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R. Murnane

h-index: 59
Works: 211
Citations: 21K

Most-cited papers

Methods Matter: Improving Causal Inference in Educational and Social Science Research
R. Murnane, J. Willett
2010610 citations
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U.S. High School Graduation Rates: Patterns and Explanations
R. Murnane
2013288 citations Open access
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Data Wise: A Step by Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning. Revised and Expanded Edition.
K. P. Boudett, Elizabeth A. City, R. Murnane
2013266 citations
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Do Teacher Absences Impact Student Achievement? Longitudinal Evidence From One Urban School District
Raegen T. Miller, R. Murnane, J. Willett
2008241 citations Open access
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Low-Wage America: How Employers are Reshaping Opportunity in the Workplace
Eileen R. Appelbaum, A. Bernhardt, R. Murnane
2006232 citations
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What Is the Problem? The Challenge of Providing Effective Teachers for All Children
R. Murnane, Jennifer L. Steele
2007The Future of children215 citations Open access
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Literacy Challenges for the Twenty-First Century: Introducing the Issue
R. Murnane, Isabel V Sawhill, C. Snow
2013The Future of children157 citations Open access
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Extending the regression-discontinuity approach to multiple assignment variables
J. Papay, J. Willett, R. Murnane
2011153 citations
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Improving Education in Developing Countries
A. Ganimian, R. Murnane
2016152 citations
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Improving the Education of Children Living in Poverty
R. Murnane
2007The Future of children144 citations
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Do Financial Incentives Help Low-Performing Schools Attract and Keep Academically Talented Teachers?
J. Steele, R. Murnane, John B. Willett
2009142 citations Open access
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Improving Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries: Lessons from Rigorous Evaluations
R. Murnane, A. Ganimian
2014139 citations
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How Computerized Work and Globalization Shape Human Skill Demands
F. Levy, R. Murnane
2006125 citations
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Restoring Opportunity: The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge for American Education
Greg J. Duncan, R. Murnane
2014124 citations
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Introduction: The American dream, then and now
Greg J. Duncan, R. Murnane
2011119 citations
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The State of Wiki Usage in U.S. K–12 Schools
J. Reich, R. Murnane, J. Willett
2012104 citations
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The Consequences of High School Exit Examinations for Low-Performing Urban Students: Evidence From Massachusetts
J. Papay, R. Murnane, J. Willett
2010104 citations
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Achievement Gaps in the Wake of COVID-19
Drew H. Bailey, Greg J. Duncan, R. Murnane, Natalie Au-Yeung
202192 citations Open access
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Using Student-Assessment Results to Improve Instruction: Lessons From a Workshop
R. Murnane, Nancy S. Sharkey, K. P. Boudett
200584 citations
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Improving Educational Outcomes in Developing Countries: Lessons from Rigorous Impact Evaluations
A. Ganimian, R. Murnane
201481 citations Open access
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Tough Choices in Designing a Formative Assessment System
Nancy S. Sharkey, R. Murnane
2006American Journal of Education65 citations
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Teachers' Views on No Child Left Behind: Support for the Principles, Concerns about the Practices
R. Murnane, J. Papay
201062 citations Open access
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Do worker absences affect productivity? The case of teachers
Raegen T. Miller, R. Murnane, J. Willett
200862 citations
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The Impact of Test Score Labels on Human-Capital Investment Decisions
J. Papay, R. Murnane, J. Willett
2016The Journal of human resources61 citations
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Rising Inequality in Family Incomes and Children's Educational Outcomes
Greg J. Duncan, R. Murnane
2016RSF54 citations Open access
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Growing Income Inequality Threatens American Education
Greg J. Duncan, R. Murnane
201447 citations Open access
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Why the changing American economy calls for twenty-first century learning: answers to educators' questions.
F. Levy, R. Murnane
2006New Directions for Youth Development39 citations
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Expanding School Enrollment by Subsidizing Private Schools: Lessons from Bogotá
Claudia Uribe, R. Murnane, J. Willett, Marie-Andrée Somers
2006Comparative Education Review33 citations Open access
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How Performance Information Affects Human-Capital Investment Decisions: The Impact of Test-Score Labels on Educational Outcomes. NBER Working Paper No. 17120.
J. Papay, R. Murnane, John B. Willett
201131 citations
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High-School Exit Examinations and the Schooling Decisions of Teenagers: Evidence From Regression-Discontinuity Approaches
J. Papay, R. Murnane, J. Willett
2014Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness29 citations Open access
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Teaching Educators How to Use Student Assessment Data to Improve Instruction
K. P. Boudett, R. Murnane, Elizabeth A. City, Liane Moody
200529 citations
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The Consequences of Educational Voucher Reform in Chile
R. Murnane, Marcus R. Waldman, John B. Willett, María Soledad Bos +1 more
201728 citations Open access
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES UNOBSERVABLES WHEN ESTIMATING GROUP TREATMENT EFFECTS: THE CASE OF SCHOOL AND NEIGHBORHOOD EFFECTS
J. Altonji, Richard K. Mansfield, Steven T. Berry, G. Duncan +9 more
201428 citations
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Improving the Performance of the Education Sector: The Valuable, Challenging, and Limited Role of Random Assignment Evaluations
R. Murnane, R. Nelson
200728 citations Open access
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Income Inequality and the Well‐Being of American Families
Greg J. Duncan, K. Magnuson, R. Murnane, E. Votruba-Drzal
2019Family Relations24 citations Open access
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Reforming Preschools and Schools.
Greg J. Duncan, K. Magnuson, R. Murnane
2016Academic pediatrics18 citations Open access
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The Consequences of High School Exit Examinations for Struggling Low-Income Urban Students: Evidence from Massachusetts
J. Papay, R. Murnane, John B. Willett
200818 citations Open access
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Income-based Inequality in Educational Outcomes: Learning from State Longitudinal Data Systems
J. Papay, R. Murnane, J. Willett
201417 citations Open access
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Educating Urban Children
R. Murnane
200817 citations Open access
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Trends in the Black-White Achievement Gap:Clarifying the Meaning of Within- and Between-School Achievement Gaps
L. Page, R. Murnane, John B. Willett
200816 citations Open access
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The "Data Wise" Improvement Process.
K. P. Boudett, Elizabeth A. City, R. Murnane
200616 citations
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Low-Wage America
Eileen R. Appelbaum, A. Bernhardt, R. Murnane
200614 citations
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Do Teacher Absences Impact Student Achievement? Longitudinal Evidence from One Urban School District. NBER Working Paper No. 13356.
Raegen T. Miller, R. Murnane, J. Willett
200712 citations
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Income-Based Inequality in Educational Outcomes
J. Papay, R. Murnane, John B. Willett
201411 citations Open access
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Meeting the Educational Challenges of Income Inequality
Greg J. Duncan, R. Murnane
201410 citations Open access
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Standards, Information, and the Demand for Student Achievement
R. Murnane, R. Murnane, Frank S. Levy
200710 citations
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Low-wage employment in America: Results from a set of recent industry case studies
Eileen R. Appelbaum, A. Bernhardt, R. Murnane, Jeremy A. Weinberg
200510 citations Open access
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Randomized Trials of Education and Medical Practices: Strengths and Limitations
D. Foray, R. Murnane, R. Nelson
20078 citations Open access
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School Resources and Student Outcomes : An Overview of the Literature and New Evidence from North and South Carolina David Card
James Morgan, I. Sirageldin, R. Murnane, J. Willett +3 more
20077 citations
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The devil's in the details: evidence from the GED on large effects of small differences in high stakes exams
John H. Tyler, R. Murnane, J. Willett
20047 citations
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