OPTIMAL MATCHING ANALYSIS - A METHODOLOGICAL NOTE ON STUDYING CAREER MOBILITY

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CHAN, TW
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[1] Nuffield College, Oxford
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10.1177/0730888495022004005
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F24 [劳动经济];
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020106 ; 020207 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
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This article explores how Optimal Matching Analysis (OMA) can be applied to study career mobility. I first apply OMA to career history data to identify typical mobility paths. Then I test whether the mobility paths are selectively open to different people. This procedure provides a useful handle to map the opportunity structure of national labor markets.
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