Working Papers

Autor at Lake Como

Does automation replace experts or augment expertise? The answer is yes

2024 Schumpeter Lecture, given to the European Economic Association in Rotterdam
David Autor
August 2024
Industrial Organization, Labor Economics, Political Economy

Help for the Heartland: The Employment and Electoral Effects of the Trump Tariffs in the United States

David Autor, Anne Beck, David Dorn and Gordon Hanson
August 2024
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

The Unexpected Compression: Competition at Work in the Low Wage Labor Market

David Autor, Arindrajit Dube, Annie McGrew
April 2024

A Young Person's Guide to Lawrence F. Katz

David Autor and David Deming
August 2023

Sources

Presentation to the American Statistical Association (slides) August 4, 2020
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

An Evaluation of the Paycheck Protection Program Using Administrative Payroll Microdata

MIT Working Paper
David Autor, David Cho, Leland D. Crane, Mita Goldar, Byron Lutz, Joshua Montes, William B. Peterman, David Ratner, Daniel Villar, Ahu Yildirmaz
July 2022
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

The $800 Billion Paycheck Protection Program: Where Did the Money Go and Why Did it Go There?

NBER Working Paper No. 29669
David Autor, David Cho, Leland D. Crane, Mita Goldar, Byron Lutz, Joshua K. Montes, William B. Peterman, David D. Ratner, Daniel Villar Vallenas, Ahu Yildirmaz
January 2022

Gentrification and the Amenity Value of Crime Reductions: Evidence from Rent Deregulation

NBER Working Paper No. 23914
David H. Autor, Christopher J. Palmer and Parag A. Pathak
October 2017
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

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

NBER Working Paper No. 20840
David H. Autor, Nicole Maestas, Kathleen J. Mullen, Alexander Strand
May 2017
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Response to Robert Feenstra, Hong Ma, and Yuan Xu’s Comment on Autor, Dorn, and Hanson (AER 2013)

MIT Working Paper
David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson
April 2017
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Comment on Jonathan Rothwell's Critique of Autor, Dorn, and Hanson (2013)

MIT Working Paper
David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson
March 2017
Labor Economics, Econometrics

Leveling Up: Early Results from a Randomized Evaluation of Post-Secondary Aid

Joshua Angrist, David Autor, Sally Hudson, Amanda Pallais
March 2017
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

A Note on the Effect of Rising Trade Exposure on the 2016 Presidential Election

MIT Working Paper
David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson, Kaveh Majlesi
January 2017
Labor Economics, Econometrics

Evaluating Post-Secondary Aid: Enrollment, Persistence, and Projected Completion Effects

Joshua Angrist, David Autor, Sally Hudson, Amanda Pallais
December 2016
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

The Changing Task Composition of the US Labor Market: An Update of Autor, Levy, and Murnane (2003)

MIT Working Paper
David H. Autor, Brendan Price
June 2013
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Rising Wage Inequality: The Role of Composition and Prices

NBER Working Paper No. 11628
David H. Autor, Lawrence F. Katz, Melissa S. Kearney
August 2005
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes? A Pilot Analysis with Welfare Clients

MIT Working Paper
David H. Autor, Susan N. Houseman
December 2002
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Skills Training in the Temporary Help Sector: Employer Motivations and Worker Impacts

Report to the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
David Autor, Frank Levy, Richard J. Murnane
September 1999