Learning From Coworkers.

Autor/inn/en	Jarosch, Gregor; Oberfield, Ezra; Rossi-Hansberg, Esteban
Titel	Learning From Coworkers. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Von Kollegen lernen.
Quelle	In: Econometrica, 89 (2021) 2, S. 647-676 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-9682; 1468-0262
DOI	10.3982/ECTA16915
Schlagwörter	Erfahrungswissen; Arbeit; Arbeitsplatz; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Lernen; Auswirkung; Mitarbeiter; Arbeitsgruppe; Lohnentwicklung; Berufserfahrung; Informationsfluss; Erfahrungswissen; Lernen; Wissenstransfer; Peer Group; Arbeitsgruppe; Lohnentwicklung; Arbeit; Arbeitsplatz; Berufserfahrung; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Auswirkung; Mitarbeiter; Informationsfluss
Abstract	"We investigate learning at the workplace. To do so, we use German administrative data that contain information on the entire workforce of a sample of establishments. We document that having more-highly-paid coworkers is strongly associated with future wage growth, particularly if those workers earn more. Motivated by this fact, we propose a dynamic theory of a competitive labor market where firms produce using teams of heterogeneous workers that learn from each other. We develop a methodology to structurally estimate knowledge flows using the full-richness of the German employer-employee matched data. The methodology builds on the observation that a competitive labor market prices coworker learning. Our quantitative approach imposes minimal restrictions on firms' production functions, can be implemented on a very short panel, and allows for potentially rich and flexible coworker learning functions. In line with our reduced-form results, learning from coworkers is significant, particularly from more knowledgeable coworkers. We show that between 4 and 9% of total worker compensation is in the form of learning and that inequality in total compensation is significantly lower than inequality in wages." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2021/3