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Skill Heterogeneity

Skill Heterogeneity is a theoretical construct in labor economics that denotes the variation in the distribution, composition, and complexity of skills possessed by individuals within an occupational structure, distinguishing it from uniform or aggregated skill measures by emphasizing qualitative and quantitative disparities in workforce capabilities.

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The O-Ring Theory of Economic Development

Michael Kremer · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1993 · 1.6K citations

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Workplace Heterogeneity and the Rise of West German Wage Inequality*

David Card, Jörg Heining, Patrick Kline · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2013 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Beyond Becker: Training in Imperfect Labour Markets

Daron Acemoğlu, Jörn‐Steffen Pischke · The Economic Journal · 1999 · 1.1K citations

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A simple model of firm heterogeneity, international trade, and wages

Stephen Yeaple · Journal of International Economics · 2004 · 988 citations

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Team Incentives and Worker Heterogeneity: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Teams on Productivity and Participation

Barton H. Hamilton, Jack A. Nickerson, Hideo Owan · Journal of Political Economy · 2003 · 972 citations

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Authors

757

  1. FP
    Fabien Postel‐Vinay

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 576 citations

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  2. LG
    Luis Garicano

    University of Chicago, United States

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. AC
    Andri Chassamboulli

    University of Cyprus, Cyprus

    5 publications · 209 citations

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  4. JA
    James Albrecht

    Georgetown University, United States

    5 publications · 544 citations

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  5. ER
    Esteban Rossi‐Hansberg

    Princeton University, United States

    5 publications · 1.2K citations

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Institutions

442

  1. IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

    Bonn, Germany

    21 h-index

    40 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    19 h-index

    33 publications

    2.4K citations

  3. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    23 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    13 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    11 h-index

    14 publications

    2.5K citations

  6. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    10 h-index

    11 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. New York University

    New York, United States

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    970 citations

  8. Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung

    Nuremberg, Germany

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    482 citations

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  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 51 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. Journal of Labor Economics

    JOLE · 14 publications · 1.1K citations

    14

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  3. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 20 publications · 934 citations

    14

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  4. Journal of Political Economy

    JPE · 14 publications · 3.3K citations

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  5. American Economic Review

    13 publications · 2.9K citations

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