Is the Proportion of College Workers in “Non-College” Jobs Increasing?
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چکیده
This paper explores the claim that college-educated workers are increasingly likely to be in “non-college” occupations. We provide a conceptual framework that gives analytical content to the previously vague distinction between college and non-college jobs. This framework is used to show that skill-biased technological change will lead to a decline in the proportion of college workers in non-college jobs. This prediction is supported by the data. 1 Gottschalk is Professor of Economics at Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 and Hansen is a Research Analyst at The CNA Corporation, 4825 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311. This research was supported by a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation.
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