Richard J. Murnane

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• Harvard Graduate School of Education (weight: 50%)
  • http://www.gse.harvard.edu/
  • location: USA, Cambridge, MA.
• National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (weight: 50%)
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Research profile

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• Will There Be Enough Teachers?
  American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1989)
  by Murnane, Richard J & Olsen, Randall J
  (ReDIF-article, aea:aecrev:v:79:y:1989:i:2:p:242-46)
• With What Skills Are Computers a Complement?
  American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1996)
  by Levy, Frank & Murnane, Richard J
  (ReDIF-article, aea:aecrev:v:86:y:1996:i:2:p:258-62)
• U.S. Earnings Levels and Earnings Inequality: A Review of Recent Trends and Proposed Explanations
  Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (1992)
  by Levy, Frank & Murnane, Richard J
  (ReDIF-article, aea:jeclit:v:30:y:1992:i:3:p:1333-81)
• U.S. High School Graduation Rates: Patterns and Explanations
  Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2013)
  by Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-article, aea:jeclit:v:51:y:2013:i:2:p:370-422)
• Teachers' Views on No Child Left Behind: Support for the Principles, Concerns about the Practices
  Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2010)
  by Richard J. Murnane & John P. Papay
  (ReDIF-article, aea:jecper:v:24:y:2010:i:3:p:151-66)
• Comparing Public and Private Schools: The Puzzling Role of Selectivity Bias
  Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association (1985)
  by Murnane, Richard J & Newstead, Stuart & Olsen, Randall J
  (ReDIF-article, bes:jnlbes:v:3:y:1985:i:1:p:23-35)
• Learning Why More Learning Takes Place in Some Classrooms Than Others
  German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik (2005)
  by Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Marie‐Andrée Somers & Claudia Uribe
  (ReDIF-article, bla:germec:v:6:y:2005:i:3:p:309-330)
• Do worker absences affect productivity? The case of teachers
  International Labour Review, International Labour Organization (2008)
  by Raegen T. MILLER & Richard J. MURNANE & John B. WILLETT
  (ReDIF-article, bla:intlab:v:147:y:2008:i:1:p:71-89)
• Organizing an anarchy : Lee Sproull, Stephen Weiner, and David Wolf. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978. Pp. 240. $18.00 (cloth)
  Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (1981)
  by Murnane, Richard J.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:ecoedu:v:1:y:1981:i:1:p:137-140)
• New evidence on the relationship between mother's education and children's cognitive skills
  Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (1981)
  by Murnane, Richard J.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:ecoedu:v:1:y:1981:i:2:p:245-252)
• Learning by doing, vintage, and selection: Three pieces of the puzzle relating teaching experience and teaching performance
  Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (1981)
  by Murnane, Richard J. & Phillips, Barbara R.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:ecoedu:v:1:y:1981:i:4:p:453-465)
• Do different dimensions of male high school students' skills predict labor market success a decade later? Evidence from the NLSY
  Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2001)
  by Murnane, Richard J. & Willett, John B. & Braatz, M. Jay & Duhaldeborde, Yves
  (ReDIF-article, eee:ecoedu:v:20:y:2001:i:4:p:311-320)
• Who benefits from a GED? Evidence for females from High School and Beyond
  Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2003)
  by Tyler, John H. & Murnane, Richard J. & Willett, John B.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:ecoedu:v:22:y:2003:i:3:p:237-247)
• The devil's in the details: evidence from the GED on large effects of small differences in high stakes exams
  Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2004)
  by Tyler, John H. & Murnane, Richard J. & Willett, John B.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:ecoedu:v:23:y:2004:i:4:p:339-349)
• Changes in teacher salaries during the 1970s: The role of school district demographics
  Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (1987)
  by Murnane, Richard J. & Singer, Judith D. & Willett, John B.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:ecoedu:v:6:y:1987:i:4:p:379-388)
• Extending the regression-discontinuity approach to multiple assignment variables
  Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2011)
  by Papay, John P. & Willett, John B. & Murnane, Richard J.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:econom:v:161:y:2011:i:2:p:203-207)
• Production and innovation when techniques are tacit : The case of education
  Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (1984)
  by Murnane, Richard J. & Nelson, Richard R.
  (ReDIF-article, eee:jeborg:v:5:y:1984:i:3-4:p:353-373)
• Improving urban public schools: suggestions for teacher union leaders
  Conference Series ; [Proceedings], Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2002)
  by Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedbcp:y:2002:i:jun:p:297-303:n:47)
• Upstairs downstairs: how introducing computer technology changed skills and pay on two floors of Cabot Bank
  Regional Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2002)
  by David H. Autor & Frank Levy & Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedbrr:y:2002:i:q2:p:22-30:n:v.12no.2)
• The skill content of recent technological change: an empirical exploration
  Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2003)
  by David H. Autor & Frank Levy & Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fedfpr:y:2003:i:nov:x:7)
• Standards, information, and the demand for student achievement
  Economic Policy Review, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1998)
  by Frank Levy & Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-article, fip:fednep:y:1998:i:mar:p:117-124:n:v.4no.1)
• What Do Effective Teachers of Inner-City Children have in Common?
  Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research (1981)
  by Richard J. Murnane & Barbara R. Phillips
  (ReDIF-paper, mpr:mprres:b0614b2fa4ae4eae82cec19fb5c12ce3)
• Expanding School Enrollment by Subsidizing Private Schools: Lessons from Bogotá
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005)
  by Claudia Uribe & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Marie Andrée Somers
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:11670)
• Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005)
  by Richard J. Murnane & Richard R. Nelson
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:11846)
• Do Teacher Absences Impact Student Achievement? Longitudinal Evidence from One Urban School District
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
  by Raegen T. Miller & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:13356)
• Educating Urban Children
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008)
  by Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:13791)
• The Consequences of High School Exit Examinations for Struggling Low-Income Urban Students: Evidence from Massachusetts
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008)
  by John P. Papay & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:14186)
• Trends in the Black-White Achievement Gap:Clarifying the Meaning of Within- and Between-School Achievement Gaps
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008)
  by Lindsay C. Page & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:14213)
• Do Financial Incentives Help Low-Performing Schools Attract and Keep Academically Talented Teachers? Evidence from California
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009)
  by Jennifer L. Steele & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:14780)
• High-School Exit Examinations and the Schooling Decisions of Teenagers: A Multi-Dimensional Regression-Discontinuity Analysis
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011)
  by John P. Papay & John B. Willett & Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:17112)
• How Performance Information Affects Human-Capital Investment Decisions: The Impact of Test-Score Labels on Educational Outcomes
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011)
  by John P. Papay & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:17120)
• U.S High School Graduation Rates: Patterns and Explanations
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013)
  by Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:18701)
• Improving Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries: Lessons from Rigorous Impact Evaluations
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014)
  by Alejandro J. Ganimian & Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:20284)
• Income-based Inequality in Educational Outcomes: Learning from State Longitudinal Data Systems
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014)
  by John P. Papay & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:20802)
• The Consequences of Educational Voucher Reform in Chile
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017)
  by Richard J. Murnane & Marcus R. Waldman & John B. Willett & Maria Soledad Bos & Emiliana Vegas
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:23550)
• Long-Term Trends in Private School Enrollments by Family Income
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017)
  by Richard J. Murnane & Sean F. Reardon
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:23571)
• Are Community College Students Increasingly Choosing High-Paying Fields of Study? Evidence from Massachusetts
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)
  by Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Aubrey McDonough & John P. Papay & Ann Mantil
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:33073)
• The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995)
  by Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Frank Levy
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:5076)
• Are Lots of College Graduates Taking High School Jobs? A Reconsiderationof the Evidence
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995)
  by John Tyler & Richard J. Murnane & Frank Levy
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:5127)
• Does Acquisition of a GED Lead to More Training, Post-Secondary Education, and Military Service for School Dropouts?
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997)
  by Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Kathryn Parker Boudett
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:5992)
• Estimating the Impact of the GED on the Earnings of Young Dropouts Using a Series of Natural Experiments
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998)
  by John H. Tyler & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:6391)
• Do the Cognitive Skills of School Dropouts Matter in the Labor Market?
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999)
  by John H. Tyler & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:7101)
• Who Benefits from Obtaining a GED? Evidence from High School and Beyond
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999)
  by Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & John H. Tyler
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:7172)
• Upstairs, Downstairs: Computer-Skill Complementarity and Computer-Labor Substitution on Two Floors of a Large Bank
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000)
  by David H. Autor & Frank Levy & Richard Murnane
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:7890)
• The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration
  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001)
  by David H. Autor & Frank Levy & Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-paper, nbr:nberwo:8337)
• Do Male Dropouts Benefit from Obtaining a GED, Postsecondary Education, and Training?
  Evaluation Review, (1999)
  by Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Kathryn Parker Boudett
  (ReDIF-article, sae:evarev:v:23:y:1999:i:5:p:475-503)
• Does a Ged Lead to More Training, Post-Secondary Education, and Military Service for School Dropouts?
  ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (1997)
  by Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Kathryn Parker Boudett
  (ReDIF-article, sae:ilrrev:v:51:y:1997:i:1:p:100-116)
• Upstairs, Downstairs: Computers and Skills on Two Floors of a Large Bank
  ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2002)
  by David H. Autor & Frank Levy & Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-article, sae:ilrrev:v:55:y:2002:i:3:p:432-447)
• Randomized Trials of Education and Medical Practices: Strengths and Limitations
  Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007)
  by Dominique Foray & Richard Murnane & Richard Nelson
  (ReDIF-article, taf:ecinnt:v:16:y:2007:i:5:p:303-306)
• Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations
  Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007)
  by Richard J. Murnane & Richard R. Nelson
  (ReDIF-article, taf:ecinnt:v:16:y:2007:i:5:p:307-322)
• Home Resources and Children's Achievement
  The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1981)
  by Murnane, Richard J & Maynard, Rebecca A & Ohls, James C
  (ReDIF-article, tpr:restat:v:63:y:1981:i:3:p:369-77)
• Selection and Survival in the Teacher Labor Market
  The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1984)
  by Murnane, Richard J
  (ReDIF-article, tpr:restat:v:66:y:1984:i:3:p:513-18)
• The Effects of Salaries and Opportunity Costs on Duration in Teaching: Evidence from Michigan
  The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1989)
  by Murnane, Richard J & Olsen, Randall J
  (ReDIF-article, tpr:restat:v:71:y:1989:i:2:p:347-52)
• The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination
  The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1995)
  by Murnane, Richard J & Willett, John B & Levy, Frank
  (ReDIF-article, tpr:restat:v:77:y:1995:i:2:p:251-66)
• Who Benefits from Obtaining a GED? Evidence from High School and Beyond
  The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2000)
  by Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & John H. Tyler
  (ReDIF-article, tpr:restat:v:82:y:2000:i:1:p:23-37)
• Teacher Mobility Revisited
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1981)
  by Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:16:y:1981:i:1:p:3-19)
• A Review Essay-Comparisons of Public and Private Schools: Lessons from the Uproar
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1984)
  by Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:19:y:1984:i:2:p:263-277)
• The Effects of Salaries and Opportunity Costs on Length of Stay in Teaching: Evidence from North Carolina
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1990)
  by Richard J. Murnane & Randall J. Olsen
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:25:y:1990:i:1:p:106-124)
• Do the Cognitive Skills of School Dropouts Matter in the Labor Market?
  Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2000)
  by John H. Tyler & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett
  (ReDIF-article, uwp:jhriss:v:35:y:2000:i:4:p:748-754)
• Distribution of Student Achievement in Chile : Baseline Analysis for the Evaluation of the Subvención Escolar Preferencial
  World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group (2010)
  by Richard J. Murnane & Lindsay Page & Emiliana Vegas
  (ReDIF-paper, wbk:wboper:12739)
• Comment: Stimulating employer-provided general training
  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (1994)
  by Richard J. Murnane & Frank Levy
  (ReDIF-article, wly:jpamgt:v:13:y:1994:i:1:p:75-81)
• How important are the cognitive skills of teenagers in predicting subsequent earnings?
  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2000)
  by Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Yves Duhaldeborde & John H. Tyler
  (ReDIF-article, wly:jpamgt:v:19:y:2000:i:4:p:547-568)
• How clients' characteristics affect organization performance: Lessons from education
  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (1982)
  by Richard J. Murnane
  (ReDIF-article, wly:jpamgt:v:2:y:1982:i:3:p:403-417)
• Do financial incentives help low-performing schools attract and keep academically talented teachers? Evidence from California
  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2010)
  by Jennifer L. Steele & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett
  (ReDIF-article, wly:jpamgt:v:29:y:2010:i:3:p:451-478)