Assignment:
Reading Report
Please read the paper Deming (2017) and answer the following questions. Your answers should be concise and organized in bullet points, and explained in your own words that are understandable to someone who has not read the article. Please type up your answers, print out the report, and bring it to class. Preferred length is within 1 page, single spaced.
1. How does the author measure an individual's social skills? Do you think it's a good measure? Why or why not?
2. What variables are controlled for in the main model? Can you think of any other confounding factors (that are related to social skills and have an impact on wages)?
3. What are the merits of this paper? What are the shortcomings?
4. Find another paper that examines the labor market effects of automation. Briefly summarize that paper, including the methodology and conclusion.
Readings:
The Growing Importance of Social Skills In The Labor Market
By David J. Deming