An Income Determination Model With Implications for Occupational Mobility in a Rural Labor Force

Joe B. Stevens and David E. Ervin

No 283661, 1977 AAEA-WAEA Joint Meeting, July 31-August 3, San Diego, California from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: "Excessive" job-changing by workers is perceived as irrational behavior by employers in Oregon's wood products industry. A hypothesis of equi-marginal returns to firm-specific and general work experience is tested with a partitioned income determination model. The revealed incentive structure encourages frequent job-changing.

Keywords: Consumer/Household; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13
Date: 1977-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.283661

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