Knowledge Spillovers, Competition, and Individual Careers
◈ 주 제 : Knowledge Spillovers, Competition, and Individual Careers
◈ 발표자 : Uta Schoenberg (HKU, UCL)
◈ 일 시 : 2024년 11월 06일 수요일 16:30 ~ 17:45
◈ 장 소 : 우석경제관(223동) 405호
◈ 주 관 : 경제학부, 경제연구소 한국경제혁신센터, SSK, BK21
Knowledge Spillovers, Competition, and Individual Careers
Abstract:
Exposure to better peers at work can improve career prospects because of knowledge spillovers. However, it can also harm career prospects if workers compete for career opportunities. We disentangle these two effects by focusing on unskilled labor market entrants and dividing their colleagues in the same occupation into those they are likely and unlikely to compete with. We find strong evidence for persistent knowledge spillover effects but detect counteracting competition effects of similar magnitude. Both knowledge spillover and competition effects are larger for men than women.