuals have higher wages, more hours worked both in the market and at home, a lower variance of market hours, and almost the same amount of education as younger agents. These and other facts are documented, and a simple overlapping-generations model with skill acquisition and home production that delivers most of these properties is constructed. Copyright 1993 by American Economic Association.

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:83:y:1993:i:4:p:893-907
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-29