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Richard J. Murnane

Richard J. Murnane

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
73
Citations
44729
World Ranking
612
National Ranking
290

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 1990 - Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award, American Educational Research Association

Overview

Richard J. Murnane is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed to research predominantly in the social sciences, with a focus on education and demography. Their work spans various subfields and topics related to educational studies and policies.

Their research interests include:

  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • School Choice and Performance
  • Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities
  • Education Systems and Policy

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Educational Researcher
  • Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Recent publications by Richard J. Murnane include:

  • "On the Threshold: Impacts of Barely Passing High-School Exit Exams on Post-Secondary Enrollment and Completion" (2022) published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
  • "Commentary on Teacher Pension Papers" (2023) published in Educational Researcher
  • "Achievement Gaps in the Wake of COVID-19" (2021) published in Educational Researcher
  • "Are Community College Students Increasingly Choosing High-Paying Fields of Study? Evidence from Massachusetts" (2024) published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Among the scholars they have frequently collaborated with are:

  • John P. Papay
  • Ann Mantil
  • Drew H. Bailey
  • Greg J. Duncan
  • Natalie Au Yeung

Richard J. Murnane's research contributions have been recognized through several awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2013)
  • Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (2008)
  • Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award, American Educational Research Association (1990)

Best Publications

  • The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration

    David H. Autor;Frank Levy;Richard J. Murnane

  • U.S. Earnings Levels and Earnings Inequality: A Review of Recent Trends and Proposed Explanations

    Richard J. Murnane;Frank Levy

  • The Growing Importance of Cognitive Skills in Wage Determination

    Richard J Murnane;John B Willett;Frank Levy

  • The New Division of Labor

    Frank Levy;Richard J. Murnane

  • The New Division of Labor: How Computers Are Creating the Next Job Market

    Frank Levy;Richard J. Murnane

  • Whither Opportunity?: Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children's Life Chances

    Greg J. Duncan;Richard J. Murnane

  • Teaching the New Basic Skills. Principles for Educating Children To Thrive in a Changing Economy.

    Richard J. Murnane;Frank Levy

  • Methods Matter: Improving Causal Inference in Educational and Social Science Research

    Richard J. Murnane;John B. Willett

  • Who Will Teach?: Policies That Matter

    Richard J. Murnane

  • The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration

    David H. Autor;David H. Autor;David H. Autor;Frank S. Levy;Richard J. Murnane;Richard J. Murnane

  • The impact of school resources on the learning of inner city children

    Richard J. Murnane

  • Merit Pay and the Evaluation Problem: Why Most Merit Pay Plans Fail and a Few Survive

    Richard J. Murnane;David K. Cohen

  • Merit Pay and the Evaluation Problem: Understanding Why Most Merit Pay Plans Fail and a Few Survive.

    Richard J. Murnane;David K. Cohen

  • The Effects of Salaries and Opportunity Costs on Length of Stay in Teaching: Evidence from North Carolina.

    Richard J. Murnane;Randall J. Olsen

  • A globally consistent reanalysis of hurricane variability and trends

    J. P. Kossin;K. R. Knapp;D. J. Vimont;R. J. Murnane

  • What do effective teachers of inner-city children have in common?

    Richard J Murnane;Barbara R Phillips

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

    David H. Autor;Frank Levy;Richard J. Murnane

  • The Effect of Salaries and Opportunity Costs on Duration in Teaching: Evidence from Michigan

    Richard J. Murnane;Randall J. Olsen

  • What Is the Problem? The Challenge of Providing Effective Teachers for All Children

    Richard J. Murnane;Jennifer L. Steele

  • Estimating the Labor Market Signaling Value of the GED

    John H. Tyler;Richard J. Murnane;John B. Willett

  • The Influences of Salaries and "Opportunity Costs" on Teachers' Career Choices: Evidence from North Carolina

    Richard Murnane;Judith Singer;John Willett

Frequent Co-Authors

John B. Willett
John B. Willett Harvard University
Greg J. Duncan
Greg J. Duncan University of California, Irvine
Jorge L. Sarmiento
Jorge L. Sarmiento Princeton University
Henry F. Diaz
Henry F. Diaz University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sean F. Reardon
Sean F. Reardon Stanford University
Michael P. Bacon
Michael P. Bacon Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Robert F. Stallard
Robert F. Stallard Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
James B. Elsner
James B. Elsner Florida State University
Judith D. Singer
Judith D. Singer Harvard University
Catherine E. Snow
Catherine E. Snow Harvard University

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