Publications & Papers by David H. Autor

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Labor Economics, Macroeconomics, Political Economy, Public Economics

Why Are There Still So Many Jobs? The History and Future of Workplace Automation

Journal of Economic Perspectives, 29(3), 3–30.
David H. Autor
August 2015

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Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Untangling Trade and Technology: Evidence from Local Labor Markets

The Economic Journal, 125 (May), 621–646
David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson
May 2015

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Labor Economics, Econometrics

Evaluating Econometric Evaluations of Post-Secondary Aid

American Economic Review, 105(5), 502-507
Joshua Angrist, David Autor, Sally Hudson, Amanda Pallais
May 2015
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

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

Social Policies in an Age of Austerity: A Comparative Analysis of the US and Korea, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, John Karl Scholz, Hyunpyo Moon, and Sang-Hyop Lee (eds.), 107–136
David H. Autor
April 2015
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

The Paradox of Abundance: Automation Anxiety Returns

Performance and Progress: Essays on Capitalism, Business, and Society, Oxford: Oxford University Press, Subramanian Rangan (ed.)
David H. Autor
April 2015
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Polanyi's Paradox and the Shape of Employment Growth

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Economic Policy Proceedings, Reevaluating Labor Market Dynamics. 129–177.
David H. Autor
April 2015
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Moral Hazard and Claims Deterrence in Private Disability Insurance

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 6(4): 110–141.
David Autor, Mark Duggan, Jonathan Gruber
October 2014
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Trade Adjustment: Worker Level Evidence

The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 129(4), 1799–1860.
David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson, Jae Song
September 2014
JPE

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

Journal of Political Economy, 122(3), 661–717.
David H. Autor, Christopher J. Palmer and Parag A. Pathak
June 2014
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Skills, Education, and the Rise of Earnings Inequality Among the "Other 99 Percent"

Science: 344 (6186), 843–851
David H. Autor
May 2014
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Labor Economics, Macroeconomics

Return of the Solow Paradox: IT, Productivity, and Employment in US Manufacturing

American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings, 104(5), pp. 394–399.
Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon H. Hanson, Brendan Price
January 2014

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Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

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

American Economic Review, 103(6), 2121–2168
David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson
October 2013

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Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

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

American Economic Review, 103(5), 1553–1597
David Autor, David Dorn
August 2013
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

The Geography of Trade and Technology Shocks in the United States

American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings 103(3), 220–225
David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson
May 2013
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Putting Tasks to the Test: Human Capital, Job Tasks and Wages

Journal of Labor Economics, 31(2, pt.2), S59–S96.
David Autor, Michael Handel
April 2013
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Wayward Sons: The Emerging Gender Gap in Labor Markets and Education

Third Way
David Autor, Melanie Wasserman
March 2013
Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

The “Task Approach” to Labor Markets: An Overview

Journal for Labour Market Research, 1–15.
David H. Autor
February 2013