Nature of work and distribution of risk: Evidence from occupational sorting, skills, and tasks.

Autor/in	Malkov, Egor
Titel	Nature of work and distribution of risk: Evidence from occupational sorting, skills, and tasks. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Tätigkeitsmerkmale der Arbeit und Risikoverteilung. Befunde nach Berufsklassifikation, Qualifikationen und Aufgabenbereichen.
Quelle	In: Covid economics, (2020) 34, S. 15-49 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.2139/ssrn.3643287
Schlagwörter	Mobilitätsbarriere; Krankheit; Pandemie; Ungleichheit; Arbeitsmarktchance; Arbeitsmarktrisiko; Arbeitsplatzverlust; Arbeitsverhalten; Berufsklassifikation; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsanforderung; Qualifikationsdefizit; Qualifikationsniveau; Telearbeit; Tätigkeitsmerkmal; Dienstleistungsberuf; Risiko; Risikoabschätzung; Arbeitnehmer; Ehepaar; USA
Abstract	"How does the nature of work - teleworkability and contact intensity - shape the distribution of health, labor income, and unemployment risks, created by the COVID-19 pandemic? To answer this question, we consider two contexts. First, we show that the existing spousal natureof- work-based occupational sorting in the United States matters for the distribution of these risks. In particular, we show that it mitigates the risk of catching COVID-19 through intra-household contagion relative to the case of zero sorting. Furthermore, we show that it creates a larger fraction of couples, who are excessively exposed to labor income and unemployment risks, relative to the case of zero sorting. Second, we document that teleworkable occupations require higher education and experience levels as well as greater cognitive, social, character, and computer skills relative to non-teleworkable occupations. This discrepancy affects labor income and unemployment risks by increasing the likelihood of skill mismatch for newly unemployed workers. Our results imply that the current economic downturn may have long-run effects on employment prospects and earnings of workers who had nonteleworkable or high-contact-intensity jobs at the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak. We discuss the relevant policy implications and associated policy constraints that follow from our findings." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2021/1