by Henry Oliner | Dec 29, 2013 | Economics
from Mark Perry at his blog Carpe Diem, The current state of the US economy explained in one chart: The fact that the US economy is producing 5.6% more output now than in 2007 with 2 million fewer workers would explain why corporate profits are at record...
by Henry Oliner | Dec 8, 2013 | Economics
At a business meeting we had an economist share his views of the economy. One comment he made was that only a minuscule portion of the unemployed were on government assistance. I found this comment curious and certainly counterintuitive. As it turns it is not so...
by Henry Oliner | Apr 8, 2013 | Economics, Education
from the Wall Street Journal, 4/6/13, Ben Casselman writes Number of the Week: Youth Unemployment at 22.9%? Excerpt: Perhaps no group has been hit harder by the recession and grinding recovery than the young. The official unemployment rate for those under age 25 is...
by Henry Oliner | Feb 24, 2013 | Business
Dan Mitchell writes The Perverse Unintended Consequences of Anti-Discrimination Laws in his blog International Liberty February 23, 2013 Excerpt: And if there are two applicants who otherwise seem to have equal qualifications for a certain job, but one has been out of...
by Henry Oliner | Feb 16, 2013 | Politics
In the Wall Street Journal Richard Vedder writes The Wages of Unemployment, 1/15/13. Excerpts: The sharp rise in food-stamp beneficiaries predated the financial crisis of 2008: From 2000 to 2007, the number of beneficiaries rose from 17.1 million to 26.3 million,...
