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Experience, Performance, and Earnings

Medoff, James L., Abraham, Katharine G.·1980·The Quarterly Journal of Economics
DOI 10.2307/1885488
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This study provides direct evidence concerning the relationship between experience and performance among managerial and professional employees doing similar work in two major U. S. corporations. The facts presented indicate that while, within grade levels, there is a strong positive association between experience and relative earnings, there is either no association or a negative association between experience and relative rated performance. If we are correct that the performance ratings given to managerial and professional employees in any grade level adequately reflect those employees' relative productivity in the year of assessment, the results imply that the human capital on-the-job training model cannot explain a substantial part of the observed return to labor market experience.

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Authors
Medoff, J. L., & Abraham, K. G.
Venue
The Quarterly Journal of Economics
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1980-12
Volume
95
Issue
4
Pages
703
ISSN
0033-5533 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2307/1885488
OpenAlex
W2105089534
Cited by
654
References
15
FWCI
37.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
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