Demiralp, Berna (2007): Occupational Self-Selection in a Labor Market with Moral Hazard.
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Abstract
This paper presents a model of occupational choice in a labor market characterized by moral hazard. The model demonstrates that in such a labor market, workers' occupational choices are determined by not only their comparative advantage but also their effort decisions in each occupation. The estimation results, based on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, suggest that workers' self-selection into white collar and blue collar occupations leads to higher wages and lower dismissal rates in both occupations. Furthermore, analysis results reveal that these effects of self-selection diminish as the labor market becomes increasingly characterized by moral hazard.
Item Type: | MPRA Paper |
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Institution: | Old Dominion University |
Original Title: | Occupational Self-Selection in a Labor Market with Moral Hazard |
Language: | English |
Keywords: | occupational choice; moral hazard; self-selection; dismissals |
Subjects: | J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers > J63 - Turnover ; Vacancies ; Layoffs J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J24 - Human Capital ; Skills ; Occupational Choice ; Labor Productivity |
Item ID: | 2314 |
Depositing User: | Berna Demiralp |
Date Deposited: | 19 Mar 2007 |
Last Modified: | 28 Sep 2019 05:41 |
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URI: | https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/2314 |