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Learning from Ricardo and Thompson: Machinery and Labor in the Early Industrial Revolution, and in the Age of AI

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Changing Rent-Sharing in the Economy

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Automation, Inequality, and Productivity

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Growing Regional Disparities

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Automation, Inequality, and Productivity

The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the US Labor Market

American Economic Review

August 2013

David Autor, David Dorn

The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the US Labor Market

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

March 2013

David Autor, Melanie Wasserman

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

Growing Regional Disparities

How Do Increased Imports from China Impact America’s Regional Labor Markets?

May 2012

David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson

How Do Increased Imports from China Impact America’s Regional Labor Markets?

Automation, Inequality, and Productivity

How Does Growth in the US Service Sector Impact Labor Polarization?

June 2011

David Autor, David Dorn

How Does Growth in the US Service Sector Impact Labor Polarization?

Automation, Inequality, and Productivity

Skills, Tasks and Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings

Handbook of Labor Economics

January 2011

Daron Acemoglu, David Autor

Skills, Tasks and Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings

Determinants of Job Quality

Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers?

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

July 2010

David Autor, Susan Houseman

Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers?

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