evidence pertaining to the effect of unemployment and other labor market variables on crime and compares the "strength" of the …

This paper reviews a new framework for analyzing the interrelationship between inequality, unemployment, labor market …. It implies that the opening of trade may raise inequality and unemployment, but always raises welfare. Unilateral … reductions in labor market frictions increase a country's welfare, can raise or reduce its unemployment rate, yet always hurt the …

from unemployment to income inequality. It makes three points: 1) The U.S. has incarcerated an extraordinarily high …

The Great Recession tested the ability of the "great U.S. jobs machine" to limit the severity of unemployment in a … live up to expectations. The level and duration of unemployment increased substantially in the downturn and the growth of …

instance in youth versus adult wages, helped limit U.S. unemployment, other aspects, for instance regional wage, show no …

inequality and raises unemployment, but expected welfare gains are ensured if workers are risk neutral. And while wage inequality …