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Richard Murnane is the Thompson Research Professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Over 40 years, his work has focused on the intersection of U.S. economic trends and educational systems. He has collaborated extensively with economists such as Frank Levy and Greg Duncan, producing seminal works on skill demands in the labor market, income inequality's impact on education, and causal inference methodologies. Current research with John Papay and Ann Mantil examines Massachusetts' competency-based education system's effects on disadvantaged students.
His research interests span economics of education, labor economics, and educational policy, with recent attention to private school utilization patterns and systemic inequities. Murnane has authored/co-authored influential books including Teaching the New Basic Skills (1996), The New Division of Labor (2004), and Methods Matter (2011). He serves as a Fellow of the Society of Labor Economists and holds membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Education.
Key collaborations include:
- With Frank Levy (MIT): Technological change and skill demands
- With Greg Duncan: Family income inequality and children's educational opportunities
- With Sean Reardon (Stanford): Private school trends by income
Current projects focus on competency-based education systems and their long-term impacts on marginalized student populations.
