The specifics of non‐routine task changes
A granular approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22420514 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carol Scotese (Virginia Commonwealth University, corresponding author), Carol A Scotese (Department of Economics Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia USA) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Economic Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1074-3529 • E-ISSN: 1465-7287 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/coep.70041 |
| OpenAlex | W7160086111 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 48 |
This paper estimates granular specific non‐routine tasks and examines employment reallocation across those tasks in the United States. Employment shifts into decision‐making, technology, and information‐related tasks account for 90% of high‐wage employment growth. The granularity reveals non‐routine abstract tasks are intensive in all skill environments and that non‐college men experienced deskilling arising from displacement from routine work and from non‐routine abstract tasks. This is potentially linked to the decline in supervisory employment. The pattern of task reallocation differs across genders. Both non‐college and college educated women expanded into a wider array of non‐routine abstract tasks relative to their male counterparts.
Deskilling · Granularity · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |