David H. Autor

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

Professor of Economics

50 Memorial Drive

Room E52-371

Cambridge, MA 02142-1347

United States

http://web.mit.edu/dautor/www

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Faculty Research Associate

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Research Fellow

P.O. Box 7240

Bonn, D-53072

Germany

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The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 08 Jun 2001
David H. Autor, Frank S. Levy and Richard J. Murnane
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Urban Studies & Planning and Harvard University - Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Technological Change, Inequality, Computerization, Labor Demand, Demand for Skill

The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration

NBER Working Paper No. w8337
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 16 Jun 2001 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2022
David H. Autor, Frank S. Levy and Richard J. Murnane
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Urban Studies & Planning and Harvard University - Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Outsourcing at Will: The Contribution of Unjust Dismissal Doctrine to the Growth of Employment Outsourcing

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Oct 2001
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Temporary Help Services, unjust dismissal exceptions, THS employment growth, unionization

Outsourcing at Will: The Contribution of Unjust Dismissal Doctrine to the Growth of Employment Outsourcing

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 24 Sep 2001
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Temporary Help Employment, Contingent Work Arrangements, Employment Outsourcing, Wrongful Discharge Law, Employment Protection, Nonwage Labor Costs, Labor Unions, Contracts: Specific Human Capital

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What Does Human Capital Do? A Review of Goldin and Katz’s The Race between Education and Technology

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 12-02
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2012
Daron Acemoglu and David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Earnings, education, economic growth, ineq/uality, human capital, inequality, skills, skill-biased technological change, tasks, technology

The Rise in Disability Recipiency and the Decline in Unemployment

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 01-15, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper No. 2002-07
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 31 May 2001
David H. Autor and Mark Duggan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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Disability, Social Security, Unemployment, Inequality, Low Skilled Workers

The Rise in Disability Recipiency and the Decline in Unemployment

NBER Working Paper No. w8336
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 16 Jun 2001 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2022
David H. Autor and Mark Duggan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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Why Do Temporary Help Firms Provide Free General Skills Training?

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Feb 2001
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Asymmetric, Private Information, Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc. (Industry, Schooling, Experience, Tenure, Cohort, etc.)

Why Do Temporary Help Firms Provide Free General Skills Training?

NBER Working Paper No. w7637
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 21 May 2000 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2022
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Why Do Temporary Help Firms Provide Free General Skills Training?

Posted: 10 May 2001
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Asymmetric, Private Information, Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc. (Industry, Schooling, Experience, Tenure, Cohort, etc.)

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A Young Person's Guide to Lawrence F. Katz

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Aug 2023
David H. Autor and David Deming
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Academic Dean, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Katz, education, labor markets

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Wiring the Labor Market

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 Oct 2000
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Internet,Technological Change, Job Search, Electronic Labor Market

Wiring the Labor Market

NBER Working Paper No. w7959
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Oct 2000 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2022
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Wiring the Labor Market

Posted: 03 Apr 2001
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Internet,Technological Change, Job Search, Electronic Labor Market

Inequality and Specialization: The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs in the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4290
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 Jul 2009
David H. Autor and David Dorn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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skill demand, job tasks, inequality, polarization, technological change, occupational choice

The Growth of Low Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market

NBER Working Paper No. w15150
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 21 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 26 May 2023
David H. Autor and David Dorn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 29 Nov 2002
David H. Autor, John J. Donohue and Stewart J. Schwab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Stanford Law School and Cornell Law School
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Employment Protection, Wrongful Discharge, Unjust Dismissal, Employment at Will, Labor Law, Instrumental Variables

The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws

NBER Working Paper No. w9425
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 03 Jan 2003 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2022
David H. Autor, John J. Donohue and Stewart J. Schwab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Stanford Law School and Cornell Law School
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The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws

Cornell Legal Studies Research Paper, David H. Autor, John J. Donohue III, and Stewart J. Schwab, "The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws." Cornell Law Faculty Publications, Paper 26. 2006., Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 600, Stanford Law and Economics Olin Working Paper No. 600
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 06 Mar 2025 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2025
Stewart J. Schwab, David H. Autor and John J. Donohue
Cornell Law School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Stanford Law School
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employment law, wrongful discharge, implied-contract exception, public-policy exception, good-faith exception, economics, statistics

Women, War and Wages: The Effect of Female Labor Supply on the Wage Structure at Mid-Century

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 10 Jun 2002
Daron Acemoglu, David H. Autor and David S. Lyle
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Labor supply and demand, wage level and structure, gender differentials, wage inequality, war

Women, War and Wages: The Effect of Female Labor Supply on the Wage Structure at Mid-Century

NBER Working Paper No. w9013
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 21 Jun 2002 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2022
Daron Acemoglu, David H. Autor and David S. Lyle
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Women, War, and Wages: The Effect of Female Labor Supply on the Wage Structure at Mid-Century

Posted: 03 May 2004
David H. Autor, Daron Acemoglu and David S. Lyle
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Re-Assessing the Revisionists

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 05-21, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2095
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 21 Sep 2005
David H. Autor, Lawrence F. Katz and Melissa S. Kearney
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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Wage structure, inequality, technological change, skills, labor market institutions, minimum wage

Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Re-Assessing the Revisionists

NBER Working Paper No. w11627
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 21 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2022
David H. Autor, Lawrence F. Katz and Melissa S. Kearney
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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The China Shock: Learning from Labor Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w21906
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 25 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 11 May 2023
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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The China Shock: Learning from Labor Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5825
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Apr 2016
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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trade flows, labor demand, earnings, job mobility, China

The China Shock: Learning from Labor Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11054
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Jan 2016
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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China, International Trade, Labor Markets

The China Shock: Learning from Labor-Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 8, pp. 205-240, 2016
Posted: 18 Nov 2016
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)

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Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents

CESifo Working Paper No. 7865
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 14 Oct 2019
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS), Harvard Business School and Scheller College of Business, Georgia Tech
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innovation, patents, trade

Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents

NBER Working Paper No. w22879
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 05 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS), Scheller College of Business, Georgia Tech and Harvard Business School
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Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12638
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 14 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS), Harvard Business School and Scheller College of Business, Georgia Tech
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patents, innovation, trade

Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11664
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 29 Nov 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS), Harvard Business School and Scheller College of Business, Georgia Tech
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China, firms, import competition, innovation, patents, Trade

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Concentrating on the Fall of the Labor Share

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6336
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 15 Mar 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Department of Economics and London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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Concentrating on the Fall of the Labor Share

NBER Working Paper No. w23108
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 30 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Department of Economics and London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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Concentrating on the Fall of the Labor Share

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10539
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 05 Feb 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Department of Economics and London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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labor share, sales concentration

Concentrating on the Fall of the Labor Share

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11810
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 30 Jan 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Department of Economics and London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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Labor Share, Sales Concentration

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Skills, Tasks and Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings

NBER Working Paper No. w16082
Number of pages: 154 Posted: 14 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2022
Daron Acemoglu and David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Import Competition and the Great U.S. Employment Sag of the 2000s

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5366
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 04 Jun 2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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trade flows, labor demand

Import Competition and the Great U.S. Employment Sag of the 2000s

NBER Working Paper No. w20395
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 25 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Import Competition and the Great U.S. Employment Sag of the 2000s

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9068
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 01 Jun 2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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trade flows, labor demand

Import Competition and the Great U.S. Employment Sag of the 2000s

University of Zurich, UBS International Center of Economics in Society, Working Paper No. 13
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Dec 2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Trade flows, labor demand

Import Competition and the Great U.S. Employment Sag of the 2000s

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10677
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 29 Jun 2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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labor demand, trade flows

Return of the Solow Paradox? It, Productivity, and Employment in U.S. Manufacturing

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7906
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 25 Jan 2014
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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employment, IT capital, productivity, Solow paradox

Return of the Solow Paradox? It, Productivity, and Employment in U.S. Manufacturing

NBER Working Paper No. w19837
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 25 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Grand Challenges in the Study of Employment and Technological Change

American Economic Association, Ten Years and Beyond: Economists Answer NSF's Call for Long-Term Research Agendas
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 12 Aug 2011
David H. Autor and Lawrence F. Katz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Rising Wage Inequality: The Role of Composition and Prices

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 05-22, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 2096
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 21 Sep 2005
David H. Autor, Lawrence F. Katz and Melissa S. Kearney
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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Wage structure, residual inequality, technological change, labor market institutions, quantile regression

Rising Wage Inequality: The Role of Composition and Prices

NBER Working Paper No. w11628
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 21 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2022
David H. Autor, Lawrence F. Katz and Melissa S. Kearney
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 12-12
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 03 May 2012
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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Trade Flows, Import Competition, Local Labor Markets, China

The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7150
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 26 Jan 2013
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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trade flows, import competition, local labor markets, China

The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w18054
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 12 May 2012 Last Revised: 01 May 2023
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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The Unsustainable Rise of the Disability Rolls in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Options

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 12-01
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Jan 2012
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Disability, Labor Force Participation, Policy Analysis

The Unsustainable Rise of the Disability Rolls in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Options

NBER Working Paper No. w17697
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 11 May 2023
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Do Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2571, US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP-07-04
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 07 Feb 2007
David H. Autor, William Kerr and Adriana D. Kugler
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Entrepreneurial Management Unit and McCourt School of Public Policy
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dismissal costs, employment fluctuations, entry and exit, labor productivity, TFP, entrepreneurship

Do Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States

NBER Working Paper No. w12860
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 24 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2022
David H. Autor, William Kerr and Adriana D. Kugler
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Entrepreneurial Management Unit and McCourt School of Public Policy
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The 'Task Approach' to Labor Markets: An Overview

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 13-04
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 05 Feb 2013
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Job Tasks, Labor Demand, Occupational Change, Technological Change, Production Functions, Roy Model

The 'Task Approach' to Labor Markets: An Overview

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 13-20
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 30 Oct 2013
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Job tasks, wage inequality, skill demands, wage determination, technological change

The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms

NBER Working Paper No. w23396
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 18 May 2017 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10756
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 22 May 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Department of Economics and London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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labor share, sales concentration, firms

The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12041
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 15 May 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Labor share; concentration; superstar

Upstairs, Downstairs: Computers and Skills on Two Floors of a Large Bank

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Sep 2001
David H. Autor, Frank S. Levy and Richard J. Murnane
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Urban Studies & Planning and Harvard University - Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Skill biased technological change, computers, banking

Upstairs, Downstairs: Computers and Skills on Two Floors of a Large Bank

Posted: 30 Oct 2001
David H. Autor, Frank S. Levy and Richard J. Murnane
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Urban Studies & Planning and Harvard University - Harvard Graduate School of Education

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The Economics of Labor Market Intermediation: An Analytic Framework

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3705
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 Oct 2008
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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intermediation, unions, job search, internet, temporary-help, adverse selection, collective action

The Economics of Labor Market Intermediation: An Analytic Framework

NBER Working Paper No. w14348
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2022
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Ai and Jobs: Evidence from Online Vacancies

NBER Working Paper No. w28257
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 14 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston University - Department of Economics
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Trade Adjustment: Worker Level Evidence

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 13-21
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 11 Sep 2013
David H. Autor, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson and Jae Song
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and U.S. Social Security Administration
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Trade Flows, Labor Demand, Earnings, Job Mobility, Social Security Programs

Trade Adjustment: Worker Level Evidence

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5000
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 22 Oct 2014
David H. Autor, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson and Jae Song
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and U.S. Social Security Administration
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trade flows, labor demand, earnings, job mobility, social security programs

Trade Adjustment: Worker Level Evidence

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8514
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 04 Oct 2014
David H. Autor, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson and Jae Song
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and U.S. Social Security Administration
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trade flows, labor demand, earnings, job mobility, social security programs

Trade Adjustment: Worker Level Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w19226
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 19 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2023
David H. Autor, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson and Jae Song
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and U.S. Social Security Administration
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Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from 'Work First'

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 05-26, Upjohn Institute Staff Working Paper No. 05-124
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 27 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2010
David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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Temporary-help, welfare to work, job placement, low-skill workers, causal effects

Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from 'Work First'

NBER Working Paper No. w11743
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 31 Jan 2006 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2022
David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls: A Fiscal Crisis Unfolding

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 06-23
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Jul 2006
David H. Autor and Mark Duggan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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Disability, labor supply, social security, retirement, aging, health, screening

The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls: A Fiscal Crisis Unfolding

NBER Working Paper No. w12436
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2022
David H. Autor and Mark Duggan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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Will Job Testing Harm Minority Workers?

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 30 Aug 2004
David H. Autor and David Scarborough
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Unicru, Inc.
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Job testing, Discrimination, Economics of minorities and races, Worker screening, Productivity, Personnel economics

Will Job Testing Harm Minority Workers?

NBER Working Paper No. w10763
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2022
David H. Autor and David Scarborough
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Unicru, Inc.
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When Work Disappears: Manufacturing Decline and the Falling Marriage Market Value of Young Men

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 7010
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Jul 2018
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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marriage market, fertility, mortality, household structure, single-parent families, trade flows, import competition, local labor markets

When Work Disappears: Manufacturing Decline and the Falling Marriage-Market Value of Young Men

NBER Working Paper No. w23173
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 21 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2023
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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When Work Disappears: Manufacturing Decline and the Falling Marriage-Market Value of Young Men

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11465
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 02 May 2018
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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import competition, trade flows, single-parent families, household structure, mortality, fertility, marriage market, local labor markets

When Work Disappears: Manufacturing Decline and the Falling Marriage-Market Value of Men

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11878
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 02 Mar 2017
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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Fertility, Household Structure, import competition, Local Labor Markets, Marriage Market, Single-Parent Families, Trade Flows

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Polanyi's Paradox and the Shape of Employment Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w20485
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 15 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2023
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Does Delay Cause Decay? The Effect of Administrative Decision Time on the Labor Force Participation and Earnings of Disability Applicants

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. WP 2011-258
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 03 Apr 2012
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy, RAND Corporation and Social Security Administration
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delay in decision, earnings, disability

Does Delay Cause Decay? The Effect of Administrative Decision Time on the Labor Force Participation and Earnings of Disability Applicants

RAND Working Paper Series WR- 1070
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 27 Jun 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy, RAND Corporation and Social Security Administration
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Disability, Labor Force Participation, Transfer Programs, Social Security

Does Delay Cause Decay? The Effect of Administrative Decision Time on the Labor Force Participation and Earnings of Disability Applicants

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8788
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 31 Jan 2015
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy, RAND Corporation and Social Security Administration
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disability, labor force participation, transfer programs, social security

Does Delay Cause Decay? The Effect of Administrative Decision Time on the Labor Force Participation and Earnings of Disability Applicants

NBER Working Paper No. w20840
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy, RAND Corporation and Social Security Administration
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Housing Market Spillovers: Evidence from the End of Rent Control in Cambridge Massachusetts

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 12-14
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 24 May 2012
David H. Autor, Christopher Palmer and Parag A. Pathak
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, MIT Sloan and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Urban Economics, Residential Externalities, Rent Control, Price Regulations

Housing Market Spillovers: Evidence from the End of Rent Control in Cambridge Massachusetts

NBER Working Paper No. w18125
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 08 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2023
David H. Autor, Christopher Palmer and Parag A. Pathak
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, MIT Sloan and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Temporary Agency Employment as a Way Out of Poverty?

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 05-25
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Nov 2005
David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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Temporary Help Employment, Contingent Work, Welfare, Work First, Earnings, Employment

Temporary Agency Employment as a Way Out of Poverty?

NBER Working Paper No. w11742
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 Jan 2006 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2022
David H. Autor and Susan N. Houseman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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Disability Benefits, Consumption Insurance, and Household Labor Supply

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2019-21
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 22 Feb 2019
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Bergen, University of Chicago and University of Chicago
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disability insurance, consumption insurance, household labor supply, added worker

Disability Benefits, Consumption Insurance, and Household Labor Supply

Norges Bank Working Paper 16/17; ISBN: 978-82-7553-996-8
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 24 Oct 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Arizona State University (ASU), University of Chicago and University of Chicago
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disability insurance; consumption insurance; household labor supply; added worker

Disability Benefits, Consumption Insurance, and Household Labor Supply

NBER Working Paper No. w23466
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 05 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Arizona State University (ASU), University of Chicago and University of Chicago
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On the Persistence of the China Shock

HKS Working Paper No. RWP21-028
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 30 Nov 2021
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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On the Persistence of the China Shock

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14804
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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local labor markets, China trade, import competition, manufacturing decline, job loss

On the Persistence of the China Shock

NBER Working Paper No. w29401
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 25 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 03 May 2023
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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On the Persistence of the China Shock

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16688
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 09 Nov 2021
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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China trade, import competition, job loss, Local Labor Markets, Manufacturing decline

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Work of the Past, Work of the Future

NBER Working Paper No. w25588
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 26 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2023
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Computing Inequality: Have Computers Changed the Labor Market?

NBER Working Paper No. w5956
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2022
David H. Autor, Lawrence F. Katz and Alan B. Krueger
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Princeton University - Industrial Relations Section
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The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market

NBER Working Paper No. w11986
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 20 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2022
David H. Autor, Lawrence F. Katz and Melissa S. Kearney
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
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The Unexpected Compression: Competition at Work in the Low Wage Labor Market

NBER Working Paper No. w31010
Number of pages: 103 Posted: 06 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2023
David H. Autor, Arindrajit Dube and Annie McGrew
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Independent
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Leveling Up: Early Results from a Randomized Evaluation of Post-Secondary Aid

NBER Working Paper No. w20800
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 12 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 03 May 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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Untangling Trade and Technology: Evidence from Local Labor Markets

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7329
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 13 Apr 2013
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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technological change, trade flows, import competition, skill demand, job tasks, local labor markets

Untangling Trade and Technology: Evidence from Local Labor Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w18938
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 05 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2023
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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The Contribution of the Minimum Wage to U.S. Wage Inequality Over Three Decades: A Reassessment

FEDS Working Paper No. 2010-60
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 16 Nov 2011
David H. Autor, Alan Manning and Christopher L. Smith
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Minimum wage, wage inequality, wage distribution

The Contribution of the Minimum Wage to U.S. Wage Inequality Over Three Decades: A Reassessment

NBER Working Paper No. w16533
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 22 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2022
David H. Autor, Christopher L. Smith and Alan Manning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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Extending the Race between Education and Technology

NBER Working Paper No. w26705
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 28 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2023
David H. Autor, Claudia Goldin and Lawrence F. Katz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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This Job is 'Getting Old': Measuring Changes in Job Opportunities Using Occupational Age Structure

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3970
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 Feb 2009
David H. Autor and David Dorn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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job polarization, occupational structure, age structure, local labor markets, technical change

This Job is 'Getting Old:' Measuring Changes in Job Opportunities Using Occupational Age Structure

NBER Working Paper No. w14652
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 19 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2022
David H. Autor and David Dorn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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Importing Political Polarization? The Electoral Consequences of Rising Trade Exposure

NBER Working Paper No. w22637
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 20 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 10 May 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Lund University
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Importing Political Polarization? The Electoral Consequences of Rising Trade Exposure

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13861
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 16 Nov 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Lund University
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political polarization, elections, trade, labor market shocks

Importing Political Polarization? The Electoral Consequences of Rising Trade Exposure

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11511
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 20 Sep 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) and Lund University
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Is Automation Labor-Displacing? Productivity Growth, Employment, and the Labor Share

NBER Working Paper No. w24871
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 01 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2023
David H. Autor and Anna Salomons
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Utrecht University - School of Economics
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What Does Human Capital Do? A Review of Goldin and Katz's the Race between Education and Technology

NBER Working Paper No. w17820
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 10 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 12 Mar 2023
Daron Acemoglu and David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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The Growth of Low Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7068
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 22 Dec 2012
David H. Autor and David Dorn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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skill demand, job tasks, inequality, polarization, technological change, occupational choice, service occupations

Family Disadvantage and the Gender Gap in Behavioral and Educational Outcomes

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5925
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 23 Jun 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Northwestern University, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management
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gender gap, family structure, education and inequality, early skills development

Family Disadvantage and the Gender Gap in Behavioral and Educational Outcomes

NBER Working Paper No. w22267
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 24 May 2016 Last Revised: 06 May 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Northwestern University, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management
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Bottlenecks: Sectoral Imbalances and the US Productivity Slowdown

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2023-90
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 11 Jul 2023
Daron Acemoglu, David H. Autor and Christina Patterson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Chicago
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Bottlenecks: Sectoral Imbalances and the Us Productivity Slowdown

NBER Working Paper No. w31427
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 10 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2023
Daron Acemoglu, David H. Autor and Christina Patterson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Chicago
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Trading Places: Mobility Responses of Native and Foreign-Born Adults to the China Trade Shock

HKS Working Paper No. RWP23-007
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 01 Feb 2023
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Trading Places: Mobility Responses of Native and Foreign-Born Adults to the China Trade Shock

NBER Working Paper No. w30904
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 30 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2023
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Trading Places: Mobility Responses of Native and Foreign-Born Adults to the China Trade Shock

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17213
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 15 Aug 2024
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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immigration, import competition, geographic labor mobility, manufacturing decline, job loss

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Disability Policy, Program Enrollment, Work, and Well-Being among People with Disabilities

Social Security Bulletin. 80(1): 57-68, 2020
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 08 Mar 2020
David H. Autor, Nicole Maestas and Richard Woodbury
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, disability

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Upstairs, Downstairs: Computer-Skill Complementarity and Computer-Labor Substitution on Two Floors of a Large Bank

NBER Working Paper No. w7890
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 11 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2022
David H. Autor, Frank S. Levy and Richard J. Murnane
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Urban Studies & Planning and Harvard University - Harvard Graduate School of Education
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The Geography of Trade and Technology Shocks in the United States

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7326
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 13 Apr 2013
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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trade, technology, geography, local labor markets

The Geography of Trade and Technology Shocks in the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w18940
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 05 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2022
David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS)
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An Evaluation of the Paycheck Protection Program Using Administrative Payroll Microdata

NBER Working Paper No. w29972
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 26 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 25 May 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Government of the United States of America - Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Independent Researcher, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and The Coleridge Initiative
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The "Task Approach" to Labor Markets: An Overview

NBER Working Paper No. w18711
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2023
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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The 'Task Approach' to Labor Markets: An Overview

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7178
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 02 Feb 2013
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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skill demands, technological change, job tasks, Roy model, human capital, occupational choice

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New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940–2018

NBER Working Paper No. w30389
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 22 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Utrecht University and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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Putting Tasks to the Test: Human Capital, Job Tasks and Wages

NBER Working Paper No. w15116
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 30 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2023
David H. Autor and Michael Handel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Northeastern University--Department of Sociology
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Outsourcing at Will: Unjust Dismissal Doctrine and the Growth of Temporary Help Employment

NBER Working Paper No. w7557
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 05 May 2000 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2022
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Gentrification and the Amenity Value of Crime Reductions: Evidence from Rent Deregulation

NBER Working Paper No. w23914
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 09 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 06 May 2023
David H. Autor, Christopher Palmer and Parag A. Pathak
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, MIT Sloan and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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The $800 Billion Paycheck Protection Program: Where Did the Money Go and Why Did it Go There?

NBER Working Paper No. w29669
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 24 May 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Government of the United States of America - Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Independent Researcher, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and The Coleridge Initiative
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The Labor Market Impacts of Technological Change: From Unbridled Enthusiasm to Qualified Optimism to Vast Uncertainty

NBER Working Paper No. w30074
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 May 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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School Quality and the Gender Gap in Educational Achievement

NBER Working Paper No. w21908
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 25 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 13 May 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Northwestern University, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management
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The Effect of Work First Job Placements on the Distribution of Earnings: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach

NBER Working Paper No. w17972
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 06 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2023
David H. Autor, Susan N. Houseman and Sari Pekkala Kerr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Wellesley College (WCW)
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Applying Ai to Rebuild Middle Class Jobs

NBER Working Paper No. w32140
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 Feb 2024
David H. Autor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Moral Hazard and Claims Deterrence in Private Disability Insurance

NBER Working Paper No. w18172
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 22 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2023
David H. Autor, Mark Duggan and Jonathan Gruber
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Business & Public Policy Department and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Evaluating Post-Secondary Aid: Enrollment, Persistence, and Projected Completion Effects

NBER Working Paper No. w23015
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 22 May 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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Local and National Concentration Trends in Jobs and Sales: the Role of Structural Transformation

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2023-54
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Apr 2023
David H. Autor, Christina Patterson and John Van Reenen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Chicago and London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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Local and National Concentration Trends in Jobs and Sales: The Role of Structural Transformation

NBER Working Paper No. w31130
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 17 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2023
David H. Autor, Christina Patterson and John Van Reenen
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Chicago and London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
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The Impact of Disability Benefits on Labor Supply: Evidence from the Va's Disability Compensation Program

NBER Working Paper No. w21144
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 11 May 2015 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics, U.S. Military Academy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Marginal Effects of Merit Aid for Low-Income Students

NBER Working Paper No. w27834
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 28 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2023
Joshua D. Angrist, David H. Autor and Amanda Pallais
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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Males at the Tails: How Socioeconomic Status Shapes the Gender Gap

NBER Working Paper No. w27196
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 26 May 2020 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Emory University - Department of Economics, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management
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Help for the Heartland? The Employment and Electoral Effects of the Trump Tariffs in the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w32082
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 29 Jan 2024
David H. Autor, Anne Beck, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, World Bank, University of Zurich - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Places Versus People: The Ins and Outs of Labor Market Adjustment to Globalization

NBER Working Paper No. w33424
Number of pages: 108 Posted: 04 Feb 2025
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Zurich - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), Government of the United States of America - Bureau of the Census and University of Chicago
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The Employment Consequences of Wrongful-Discharge Laws: Large, Small, or None at All?

Cornell Legal Studies Research Paper ..., American Economic Review Volume 93. May 2004. Pp. 440-446.
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 10 Mar 2025
Stewart J. Schwab, John J. Donohue and David H. Autor
Cornell Law School, Stanford Law School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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wrongful-discharge law, employment law, at-will employment

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Does Employment Protection Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States

Economic Journal, Vol. 117, No. 521, pp. 189-217, 2007
Posted: 20 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2009
David H. Autor, William Kerr and Adriana D. Kugler
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Entrepreneurial Management Unit and McCourt School of Public Policy

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dismissal costs, employment fluctuations, entry and exit, labor productivity, TFP, entrepreneurship

79.

The Rise in the Disability Rolls and the Decline in Unemployment

Posted: 21 May 2002
David H. Autor and Mark Duggan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Maryland - Department of Economics

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disability, social security, unemployment, inequality, low skilled workers