Richard J. Murnane
- Title
- Thompson Professor of Education and Society
- Richard_Murnane@Harvard.edu
- Telephone
- 617-496-4820
- Fax
- Department
- School
- Graduate School of Education
- Regions of Interest
- Latin American Region-wide or Comparative Work
- Countries of Interest
- Mexico
- Areas of Expertise
- Education
- Mailing Address
- Harvard Graduate School of Education Appian Way Cambridge, MA 02138
- Office Location
- 469 Gutman Library
- Research Interest
- Economics of Education: public- private school comparisons; teacher labor markets; effects of economic changes on demand for skills
- Web Page
- http://hugse9.harvard.edu/gsedata/Resource_pkg.profile?vperson_id=321
- Courses
- Micro-Economics: a Tool for Educators
- Publications
- Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning (co-editor with Kathryn Parker Boudett and Elizabeth A. City, Forthcoming, Harvard Education Press, Fall 2005)
Has "Programa Escuelas de Calidad" (PEC) contributed to the improvement of Public Education in Mexico? Richard J. Murnane, John B. Willett, and Sergio Cardenas," A report to the Mexico National Department of Education, August 2006. (available in both English and Spanish).
Expanding School Enrollment by Subsidizing Public Schools: Lessons from Bogotá.," Claudia Uribe, Richard J. Murnane, John Willett, and Marie-Andrée Somers, Comparative Education Review (Vol. 50, No 2, May 2006).