Presenter: Qi Hao
Topic: Identifying the "Good Jobs" among the "Lousy" Ones: Job Quality and Economic
Independence
Time:16:00-17:30, Dec 5, 2012
Location: At 608 Acedamic Hall
Abstract Low-skilled
workers lack marketable skills and typically work in what Goos and Manning
(2007) call ``lousy jobs.'' In this study, we identify among these lousy jobs,
those that facilitate economic independence among low-skilled single mothers. We
call these jobs "good jobs." In our analysis, job attributes are broadened to
include non-wage attributes that contribute to future earnings such as job
stability and advancement opportunities. We find that even after controlling for
a worker's current wage offer and hours of work, the likelihood and the speed of
achieving economic independence are highly correlated with employment in
occupations with higher growth ratios of part-time workers and unemployment, and
occupations that require certificates or educational degrees.