Publications & Papers by David H. Autor

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Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws

The Review of Economics and Statistics, 88(2), 211–231
David Autor, John Donohue III, Stewart Schwab
May 2006

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NBER Working Paper
Labor Economics, Macroeconomics, Political Economy, Public Economics

The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market

American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings, 96(2), 189–194
David H. Autor, Lawrence F. Katz, Melissa S. Kearney
May 2006
Labor Economics

The Cost of Wrongful-Discharge Laws

The Review of Economics and Statistics , 88(2), pp. 211-231
David H. Autor, John J. Donohue III and Stewart J. Schwab
March 2006
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Temporary Agency Employment as a Way out of Poverty?

Working but Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes are Affecting Low-Wage Workers. Rebecca Blank, Sheldon Danziger, and Robert Schoeni (eds.)
David H. Autor, Susan N. Houseman
August 2005
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
Journal of Political Economy
Labor Economics

Women, War and Wages: the Effect of Female Labor Supply on Labor Market Outcomes

Journal of Political Economics, 112, pp. 497-551
Daron Acemoglu, David Autor with David Lyle
June 2004
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

The Employment Consequences of Wrongful-Discharge Laws: Large, Small, or None at All?

American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings, 93(2), 440–446
David H. Autor, John J. Donohue III, Stewart J. Schwab
May 2004
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118(4), 1279–1333
David H. Autor, Frank Levy, Richard J. Murnane
November 2003
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

The Rise in the Disability Rolls and the Decline in Unemployment

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118(1), 157–205
David Autor,Mark Duggan
February 2003
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

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

Journal of Labor Economics, 21(1), 1–42
David H. Autor
January 2003
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

The Role of Temporary Employment Agencies in Welfare-to-Work: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?

Focus, 22(1), 63–70
David H. Autor, Susan N. Houseman
December 2002
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Skill Demand, Computerization and Inequality: Connecting the Dots

Technology, Growth, and the Labor Market, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Donna K. Ginther and Madeline Zavodny (eds.), 107–130
David H. Autor, Frank Levy, Richard J. Murnane
December 2002
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

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

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 55 (3), 432–447
David Autor, Frank Levy, Richard J. Murnane
April 2002
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Why Do Temporary Help Firms Provide Free General Skills Training?

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 116 (4), 1409–1448
David H. Autor
November 2001
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Wiring the Labor Market

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 15(1), 25–40
David H. Autor
January 2001
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Changes in the Wage Structure and Earnings Inequality

Handbook of Labor Economics Volume 3. Amsterdam: Elsevier-North Holland, Orley Ashenfelter and David Card (eds.), 1463 –1555
Lawrence F. Katz, David H. Autor
December 1999
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