The Econometric SocietyEdited by: Marina Halac • Print ISSN: 0012-9682 • Online ISSN: 1468-0262
Econometrica: May, 1975, Volume 43, Issue 3
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1914276
p. 455-468
Michael Sattinger
A model is developed to describe the allocation of laborers to tasks. The relation between the distributions of earnings and abilities is found to depend on the presence of comparative advantage. Various features of the distribution of earnings are explained in terms of the time taken by a given grade of labor to perform a task of a given difficulty.
December 11, 2025
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Kate Ho, the John L. Weinberg Professor of Economics and Business Policy at Princeton University and a Fellow of the Econometric Society. Kate was a brilliant IO economist and scholar whose impact on the profession will resonate for many years to come.
