Die deutsche Wirtschaft kommt nicht in die Gänge. Die vorsichtigen Erholungssignale, die vor einigen Monaten auszumachen waren, haben sich nicht verfestigt. Mittlerweile zeichnet sich ab, dass die Wirtschaftsleistung vorerst weiter stagnieren wird. Das Verarbeitende Gewerbe befindet sich in der...

This paper examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the returns to education in the United States. Using data from the Current Population Survey 2011-2022, the analysis reveals that, after a period of decline, returns to education increased significantly because of COVID, particularly...

Prior research suggests that Walmart Supercenters exert substantial power over the low-wage labor market, though the consequences of Supercenter openings on household incomes and public finances are less clear. This study uses restricted-access Panel Study of Income Dynamics data from 1970 to...

Why have the real (consumption) wages of U.S. workers risen since the nineteenth century? Some economists answer that increases in real wages have followed increases in labor productivity over time. In this paper, this hypothesized association is confronted with annual observations of changes in...