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Has job polarisation squeezed the American middle class?

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Job polarisation has had strong effects on US workers' relative wages, according to research by Michael Boehm. His study examines whether the decline in manufacturing and clerical jobs has been responsible for the lagging wages of middle-skill workers in the United States. Comparing the occupational choices and earnings of survey respondents in the 1980s and today, he shows that labour market returns to middle-skill jobs have declined relative to high- and low-skill jobs.

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  • Michael Boehm, 2013. "Has job polarisation squeezed the American middle class?," CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance 400, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    • Handle: RePEc:cep:cepcnp:400
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    1. Has job polarisation squeezed the American middle class?
      by maximorossi in NEP-LTV blog on 2013-12-27 18:53:49

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    Keywords

    Job polarization; wage inequality; talent allocation; Roy model;
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    JEL classification:

    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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