Table 16 Robustness tests on unique variation explained by task measures: within-occupation task specialization
From: On the measurement of tasks: does expert data get it right?
Model: individual-level tasks & occupational FE | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abstract (Ind.) | 13.8% | 13.5% | 14.3% | 13.2% | 10.5% | 12.7% | 11.7% |
Routine (Ind.) | 5.4% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 8.4% | 5.3% |
Total (Ind.) | 19.1% | 18.0% | 19.4% | 18.0% | 11.2% | 21.1% | 17.0% |
Occupation dummies | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) | \(\checkmark\) |
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 | \(\checkmark\) | ||||||
Observations | 26641 | 25468 | 27777 | 28026 | 27069 | 27777 | 13756 |