Occupational Status: Why do some Workers Miss Out?

Anh Le and Paul Miller

Australian Economic Papers, 2001, vol. 40, issue 3, 352-372

Abstract: The difference in socioeconomic status between the ‘haves’ and ‘have‐nots’ is widening in the Australian labour market. This is reflected in the data on both earnings and occupational status. This paper assesses the factors contributing to differences in the occupational attainment of workers with a marginal attachment to the labour market and workers who are part of mainstream Australia. Overall, 94 per cent of the occupational status differential is attributable to the inferior endowments possessed by workers with a marginal attachment to the labour market. Until the disadvantaged workers improve their skills they will not be able to gain access to high status occupations.

Date: 2001
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