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not the case. Although unemployment is low, the labor market is not 'tight'. On the contrary, we show that what matters …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013448558
Most economists maintain that the labor market in the United States (and elsewhere) is 'tight' because unemployment … rates are low and the Beveridge Curve (the vacancies-to-unemployment ratio) is high. They infer from this that there is … stagnant for some time. We show that unemployment is not key to understanding wage formation in the USA and hasn't been since …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013342929
not the case. Although unemployment is low, the labor market is not 'tight'. On the contrary, we show that what matters …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470458
Most economists maintain that the labor market in the United States (and elsewhere) is 'tight' because unemployment … rates are low and the Beveridge Curve (the vacancies-to-unemployment ratio) is high. They infer from this that there is … stagnant for some time. We show that unemployment is not key to understanding wage formation in the USA and hasn't been since …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013426314
A historically high level of youth unemployment presents Greece with a huge social and economic challenge. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409613
Most economists maintain that the labor market in the United States (and elsewhere) is tight because unemployment rates … are low and the Beveridge Curve (the vacancies-to-unemployment ratio) is high. They infer from this that there is … stagnant for some time. We show that unemployment is not key to understanding wage formation in the USA and hasn t been since …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014078744
A historically high level of youth unemployment presents Greece with a huge social and economic challenge. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010533317
Most economists maintain that the labor market in the United States is 'tight' because unemployment rates are low. They …, prior to that, real wages had been stagnant for some time. We show that unemployment is not key to understanding wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013361977
like unemployment and divorce. They are large. A lasting marriage, for example, is calculated to be worth $100,000 a year. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005589009
According to the well-being measure known as the U.N. Human Development Index, Australia now ranks 3rd in the world and higher than all other English-speaking nations. This paper questions that assessment. It reviews work on the economics of happiness, considers implications for policymakers,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005589036