JAQ of All Trades: Job Mismatch, Firm Productivity and Managerial Quality

45 Pages Posted: 8 Apr 2022 Last revised: 24 Oct 2022

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Luca Coraggio

University of Naples Federico II - Department of Economics and Statistics; CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF)

Marco Pagano

Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF); Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF)

Annalisa Scognamiglio

CSEF; Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN); CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF)

Joacim Tåg

Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN); Hanken School of Economics

Date Written: October 22, 2022

Abstract

Does the matching between workers and jobs help explain productivity differentials across firms? To address this question we develop a job-worker allocation quality measure (JAQ) by combining employer-employee administrative data with machine learning techniques. The proposed measure is positively and significantly associated with labor earnings over workers’ careers. At firm level, it features a robust positive correlation with firm productivity, and with managerial turnover leading to an improvement in the quality and experience of management. JAQ can be constructed for any employer-employee data including workers’ occupations, and used to explore the effect of corporate restructuring on workers’ allocation and careers.

Keywords: jobs, workers, matching, mismatch, machine learning, productivity, management, managerial quality

JEL Classification: D22, D23, D24, G34, J24, J31, J62, L22, L23, M12, M54

Suggested Citation

Coraggio, Luca and Pagano, Marco and Scognamiglio, Annalisa and Tåg, Joacim, JAQ of All Trades: Job Mismatch, Firm Productivity and Managerial Quality (October 22, 2022). IFN Working Paper No. 1427, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4069721 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4069721

Luca Coraggio

University of Naples Federico II - Department of Economics and Statistics ( email )

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CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF) ( email )

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Naples, Naples 80126
Italy

Marco Pagano (Contact Author)

Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF)

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Rome, 00187
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Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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United Kingdom

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

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CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF) ( email )

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Complesso Monte S. Angelo
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Annalisa Scognamiglio

CSEF ( email )

Via Cintia
Naples, 80126
Italy

Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) ( email )

Box 55665
Grevgatan 34, 2nd floor
Stockholm, SE-102 15
Sweden

CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF) ( email )

Via Cintia
Complesso Monte S. Angelo
Naples, Naples 80126
Italy

Joacim Tåg

Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) ( email )

Box 55665
Grevgatan 34, 2nd floor
Stockholm, SE-102 15
Sweden

Hanken School of Economics ( email )

PB 287
Helsinki, Vaasa 65101
Finland

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