RichMurphy

Assistant Professor of Economics at UT Austin working on education topics. Also runs @EconomicsofHE

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

How has the UK HE system fared over the last decade? Answer: the lack of index linking has left it in a very fragile state. @gillwyness_econ and I outline key metrics in the run up to the UK election
https://t.co/6T4pYv7tJf

[Hande Nur Celebi @handecelebi]

🚨#JMP Alert🚨

Hi #econtwitter! I am happy to share my JMP: "Scaling up: Advanced Placement (AP) Incentive Program".

You can find the full paper here: https://t.co/om2vU74Y1e, and I will share some of the highlights below. 1/5

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

@JeffDenning Can’t agree more with Jeff, if you’ve read and liked the first rank paper but not seen the technical bits of this one, I’d recommend. Lots of nuances - turns out Texas has more sorting to schools than the UK!

[Jeff Denning @JeffDenning]

Working on this was mind-bending a bit--thinking through what these rank papers actually do was a fun and difficult exercise.

@RichMurphy_Econ and I often referenced this gif after working on the paper.

@RichMurphy_Econ and @FelixWeinhardt were great to work with!

[Centre for Ed Policy & Equalising Opportunities @CEPEO_UCL]

How do means tested undergraduate bursaries affect academic achievement and graduation rates?

Awesome new paper in Journal of Labor Economics by @RichMurphy_Econ and @gillwyness_econ

This link gives the first 50 people a free copy...

https://t.co/zPkcAmSFC7

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

For some English context, it's been shown repeatedly students from disadvantaged backgrounds do better at university than their more advantaged peers with the same entry qualifications
https://t.co/WkAndK9sh4
https://t.co/I8ODni3w8j
https://t.co/OE6Wy8eTmz
https://t.co/xJtGNCSRDe

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

In light of today’s ruling, here is a piece I wrote with @gillwyness_econ providing an economic perspective on affirmative action in @IZAWorldofLabor https://t.co/wMw5dYPHLt

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

@PLSilva92 #whatmynosewasmadefor

[Pedro Luis Silva @PLSilva92]

The first workshop I organized regarding Access to HE and Labour Market transition. Amazing speakers and nice location and view 😎

https://t.co/dtclart7OY

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

Here is really nice biographical writeup from my ramblings about my own counterfactuals, my family, US-UK educational systems, and how they have influenced my research. Oh, and honkytonk. #EconomicsOfEducation #Multiverse

[UT Austin @UTAustin]

“What if” questions are at the heart of Richard Murphy’s teaching and research: https://t.co/cgYr5f72XU

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

Rodney was such a friendly and brilliant soul. He made me feel so welcome after my move to Texas. What a guy.

[magdalena bennett @maibennett]

Congrats to @RichMurphy_Econ! He gets voted for tenure by the Econ Department the same day the Queen dies… Nature is healing (?)

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

We conclude that centralized pay-scales drive a misallocation of resources by preventing teacher retention. Removing them reduces educational inequalities, but at the cost of exacerbating teacher wage inequalities. 5/5

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

Ever wondered what would happen if teacher pay scales disappeared overnight? Ellen Greaves, @profsimonb and I find in higher wage labor markets teachers experience relatively higher pay progression, retention, and student performance 1/5 (open access @ https://t.co/6AIDx9MgPu

[Simon Burgess @profsimonb]

Teacher labour markets are typically highly regulated.
What happens after a radical deregulation as in England in 2013?
Happy that our paper now out: https://t.co/RqTe0QfNj4
By Ellen Greaves @BristolUniEcon @RichMurphy_Econ and myself.

Blog: https://t.co/XMZKDIHgpJ

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[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

Consistent with a compensating wage hypothesis, all of these effects are larger for schools with more disadvantaged students. We also find that after pay-scales are removed, a gender wage gap emerges. 4/5

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

These are only the papers that instantly came to mind, if #EconTwitter knows of any others do let the Chair of the UK's Social Mobility Commission know @miss_snuffy @smcommission

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

Subject preferences aren’t fixed @miss_snuffy @smcommission. Our research sets out how subject choice are due to social norms and market failures (https://t.co/zr9U4yGyKT) It’s the govt role to fix these market failures. Here’s a thread on how STEM gender gaps can be closed

[The Guardian @guardian]

Girls shun physics A-level as they dislike ‘hard maths’, says social mobility head https://t.co/kwttcSX6fv

[RichMurphy @RichMurphy_Econ]

Parental Beliefs: @alexeble shows that the STEM gender beliefs of the parents of your schoolmates impacts your STEM performance https://t.co/Or4XySMdGo

[Alex Eble @alexeble]

Why do certain beliefs persist in the face of strong evidence that contradicts them?

How do some societal inequalities persist across generations?

This 🧵 explains a new paper I have with @trifen_hu studying these questions through the lens of #gender

https://t.co/dp04HVezhw