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The Changing (Dis-)Utility of Work

Author(s) -

Greg Kaplan,

Sam SchulhoferWohl

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of economic perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 9.614

H-Index - 196

eISSN - 1944-7965

pISSN - 0895-3309

DOI - 10.1257/jep.32.3.239

Subject(s) - toll , work (physics) , distribution (mathematics) , demographic economics , psychology , labour economics , economics , social psychology , medicine , engineering , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , immunology

We study how changes in the distribution of occupations have affected the aggregate non-pecuniary costs and benefits of working. The physical toll of work is less now than in 1950, with workers shifting away from occupations in which people report experiencing tiredness and pain. The emotional consequences of the changing occupation distribution vary substantially across demographic groups. Work has become happier and more meaningful for women, but more stressful and less meaningful for men. These changes appear to be concentrated at lower education levels.

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