Chart: Change in log occupation wage by change in log employment share, 1979–1989

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Change in log occupation wage by change in log employment share, 1979–1989

Note: The regression line is from a simple linear regression of change in log occupation wage on change in log employment share. Observations are the 100 occupation percentiles. Standard errors are in parentheses.

Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata

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Don’t Blame the Robots: Assessing the Job Polarization Explanation of Growing Wage Inequality

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