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a thread of all the graphs in my APSA paper, with minimal context:
the rise of the business services sector. 
fragmentation of production! 
high skill and low skill workers are increasingly segregated...
in the knowledge economy, high-skilled work isn't just about cognitive skills. it's about cognitive *and* social skills. (i call this: "interpersonal knowledge work")
our existing typologies (e.g. Oesch's class framework) don't capture this very well...
our existing typologies (e.g. Oesch's class framework) don't capture this very well...
people doing this type of high-skilled work tend to be quite left-wing, especially when they work in sectors full of other highly-educated people!
though, interestingly, this interaction effect of (skill) x (social context) is driven by the economic dimension, not the cultural one...
here are the same plots using individual (as opposed to party-level) outcomes:
here are the same plots using individual (as opposed to party-level) outcomes:
are these just selection effects? highly-educated liberals just wanna work at google, play ping pong, and redistribute income?
maybe.
but the these effects have strengthened over time suggesting there may be a genuine causal effect too...
maybe.
but the these effects have strengthened over time suggesting there may be a genuine causal effect too...
join us tomorrow at 4pm EDT if you would like to see these graphs again, with more context.
https://apsa.conferencecontent.net/session/1657813
https://apsa.conferencecontent.net/session/1657813
