Journal Article
Upstairs downstairs: how introducing computer technology changed skills and pay on two floors of Cabot Bank
Levy, Frank; Autor, David H.; Murnane, Richard J. (2002-04-02)
Assessing the differing impacts of a new computer technology on skills and pay in two departments of a large bank.
Regional Review , Volume 12 , Issue Q 2 , Pages 22-30

Journal Article
Standards, information, and the demand for student achievement
Murnane, Richard J.; Levy, Frank (1998-03)
Higher student achievement, say the authors, has been severely hampered by a lack of good information comparing achievement levels with today's labor market requirements. They argue that by obtaining this information--in the form of academic standards and assessments--parents can more accurately evaluate the quality of their children's education.
Economic Policy Review , Volume 4 , Issue Mar , Pages 117-124

Conference Paper
The skill content of recent technological change: an empirical exploration
Levy, Frank; Autor, David H.; Murnane, Richard J. (2003-11)
We apply an understanding of what computers do to study how computerization alters job skill demands. We argue that computer capital (1) substitutes for workers in performing cognitive and manual tasks that can be accomplished by following explicit rules; and (2) complements workers in performing nonroutine problem-solving and complex communications tasks. Provided these tasks are imperfect substitutes, our model implies measurable changes in the composition of job tasks, which we explore using representative data on task input for 1960 to 1998. We find that within industries, occupations and ...
Proceedings , Issue Nov

Journal Article
The future path and consequences of the U.S. earnings/education gap
Levy, Frank (1995-01)
Both the growing college/high school earnings gap and the generally slow growth of real earnings have generated frustration with the political system. in the short run the earnings gap is likely to remain at roughly its current level. Over time, however, the increased concentration of low income households in poor school districts could perpetuate and exacerbate inequality.
Economic Policy Review , Issue Jan , Pages 35-41