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Skills versus attributes of co-workers

Heffke F. (2019) studied wage and employment data that cover millions of workers and their co-workers in Sweden from 2001-2010. He found that the value of what a person knows depends on who they work with. His study concludes that in order to earn high wages, it is insufficient to be highly skilled oneself; workers must also find co-workers with skills that complement their skills and not substitute

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