Policy Papers
Wayward Sons: The Emerging Gender Gap in Labor Markets and EducationDavid Autor and Melanie WassermanMarch 2013, Third Way
The Unsustainable Rise of the Disability Rolls in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and Policy OptionsDavid H. AutorNovember 2011, MIT Working Paper
U.S. Labor Market Challenges over the Longer TermDavid H. AutorOctober 2010, paper prepared for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Slides to accompany the paper:Impending Labor Market Challenges: Males between the Blades of the Marshallian Scissors
The Polarization of Job Opportunities in the U.S. Labor Market: Implications for Employment and EarningsDavid H. AutorMay 2010, Center for American Progress and The Hamilton Project
Supporting Work: A Proposal for Modernizing the U.S. Disability Insurance SystemDavid H. Autor and Mark DugganDec 2010, Center for American Progress and the Hamilton Project
The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls: A Fiscal Crisis UnfoldingDavid H. Autor and Mark G. DugganJournal of Economic Perspectives, 20(3), Summer 2006 71 - 96.