Table 11 Robustness tests on task measures as wage predictors: survey vs expert data
From: On the measurement of tasks: does expert data get it right?
Dependent Variable: log hourly real wage | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abstract (Ind.) | 0.37*** | 0.34*** | 0.42*** | 0.68*** | 0.38*** | 0.62*** | 0.37*** |
(0.04) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.06) | (0.03) | (0.05) | (0.05) | |
Routine (Ind.) | 0.19*** | 0.18*** | 0.22*** | 0.40*** | 0.16** | 0.44*** | 0.22*** |
(0.04) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.06) | (0.03) | (0.05) | (0.04) | |
Abstract (Exp., Occ.) | 0.33*** | 0.35*** | 0.26*** | 0.29*** | 0.31*** | 0.27*** | 0.35*** |
(0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.04) | |
Routine (Exp., Occ.) | 0.16*** | 0.19*** | 0.14*** | 0.10*** | 0.15*** | 0.08** | 0.10** |
(0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.04) | |
Wage/hr \(\ge 5\) & Empl. Hours \(\ge 15\) | \(\checkmark\) | ||||||
Observations per Occupation \(\ge 100\) | \(\checkmark\) | ||||||
Occupational Classification: 2-digit | \(\checkmark\) | ||||||
Activities performed “often” OR “sometimes” | \(\checkmark\) | ||||||
Task Construction: Exclude competencies | \(\checkmark\) | ||||||
Task Normalization a la Alda (2013) | \(\checkmark\) | ||||||
2012 Sample Only | \(\checkmark\) | ||||||
Expert tasks (Occupational) | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) |
Adj. \(R^{2}\) | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
Observations | 26641 | 25468 | 27777 | 28026 | 27069 | 27777 | 13756 |