Three labour market specialists, including one nominated but blocked for the US Federal Reserve board, won the 2010 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for analysing and helping tackle unemployment.
Economics & Business
Oct 11, 2010
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In its third quarterly report of 2010, the UCLA Anderson Forecast predicts "very sluggish growth" for the foreseeable future as the U.S. economy continues to recover from the recession. As for the California economy, the ...
Economics & Business
Sep 15, 2010
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The United States workforce, battered by an economic slowdown, now includes a record number of workers who are involuntarily working part-time due to reduced hours or the inability to find a full-time job.
Economics & Business
Aug 31, 2010
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With no clear signs the nation is either on the road to economic recovery or showing signs of entering another recession, Florida’s consumer confidence remained stagnant, inching up only one point to 67 in August, according ...
Economics & Business
Aug 31, 2010
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From the many images sent home from foreign battlefields over the last several decades, Americans have viewed the plight of their country's combat-weary veterans as stark and often iconic scenes that seem somehow frozen in ...
Social Sciences
Aug 2, 2010
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Continued support for off-shore oil drilling by Gulf Coast residents who are dealing with one of the most devastating environmental disasters in U.S. history might seem surprising, but new research from the University of ...
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell's Survey Research Institute asked New Yorkers: If the state does not have enough money to balance its budget and pay for existing programs, would you raise taxes, cut state programs or borrow money?
Economics & Business
Jul 6, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s cuts-only approach to balancing the state budget will leave deep economic scars, according to a new report by UC Berkeley labor researchers. But it adds that balancing ...
Economics & Business
May 28, 2010
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Common sense suggests that workers without unemployment insurance will often grab the first job that comes their way, even if the new job is low-paying or not a good career match.
Other
May 5, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fatherhood can transform anti-social young men into responsible citizens, according to new research commissioned by Victoria's Institute of Policy Studies.
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2010
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