The U.S. immigration system is slow and stymied by politics, but the border crisis represents an opportunity to address gaps in the American labor market, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for ...
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Mar 16, 2023
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The labor force participation rate reached an all-time high for people with disabilities in February, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment—semi-monthly update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation ...
Economics & Business
Mar 10, 2023
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A new study underscores the role that parents play as a safety net for their young adult children as those children navigate the labor market, and highlights the challenges facing young adults who do not have access to parental ...
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2023
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Last month, Yongseok Shin, professor of economics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, published a new working paper, "Where Are the Workers? From Great Resignation to Quiet Quitting," through the National ...
Social Sciences
Feb 7, 2023
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The education gap between spouses shapes wives' long-term income trajectories, but the impact varies depending on the couple's race, according to a new Western study.
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Feb 2, 2023
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China's "zero-COVID" policy and the continued effects of the one-child rule contributed to the country's population decline, Northeastern experts say, and a reduction in its labor force could push the manufacturing giant ...
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2023
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Many women and men still work in sex-typed occupations. One important reason for this is that men are selectively leaving occupations that are increasingly taken up by women, a recent study from the University of Zurich has ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2023
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Seneca, the Roman stoic philosopher, wrote that "luck does not exist." Modern managerial studies take the liberty of disagreeing. Luck exists in the form of events that are beyond the control of CEOs and firms alike. Movements ...
Economics & Business
Jan 23, 2023
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With short-time work programs, governments allow firms experiencing temporary demand or productivity shocks to reduce hours worked, while providing income support to their employees for the hours not worked. A new study finds ...
Economics & Business
Jan 11, 2023
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Increased immigration, longer life expectancy and a decline in birth rates are transforming the U.S. workforce in two important ways. The people powering this nation's economy include far more people of color and workers ...
Social Sciences
Jan 6, 2023
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