A drop in the supply of workers, as much as a drop in demand, can explain the high ratio of unemployed to available jobs, an economist writes.
Category: Unemployment Insurance
What Job Openings Tell Us
A drop in the supply of workers, as much as a drop in demand, can explain the high ratio of unemployed to available jobs, an economist writes.
The Flawed Case for Fiscal Stimulus
The safety-net programs in the federal stimulus that helped fight the recession came at a cost of weakening incentives to work or hire, an economist writes.
Jobs Report Preview
The latest snapshot of the job market will be out Friday morning, and economists are expecting steady growth, if not exactly gangbusters.
Mean-Spirited, Bad Economics
Punishing the long-term unemployed by refusing to extend benefits is bad economics and cruel social policy, an economist writes.