In response to the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress pumped trillions of dollars into the economy in the form of stimulus checks, expanded unemployment benefits, and targeted spending to bolster specific industries ...
Economics & Business
May 4, 2022
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Experiencing loneliness appears to lead to a higher risk of future unemployment, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2022
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Higher unemployment insurance benefits not only lowers the likelihood that an unemployed person will become self-employed, but it also extends the length of time before they transition to self-employment, according to new ...
Economics & Business
Apr 1, 2022
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More than half of unemployed American men in their 30s have a history of being arrested or convicted of a crime, a stigma that poses a barrier to them participating in the nation's labor force, according to a new RAND Corporation ...
Social Sciences
Feb 18, 2022
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Afghan refugees face discrimination, employment and social challenges in Australia
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2021
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Record numbers of Americans have quit their jobs in recent months, with more than 4.4 million submitting their resignation in September alone. Millions more may be preparing to follow them to the exits—one survey found ...
Economics & Business
Nov 30, 2021
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Former NSW minister Pru Goward wrote a column in the Australian Financial Review last week about Australia's "underclass," who she says are lazy, dysfunctional and don't like the "discipline" of work.
Economics & Business
Oct 25, 2021
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Nations the world over are guilty of "policy inertia" when it comes to supporting young people who lost work or will struggle to enter the labor market as a result of the pandemic, according to new University of Cambridge ...
Economics & Business
Oct 21, 2021
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Emergency federal dollars given to the unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic bolstered health care spending as jobless rates skyrocketed, a new University of Michigan study found.
Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2021
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New research by an international team including Professor Sonia Bhalotra of Warwick Economics and CAGE finds a strong link between job loss and domestic violence. Men who lose their jobs are more likely to inflict domestic ...
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2021
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