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Cyclical Move to Opportunities

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  • Faia, Ester
  • Shabalina, Ekaterina

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We study the consequences of technological progress for the dynamic of job flows and wage growth along the income distribution. Estimating elasticities of wages and job flows across income percentiles, with CPS data and local projections, we find that technological shocks (aggregate and sectoral) hit dis-proportionally more separation, gross flows and wage growth of bottom earners and of routinary workers, while those for top earners are sheltered from fluctuations. The asymmetric response points to a selection channel. We build a general equilibrium model with uninsurable risk, skill heterogeneity, occupational choice, and occupational labour demand that varies across sectors. In the model income and wealth affect the transition probabilities: for this reason recessions (expansions) reduce (increase) participation and mobility to higher paying jobs, or for which workers have higher comparative advantage (or else to opportunity), and more so for bottom earners and routinary workers. The model quantitatively replicates the empirical estimates of the elasticities.

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  • Faia, Ester & Shabalina, Ekaterina, 2023. "Cyclical Move to Opportunities," CEPR Discussion Papers 18546, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:18546
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    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution

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