With 10,000,000 Americans filing unemployment claims and the coronavirus outbreak forcing longer stay-at-home orders, college graduates have more to worry about than missing their commencement ceremonies. Younger students ...
Economics & Business
Apr 7, 2020
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The great recession, which hit the world at the end of 2007 affected workers and families in the U.S. in very different ways. Workers with low socioeconomic status (SES) – those with fewer skills and education, as well ...
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2020
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As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, it is abundantly clear that the global economy is entering a recession – the first we've seen since 2008.
Economics & Business
Mar 20, 2020
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Less than two weeks ago, everything still seemed pretty normal.
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2020
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For most Americans, their home is their most valuable asset, so it makes sense to borrow against the equity to obtain cash. In lean times, that money can be spent on consumption, which keeps the economy humming along. But ...
Economics & Business
Dec 24, 2019
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A strong economic recovery over the past decade has saved many jobs and slowed automation in the United States, but a new report says less-educated, younger and minority workers in the Midwest manufacturing industry are being ...
Economics & Business
Nov 19, 2019
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New research published this month in the Southern Economic Journal reveals job losses during the Great Recession (2007-2009) may be partly responsible for the recent drop in U.S. birth rates. Further, researchers found job ...
Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2019
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Substantial school spending cuts triggered by the Great Recession were associated with sizable losses in academic achievement for students living in counties most affected by the economic downturn, according to a new study ...
Education
Sep 25, 2019
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In an important new article, University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Natasha Sarin deploys original empirical research to examine the impact of key consumer finance reforms implemented in the wake of The Great Recession. ...
Economics & Business
Sep 24, 2019
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In the past decade, there has been a great rise in populism in many western democracies. This has led to the emergence of radical and populist politicians. In his Ph.D. research, Shuai Chen investigates the influence of recent ...
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2019
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