David Deming's economic model proposes that workers 'trade tasks' to exploit comparative advantages, with social skills reducing coordination costs and enabling more efficient specialization and teamwork.
Notes on verification
Claim closely paraphrases Deming's 2017 QJE abstract, corroborated by the published paper, NBER working paper, and NBER Digest summary, all consistent in content and terminology. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- The Growing Importance of Social Skills in the Labor Market (seed:relationships_and_lifestyle)
- https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/132/4/1593/3861633 (corroboration)
- https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w21473/w21473.pdf (corroboration)
- https://www.nber.org/digest/nov15/growing-importance-social-skills-labor-market (corroboration)