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Richard J. Murnane

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First Name:Richard
Middle Name:J.
Last Name:Murnane
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RePEc Short-ID:pmu87
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Terminal Degree:1974 Economics Department; Yale University (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

(50%) Harvard Graduate School of Education

http://www.gse.harvard.edu/
USA, Cambridge, MA.

(50%) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
http://www.nber.org/
RePEc:edi:nberrus (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Aubrey McDonough & John P. Papay & Ann Mantil, 2024. "Are Community College Students Increasingly Choosing High-Paying Fields of Study? Evidence from Massachusetts," NBER Working Papers 33073, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. Richard J. Murnane & Marcus R. Waldman & John B. Willett & Maria Soledad Bos & Emiliana Vegas, 2017. "The Consequences of Educational Voucher Reform in Chile," NBER Working Papers 23550, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  3. Richard J. Murnane & Sean F. Reardon, 2017. "Long-Term Trends in Private School Enrollments by Family Income," NBER Working Papers 23571, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  4. John P. Papay & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett, 2014. "Income-based Inequality in Educational Outcomes: Learning from State Longitudinal Data Systems," NBER Working Papers 20802, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  5. Alejandro J. Ganimian & Richard J. Murnane, 2014. "Improving Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries: Lessons from Rigorous Impact Evaluations," NBER Working Papers 20284, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  6. Richard J. Murnane, 2013. "U.S High School Graduation Rates: Patterns and Explanations," NBER Working Papers 18701, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  7. John P. Papay & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett, 2011. "How Performance Information Affects Human-Capital Investment Decisions: The Impact of Test-Score Labels on Educational Outcomes," NBER Working Papers 17120, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  8. John P. Papay & John B. Willett & Richard J. Murnane, 2011. "High-School Exit Examinations and the Schooling Decisions of Teenagers: A Multi-Dimensional Regression-Discontinuity Analysis," NBER Working Papers 17112, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  9. Richard J. Murnane & Lindsay Page & Emiliana Vegas, 2010. "Distribution of Student Achievement in Chile : Baseline Analysis for the Evaluation of the Subvención Escolar Preferencial," World Bank Publications - Reports 12739, The World Bank Group.
  10. Jennifer L. Steele & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett, 2009. "Do Financial Incentives Help Low-Performing Schools Attract and Keep Academically Talented Teachers? Evidence from California," NBER Working Papers 14780, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  11. John P. Papay & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett, 2008. "The Consequences of High School Exit Examinations for Struggling Low-Income Urban Students: Evidence from Massachusetts," NBER Working Papers 14186, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  12. Lindsay C. Page & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett, 2008. "Trends in the Black-White Achievement Gap:Clarifying the Meaning of Within- and Between-School Achievement Gaps," NBER Working Papers 14213, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  13. Richard J. Murnane, 2008. "Educating Urban Children," NBER Working Papers 13791, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  14. Raegen T. Miller & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett, 2007. "Do Teacher Absences Impact Student Achievement? Longitudinal Evidence from One Urban School District," NBER Working Papers 13356, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  15. Richard J. Murnane & Richard R. Nelson, 2005. "Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations," NBER Working Papers 11846, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  16. Claudia Uribe & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Marie Andrée Somers, 2005. "Expanding School Enrollment by Subsidizing Private Schools: Lessons from Bogotá," NBER Working Papers 11670, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  17. David H. Autor & Frank Levy & Richard J. Murnane, 2001. "The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration," NBER Working Papers 8337, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  18. David H. Autor & Frank Levy & Richard Murnane, 2000. "Upstairs, Downstairs: Computer-Skill Complementarity and Computer-Labor Substitution on Two Floors of a Large Bank," NBER Working Papers 7890, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  19. Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & John H. Tyler, 1999. "Who Benefits from Obtaining a GED? Evidence from High School and Beyond," NBER Working Papers 7172, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  20. John H. Tyler & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett, 1999. "Do the Cognitive Skills of School Dropouts Matter in the Labor Market?," NBER Working Papers 7101, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  21. John H. Tyler & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett, 1998. "Estimating the Impact of the GED on the Earnings of Young Dropouts Using a Series of Natural Experiments," NBER Working Papers 6391, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  22. Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Kathryn Parker Boudett, 1997. "Does Acquisition of a GED Lead to More Training, Post-Secondary Education, and Military Service for School Dropouts?," NBER Working Papers 5992, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  23. John Tyler & Richard J. Murnane & Frank Levy, 1995. "Are Lots of College Graduates Taking High School Jobs? A Reconsiderationof the Evidence," NBER Working Papers 5127, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  24. Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Frank Levy, 1995. "The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination," NBER Working Papers 5076, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  25. Richard J. Murnane & Barbara R. Phillips, 1981. "What Do Effective Teachers of Inner-City Children have in Common?," Mathematica Policy Research Reports b0614b2fa4ae4eae82cec19fb, Mathematica Policy Research.

Articles

  1. Richard J. Murnane, 2013. "U.S. High School Graduation Rates: Patterns and Explanations," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 51(2), pages 370-422, June.
  2. Papay, John P. & Willett, John B. & Murnane, Richard J., 2011. "Extending the regression-discontinuity approach to multiple assignment variables," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 161(2), pages 203-207, April.
  3. Richard J. Murnane & John P. Papay, 2010. "Teachers' Views on No Child Left Behind: Support for the Principles, Concerns about the Practices," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 24(3), pages 151-166, Summer.
  4. Jennifer L. Steele & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett, 2010. "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., vol. 29(3), pages 451-478.
  5. Raegen T. MILLER & Richard J. MURNANE & John B. WILLETT, 2008. "Do worker absences affect productivity? The case of teachers," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 147(1), pages 71-89, March.
  6. Richard J. Murnane & Richard R. Nelson, 2007. "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, vol. 16(5), pages 307-322.
  7. Dominique Foray & Richard Murnane & Richard Nelson, 2007. "Randomized Trials of Education and Medical Practices: Strengths and Limitations," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(5), pages 303-306.
  8. Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Marie‐Andrée Somers & Claudia Uribe, 2005. "Learning Why More Learning Takes Place in Some Classrooms Than Others," German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 6(3), pages 309-330, August.
  9. Tyler, John H. & Murnane, Richard J. & Willett, John B., 2004. "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, vol. 23(4), pages 339-349, August.
  10. David H. Autor & Frank Levy & Richard J. Murnane, 2003. "The skill content of recent technological change: an empirical exploration," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Nov.
  11. Tyler, John H. & Murnane, Richard J. & Willett, John B., 2003. "Who benefits from a GED? Evidence for females from High School and Beyond," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 22(3), pages 237-247, June.
  12. Richard J. Murnane, 2002. "Improving urban public schools: suggestions for teacher union leaders," Conference Series ; [Proceedings], Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, vol. 47(Jun), pages 297-303.
  13. David H. Autor & Frank Levy & Richard J. Murnane, 2002. "Upstairs, Downstairs: Computers and Skills on Two Floors of a Large Bank," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 55(3), pages 432-447, April.
  14. David H. Autor & Frank Levy & Richard J. Murnane, 2002. "Upstairs downstairs: how introducing computer technology changed skills and pay on two floors of Cabot Bank," Regional Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, vol. 12(Q 2), pages 22-30.
  15. Murnane, Richard J. & Willett, John B. & Braatz, M. Jay & Duhaldeborde, Yves, 2001. "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, vol. 20(4), pages 311-320, August.
  16. John H. Tyler & Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett, 2000. "Do the Cognitive Skills of School Dropouts Matter in the Labor Market?," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 35(4), pages 748-754.
  17. Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Yves Duhaldeborde & John H. Tyler, 2000. "How important are the cognitive skills of teenagers in predicting subsequent earnings?," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 19(4), pages 547-568.
  18. Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & John H. Tyler, 2000. "Who Benefits from Obtaining a GED? Evidence from High School and Beyond," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 82(1), pages 23-37, February.
  19. Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Kathryn Parker Boudett, 1999. "Do Male Dropouts Benefit from Obtaining a GED, Postsecondary Education, and Training?," Evaluation Review, , vol. 23(5), pages 475-503, October.
  20. Frank Levy & Richard J. Murnane, 1998. "Standards, information, and the demand for student achievement," Economic Policy Review, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, vol. 4(Mar), pages 117-124.
  21. Richard J. Murnane & John B. Willett & Kathryn Parker Boudett, 1997. "Does a Ged Lead to More Training, Post-Secondary Education, and Military Service for School Dropouts?," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 51(1), pages 100-116, October.
  22. Levy, Frank & Murnane, Richard J, 1996. "With What Skills Are Computers a Complement?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 86(2), pages 258-262, May.
  23. Murnane, Richard J & Willett, John B & Levy, Frank, 1995. "The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 77(2), pages 251-266, May.
  24. Richard J. Murnane & Frank Levy, 1994. "Comment: Stimulating employer-provided general training," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 13(1), pages 75-81.
  25. Levy, Frank & Murnane, Richard J, 1992. "U.S. Earnings Levels and Earnings Inequality: A Review of Recent Trends and Proposed Explanations," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 30(3), pages 1333-1381, September.
  26. Richard J. Murnane & Randall J. Olsen, 1990. "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, vol. 25(1), pages 106-124.
  27. Murnane, Richard J & Olsen, Randall J, 1989. "The Effects of Salaries and Opportunity Costs on Duration in Teaching: Evidence from Michigan," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 71(2), pages 347-352, May.
  28. Murnane, Richard J & Olsen, Randall J, 1989. "Will There Be Enough Teachers?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 79(2), pages 242-246, May.
  29. Murnane, Richard J. & Singer, Judith D. & Willett, John B., 1987. "Changes in teacher salaries during the 1970s: The role of school district demographics," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 6(4), pages 379-388, August.
  30. Murnane, Richard J & Newstead, Stuart & Olsen, Randall J, 1985. "Comparing Public and Private Schools: The Puzzling Role of Selectivity Bias," Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association, vol. 3(1), pages 23-35, January.
  31. Murnane, Richard J, 1984. "Selection and Survival in the Teacher Labor Market," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 66(3), pages 513-518, August.
  32. Murnane, Richard J. & Nelson, Richard R., 1984. "Production and innovation when techniques are tacit : The case of education," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 5(3-4), pages 353-373.
  33. Richard J. Murnane, 1984. "A Review Essay-Comparisons of Public and Private Schools: Lessons from the Uproar," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 19(2), pages 263-277.
  34. Richard J. Murnane, 1982. "How clients' characteristics affect organization performance: Lessons from education," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 2(3), pages 403-417.
  35. Murnane, Richard J., 1981. "New evidence on the relationship between mother's education and children's cognitive skills," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 1(2), pages 245-252, April.
  36. Murnane, Richard J & Maynard, Rebecca A & Ohls, James C, 1981. "Home Resources and Children's Achievement," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 63(3), pages 369-377, August.
  37. Murnane, Richard J., 1981. "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, vol. 1(1), pages 137-140, February.
  38. Murnane, Richard J. & Phillips, Barbara R., 1981. "Learning by doing, vintage, and selection: Three pieces of the puzzle relating teaching experience and teaching performance," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 1(4), pages 453-465, August.
  39. Richard J. Murnane, 1981. "Teacher Mobility Revisited," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 16(1), pages 3-19.

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  1. NEP-EDU: Education (14) 1999-05-03 2005-10-08 2005-12-20 2007-09-02 2008-02-16 2008-07-30 2008-08-21 2009-03-14 2011-06-18 2011-07-02 2014-07-21 2015-01-31 2017-07-09 2017-07-23. Author is listed
  2. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (9) 1999-05-03 1999-07-28 2001-06-22 2008-07-30 2008-08-21 2009-03-14 2011-06-18 2011-07-02 2013-01-19. Author is listed
  3. NEP-HRM: Human Capital and Human Resource Management (3) 2005-12-20 2008-02-16 2011-07-02
  4. NEP-DEV: Development (2) 2001-06-22 2014-07-21
  5. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (1) 2013-01-19
  6. NEP-LAM: Central and South America (1) 2005-10-08
  7. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (1) 2015-01-31

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