Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the
same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration
20033.3k citationsDavid Autor, Frank Levy et al.profile →
The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States
20132.3k citationsDavid Autor, David Dorn et al.American Economic Reviewprofile →
The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the US Labor Market
20132.1k citationsDavid Autor, David DornAmerican Economic Reviewprofile →
Why Are There Still So Many Jobs? The History and Future of Workplace Automation
This map shows the geographic impact of David Autor's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by David Autor with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites David Autor more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by David Autor. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by David Autor. The network helps show where David Autor may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Autor
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Autor.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Autor based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
signify the number of papers an author published with David Autor. David Autor is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Autor, David, David Dorn, & Gordon Hanson. (2022). On the Persistence of the China Shock. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. 2021(2). 381–476.20 indexed citations
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Autor, David, Nicole Maestas, & Richard G. Woodbury. (2020). Disability Policy, Program Enrollment, Work, and Well-Being among People with Disabilities. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).3 indexed citations
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Autor, David & Anna Salomons. (2017). Robocalypse Now: Does Productivity Growth Threaten Employment?. NBER Chapters.30 indexed citations
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Autor, David, David Dorn, Lawrence F. Katz, Christina Patterson, & John Van Reenen. (2017). Concentrating on the Fall of the Labor Share. American Economic Review. 107(5). 180–185.272 indexed citations breakdown →
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Duggan, Mark, et al.. (2016). The Impact of Disability Benefits on Labor Supply: Evidence from the VA's Disability Compensation Program. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).41 indexed citations
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Autor, David & Gordon Hanson. (2014). Labor Market Adjustment to International Trade. Econstor (Econstor). 2014(2). 11.1 indexed citations
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Angrist, Joshua D., et al.. (2014). Leveling Up: Early Results from a Randomized Evaluation of Post-Secondary Aid. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.6 indexed citations
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Autor, David, et al.. (2011). Public Health Expenditures on the Working Age Disabled: Assessing Medicare and Medicaid Utilization of SSDI and SSI Recipients*.1 indexed citations
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Autor, David. (2011). The polarization of job opportunities in the U.S. labor market: implications for employment and earnings. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 23.186 indexed citations
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Acemoğlu, Daron & David Autor. (2010). Skills, Tasks and Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings. NBER Working Paper No. 16082.. National Bureau of Economic Research.35 indexed citations
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Acemoğlu, Daron & David Autor. (2010). Skills, Tasks and Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1043–1171.3 indexed citations
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Autor, David. (2009). Introduction to "Studies of Labor Market Intermediation". NBER Chapters. 1–23.1 indexed citations
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Autor, David. (2009). Explaining Trends in Wages, Work, and Occupations. Chicago Fed Letter. 1.1 indexed citations
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Autor, David & Michael Handel. (2009). Putting Tasks to the Test: Human Capital, Job Tasks and Wages. NBER Working Paper No. 15116.. National Bureau of Economic Research.16 indexed citations
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Autor, David. (2007). Structural demand shifts and potential labor supply responses in the new century. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 52.6 indexed citations
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Autor, David, Frank Levy, & Richard J. Murnane. (2002). Upstairs downstairs: how introducing computer technology changed skills and pay on two floors of Cabot Bank. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 12. 22–30.4 indexed citations
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