Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, dear colleagues, in the name of the Department of Economics, I cordially invite you to our research seminar April, 14th, 2021, 4pm Jaime Arellano-Bover https://www.jarellanobover.com <https://www.jarellanobover.com/> Differences in On-the-Job Learning Across Firms https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c870f5194d71a8c5be53ae4/t/5fa57e6c31... <https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c870f5194d71a8c5be53ae4/t/5fa57e6c31a4840b39ab233a/1604681334807/201106_arellano-bover_saltiel.pdf> Abstract: We present evidence consistent with large disparities across firms in the on-the-job learning their young employees experience, using administrative datasets from Brazil and Italy. We discretize firm “classes” using a clustering methodology which groups to- gether firms with similar distributions of unexplained wage growth. Equipped with this categorization of firms—which our conceptual framework interprets as skill-learning classes—we document three main results. First, Mincerian returns to experience vary substantially across experience acquired in different firm classes, and the magnitude of this type of heterogeneity is associated with significant shifts across the distribution of early-career wage growth. Second, past experience at firms with better on-the-job learning is associated with subsequent jobs featuring greater non-routine task content. Third, firm and workforce observables only mildly predict on-the-job learning opportu- nities across firms. Our findings hold among involuntarily displaced workers who have no seniority at their new jobs, reinforcing a human capital interpretation as opposed to seniority-based pay schemes. Jaime Arellano-Bover is a postdoctoral associate at the Department of Economics, Yale. He is a labor economist and applied microeconomist with research on firms, human capital, migration, and economic history. Selected papers: * “The Effect of Labor Market Conditions at Entry on Workers’ Long-Term Skills”, Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming) * "Who Gets their First Job at a Large Firm? The Distinct Roles of Education and Skills”, American Economic Association — Papers and Proceedings (forthcoming) Registration for the zoom link at https://www.jku.at/en/department-of-economics/research/research-events/onlin... <https://www.jku.at/en/department-of-economics/research/research-events/online-research-seminar/> You will find the schedule for the summer term at https://www.jku.at/en/department-of-economics/research/research-events/more-... <https://www.jku.at/en/department-of-economics/research/research-events/more-details-about-the-online-economics-research-seminar/> With best regards, rené böheim — PD René Böheim, PhD Department of Economics JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITÄT LINZ Altenberger Straße 69 4040 Linz, Österreich P +43-732-2468-7369