Occupational Exposure to Capital-Embodied Technical Change
data appendixData basics: The capital stocks are constructed using information on tool usage for each 3 digit occupations as defined by Deming (2017). Tool information in recent years comes from the Tools & Technology supplement in O*NET, whereas tool information in earlier years (1980) are constructed using machine learning algorithms (NLP) over the text that defines each occupation in the 1977 Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Occupations are cross-walked following standard crosswalks in the literature, Deming (2017). The mapping between 3-digit (occ1990dd)* and 1-digit occupations is as follows:.
The mapping between 3-digit (occ1990dd)* and 2-digit occupations is as follows:.
* The following occupations have been merged to assure consistent employment data availability in time. 489 Inspectors of agricultural products merged into 36 Inspectors and compliance officers, outside 462 Ushers merged into 459 Recreation facility attendants 583 Paperhangers merged into 599 Misc. construction and related occupations The paper presents results abstracting from agriculture and mining. |