by macromikeApril 20, 2011
Laura D‘Andrea Tyson’s recent blog in The New York Times cites some very interesting statistics regarding how “The dramatic increase in college education among women is one major reason that het earnings of female workers have increased, that the gap between male and female earnings has fallen, and that, in recent recessions, the unemployment rate [...]
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by macromikeOctober 4, 2010
I read a very thoughtful briefing paper this week that was released by the Economic Policy Institute (briefing paper #279) regarding “Structural Unemployment” in the United States and the consequences. You can download the PDF of the file here if you’re interested. A bit of background here – unemployment is measured many different ways, but [...]
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