Henry E. Siu
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Henry E. Siu has a total of 2 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Guido Matias Cortes
York University
1 shared publication Nir Jaimovich
Henry E. Siu is a professor of economics at the University of British Columbia and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 12 July 2021
- Published by University of Wisconsin Press in The Journal of Human Resources
- Vol. 58 (5) , 1429-1451
The Growing Importance of Social Tasks in High-Paying Occupations
We document that, since 1980, higher paying occupations in the US have experienced increases in the importance of tasks requiring social skills compared to lower paying ones. Economic theory indicates that the occupational sorting of workers depends on their comparative advantage in performing occupational tasks. Hence, changes in the relative importance of tasks across occupations change sorting. We document that the increasing relative importance of social tasks in high-paying occupations can account for an important fraction of the increased sorting of women relative to men towards these occupations over recent decades.
- 12 July 2021
- Published by University of Wisconsin Press in The Journal of Human Resources
- Vol. 58 (5) , 1429-1451
The Growing Importance of Social Tasks in High-Paying Occupations
We document that, since 1980, higher paying occupations in the US have experienced increases in the importance of tasks requiring social skills compared to lower paying ones. Economic theory indicates that the occupational sorting of workers depends on their comparative advantage in performing occupational tasks. Hence, changes in the relative importance of tasks across occupations change sorting. We document that the increasing relative importance of social tasks in high-paying occupations can account for an important fraction of the increased sorting of women relative to men towards these occupations over recent decades.