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Everything you know about the new economy is wrong In California, birthplace of the high-tech boom, the wage gap is growing, setting yet another national trend...   |
BusinessWeek
October 25, 2004
Aaron Bernstein |
Are We Better Off Than 4 Years Ago? Overall, wages went up -- but job losses have hit family incomes hard. |
Reason
November 2000
Michael McMenamin |
Labor Lost Why the AFL-CIO's cynical survival strategy is doomed... |
BusinessWeek
June 20, 2005
Michael J. Mandel |
The End Of Upward Mobility? Not On Your Life Bleak stories aside, both rich and poor advanced over the past decade. |
BusinessWeek
March 22, 2004 |
Productivity: Who Wins, Who Loses The U.S. is reaping big -- but uneven -- gains from its highly efficient workforce |
BusinessWeek
January 7, 2010
Peter Coy et al. |
The Disposable Worker Pay is falling, benefits are vanishing, and no one's job is secure. How companies are making the era of the temp more than temporary. |
Reason
June 2009
Brink Lindsey |
Nostalgianomics The rise in income inequality does raise issues of legitimate public concern. But the caricature of postwar history put forward by purveyors of nostalgianomics won't lead us anywhere. |
Job Journal
September 2, 2007
Rich Heintz |
State of the Workplace Is anyone really paying attention to the plight of American workers? Here is a look at some of the major issues confronting American workers in 2007. |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Michael J. Mandel |
Where Wealth Lives The productivity boom has made asset owners rich -- and left many wage-earners behind. |
Insurance & Technology
January 28, 2010 |
Full Text: Obama's State of the Union Address The following are remarks U.S. President Barack Obama made during his State of the Union Wednesday before a joint session of Congress in Washington. |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2006
Mandel & Dunham |
Can Anyone Steer This Economy? Global forces have taken control of the economy. And government, regardless of party, will have less influence than ever |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Michelle Conlin |
How to Lift the Working Poor The Russell Sage Foundation says boosting tax credits and the minimum wage combined with education will help the working poor in the U.S. |
BusinessWeek
February 20, 2006
James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Low Unemployment Raises An Old Inflation Debate Should the Federal Reserve keep hiking rates in the face of a tighter labor market? |
Finance & Development
September 2010
Ceyda Oner |
Back to Basics: What Constitutes Unemployment? Earlier this year, the International Labor Office announced that global unemployment last year reached the highest level on record. More than 200 million people, 7 percent of the global workforce, were looking for jobs in 2009. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
Anthony Annett |
Reform in Europe: What Went Right? Successful economic and social reformers can offer valuable lessons for the rest of the EU. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
Aaron Bernstein |
Minimum Wage: The States Get It Since Congress won't raise hourly pay, local lawmakers are taking the lead. |
Reason
September 2006 |
Immigration Now, Immigration Tomorrow, Immigration Forever Bush's Border Bravado... Worse Than a Wall... A Legacy of the Unforeseen... Open the Borders... Exploitation or Expulsion... etc. |
BusinessWeek
February 19, 2007
Max B. Sawicky |
Minimum Wage, Maximum Pork Tax breaks could just as easily benefit business owners not affected by the minimum wage increase. |
BusinessWeek
November 27, 2006
Peter Coy |
More Ammo For A Higher Minimum New research says a ripple effect would hike the pay of a lot of family bread winners. |
IndustryWeek
October 8, 2008
Larry McNamara et al. |
Viewpoint -- Labor Union Organizing: #1 Election Issue for Employers There's more at stake than usual for employers in this fall's national election. The potential impact of even some of the changes that the candidates are discussing on the campaign trail should cause employers to take notice and precautions. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2001
James V. DeLong |
Old law vs. the new economy How New Deal-era regulations stifle flexible work arrangements... |
BusinessWeek
August 13, 2009
James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: Why Inflation Fears Are Unfounded The Fed will have plenty of time to reverse its huge stimulus, as unused labor and production capacity prevent price pressures from building. |
U.S. Banker
October 2010
Myra H. Strober |
Work-Life Balance: Men Want It, Too Workplace policies fail to acknowledge that men share the responsibility of raising children and caring for elderly parents. Companies that address this new reality will attract the best talent. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart's Mean Streak The megaretailer's social responsibility gets overshadowed by its darker side. |
Reason
July 2000
Walter Olson |
Look for the Kiwi Label The "anti-sweatshop" movement has an elastic agenda. |
CFO
December 1, 2006
Edward Teach |
A Productive Debate Significant or not, the gap between pay and productivity is a subject that won't go away, particularly now that control of Congress is passing to the labor-friendly Democratic Party. |
BusinessWeek
April 29, 2010
Peter Coy |
The Wailing Wall Illegal immigration - Arizona's agony - is a national failure. The business case for fixing the problem. |
Job Journal
February 5, 2006
Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Link Minimum Wage to CPI Count Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger among those who favor raising the minimum wage. But should our lowest wages be tied to the cost of living? |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Employment Cost Index The quarterly BLS release of the employment cost index provides a look at what employers have to pay in order to obtain the labor they need. By observing changes in the index, you can potentially anticipate economic trends that may affect the companies in which you invest. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 4, 2015
James Heskett |
Can a Laissez-Faire Approach Fix Labor Market Inequality? Walmart's recent action to raise wages and offer new career advancement opportunities cheer advocates who believe market forces, not government intervention, offer the best ways to address unhealthy levels of wage disparity. |
BusinessWeek
August 21, 2006
James C. Cooper |
The Fed May Not Have Long To Catch Its Breath The trend in labor costs suggests it might need to resume hiking rates. |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Job Growth Will Get Over Its January Blahs Bad weather helped cause a weak start to what will be a solid year. |
BusinessWeek
April 30, 2007
Anthony Bianco |
Wal-Mart's Midlife Crisis Declining growth, increasing competition, and not an easy fix in site for Wal-Mart. |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010
James Warren |
How Wal-Mart Won Chicago The company needs new territory. The city needs sales tax revenue and jobs. So what took everyone so long to do the logical thing? |
Finance & Development
March 2008
David T. Coe |
Jobs on Another Shore Outsourcing of service jobs to other countries could affect industrial countries' economies and attitudes toward globalization. |
BusinessWeek
October 13, 2003
Aaron Bernstein |
Stuck in the Slow Lane Two more-scholarly books give the numbers behind the anecdotes in Barbara Ehrenreich's best-selling Nickel & Dimed, showing how subpoverty jobs have become a permanent and growing blight on the U.S. economy. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 10, 2005 |
Readers Respond: What's the Future of Globally Organized Labor? Some readers believe unions are on their way out because of market pressures and ineffectiveness, while others think they provides a valuable service and can adapt to changing conditions. |
BusinessWeek
June 20, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Weak Payrolls Mask A Tightening Job Market How companies handle rising labor costs will affect future inflation. |
BusinessWeek
March 22, 2004 |
The Price Of Efficiency Stop blaming outsourcing. The drive for productivity gains is the real culprit behind anemic job growth |
BusinessWeek
May 17, 2004
Michael Mandel |
In Praise Of Heady Growth In this book excerpt, the author argues that the economic future of the U.S. is inextricably linked to our ability to come up with more technological breakthroughs that equal the Internet in magnitude. |
Entrepreneur
October 2001
C.J. Prince |
Pay Up When the minimum wage rises, will small businesses get the downside? |
BusinessWeek
December 19, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S: Can Productivity Keep Up The Good Work? U.S. productivity must stay on track with pay gains to hold inflation at bay. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2009
Peter Coy |
The Lost Generation The continuing job crisis is hitting young people especially hard - damaging both their future and the economy. |
BusinessWeek
April 5, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Speed Bumps On The Road To More Jobs American businesses face powerful reasons not to hire |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
Engardio & Matlack |
Global Aging It's not just Europe -- China and other emerging-market economies are aging fast, too. There are solutions, but it's time to act. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Nora Lustig & Omar Arias |
Poverty Reduction Although Latin America and the Caribbean reduced the incidence of poverty during the 1990s, population increases and the greater income inequalities that had developed during the 1980s stymied the region's efforts to reduce the number of poor people. How can its policymakers fight poverty most effectively and better protect the poor during economic crises? |
Fast Company
Lydia Dishman |
New Rules For Overtime Pay: Blessing Or Curse For Business? President Obama announced this morning that the Department of Labor will propose to raise the salary threshold below which workers must receive overtime pay to $50,440 in 2016. |
BusinessWeek
December 20, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Job Growth That is Just Good Enough Despite a weak November, the labor market is giving a boost to the economy. November's hiring gains, while soft, were widespread across the economy. |
BusinessWeek
June 16, 2011
Mike Dorning |
Stuck in Jobs: The New Swing Voters If President Obama wants to keep his job, Americans may first have to feel more confident about quitting theirs. |
BusinessWeek
April 12, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Job Seekers' Foe Is Also Their Best Hope Productivity is lifting incomes and that, eventually, will boost hiring. |
