Original paper
The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the US Labor Market
Abstract
We offer a unified analysis of the growth of low-skill service occupations between 1980 and 2005 and the concurrent polarization of US employment and wages. We hypothesize that polarization stems from the interaction between consumer preferences, which favor variety over specialization, and the falling cost of automating routine, codifiable job tasks. Applying a spatial equilibrium model, we corroborate four implications of this hypothesis....
Paper Details
Title
The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the US Labor Market
Published Date
Aug 1, 2013
Journal
Volume
103
Issue
5
Pages
1553 - 1597
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