The Importance of Bundling in a Gorman-Lancaster Model of Earnings

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Journal: Review of Economic Studies
Year: 1987
Volume: 54
Issue: 2
Pages: 243-255

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

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

Abstract

This paper considers a multisector Gorman-Lancaster linear characteristics model of earnings in which workers cannot unbundle their skills. Conditions are presented under which characteristics are uniformly priced across sectors. Empirical evidence is presented for the U.S. labour market that rejects the hypothesis of uniform pricing of characteristics.

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RePEc Handle
repec:oup:restud:v:54:y:1987:i:2:p:243-255.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-29