Skill dependencies-1

2025

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1) This study reveals a hierarchically nested dependency structure in human capital where specialized skills build upon foundational general abilities, shaping career trajectories, wage premiums, and socioeconomic disparities.
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- Analyzes US survey data and millions of job transitions/resumes to quantify asymmetrical conditional probabilities and map directional skill dependencies.
- Demonstrates that skills aligned with the nested hierarchy command higher wages and longer education, while unnested specializations face wage penalties and limited mobility.
- Connects the evolving nested skill structure to demographic wage gaps, gender disparities, and historical labor market polarization between 2005 and 2019.
3) Tags: Skill dependencies, Human capital, Labor economics, Economic complexity, Career trajectories

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