Journal Article The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration Get access David H. Autor, Autor Massachusetts Institute Technology and National Bureau Economic Research Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Frank Levy, Levy Richard J. Murnane Harvard University Quarterly Economics, Volume 118, Issue 4, November 2003, Pages 1279–1333, https://doi.org/10.1162/003355303322552801 Published: 01 2003

This pioneering volume casts a stark light on the ways rising inequality may now be compromising schools’ functioning, and with it promise of equal opportunity in America.

Part 1 The teaching profession at a turning point: carrots and sticks critical questions incentives an opportunity for change. 2 Who prepares to teach?: the shrinking personnel pool changing demographic profile of new licensees different specialities times. 3 becomes teacher?: national trends North Carolina matter. 4 Finding skilled teachers - hiring practices make difference: two case studies problems solutions. 5 How long do stay in teaching?: attrition is high first years race makes...

Richard J. Murnane and David K. Cohen use the framework of microeconomics to account for short lives most merit pay plans. They demonstrate that teaching is not an activity satisfies conditions under which performance-based efficient method compensating workers. then show plans survive in a few school districts,in part because districts are special quite different from conventional notions pay.

Recently documented trends in the existing records of hurricane intensity and their relationship to increasing sea surface temperatures suggest that may be due global warming. However, it is presently being argued are too inconsistent accurately measure trends. As a first step addressing this debate, we constructed more homogeneous record found previously some ocean basins well supported, but others contain inflated or spurious.

I survey the evidence on patterns in U.S. high school graduation rates over period 1970–2010 and report results of new research conducted to fill holes evidence. begin by pointing out strengths limitations existing data sources. then describe six striking rates. They include stagnation last three decades twentieth century, significant race-, income-, gender-based gaps, increases first decade twenty-first especially among blacks Hispanics. models economists use explain decisions individuals...

In this article, we reviewed and interpreted the evidence from 223 rigorous impact evaluations of educational initiatives conducted in 56 low- middle-income countries. We considered for inclusion our review all studies recent syntheses that have reached seemingly conflicting conclusions about which interventions improve outcomes. grouped based on their theory action. derived four lessons review. First, reducing costs going to school expanding schooling options increase attendance attainment,...

A survey targeting education researchers conducted in November 2020 provides forecasts of how much achievement gaps between low- and high-income students U.S elementary schools will change as a result COVID-related disruptions to in-class instruction family life. Relative pre-COVID gap 1.00 SD, respondents’ median for the jump school by spring 2021 were large–a from 1.30 1.25 SD math reading achievement. Forecasts similar 2022. Although heterogeneous, respondents showed overwhelming...

This paper shows that teachers who are paid more stay longer in teaching, with high opportunity costs, as measured by test scores and subject specialties, teaching less long than other do, salaries influence duration for lower scores. The research is based on a new longitudinal dataset providing information the career histories of 13,890 North Carolina teachers. empirical work uses generalized least squares estimation technique accommodates censored observations, time-varying covariates,...

We apply an understanding of what computers do-the execution procedural or rules-based logic-to study how computer technology alters job skill demands. contend that capital (1) substitutes for workers in carrying out a limited and well-defined set cognitive manual activities, those can be accomplished by following explicit rules (what we term "routine tasks"); (2) complements accomplishing non-routine problem solving communications tasks. Provided these tasks are imperfect substitutes, our...

Introduction, by Richard J. Murnane Part I Prehistoric Variability: Millennial to Centennial 2. Paleotempestology: Principles, Methods, and Examples from Gulf Coast Lake Sediments, Kam-biu Liu 3. Back-barrier Sedimentary Records of Intense Hurricane Landfalls in the Northeastern United States, Jeffrey P. Donnelly Thompson Webb III II. Historic Annual 4. A Method for Reconstructing Historical Hurricanes, Emery R. Boose 5. Tropical Cyclone Reconstructions Documentary Records: South Carolina,...

This paper demonstrates that salaries and opportunity costs have important influences on how long teachers stay in teaching. The empirical work is based a new longitudinal dataset providing information the careers of 7800 Michigan public school teachers. generalized least squares estimation technique accommodates censored observations, time-varying covariates, fixed effects. One implication result predictions from current generation teacher supply demand models are likely to be misleading....

This paper tests the labor market signaling hypothesis for General Educational Development (GED) equivalency credential. Using a unique data set containing GED test scores and Social Security Administration (SSA) earnings data, we exploit variation in status generated by differential state passing standards to identify value of GED, net human capital effects. Our results indicate that signal increases young white dropouts 10 19 percent. We find no statistically significant effects minority dropouts.