Whether looking at Germany’s minimum wage hike or David Card’s classic 1992 study, still raising the minimum wage can be controversial.
How a House Builds the GDP
The U.S. Census Bureau has a visualization that shows some of what we use to build a house, how much we spent (as a country), and how many jobs were created during 2018 and 2019. Let’s take a look. Housing-Related…
Where Thursday Could Become the New Friday
Asking about the 4-day workweek, we can look at the answers from a recent study in Iceland and also at Sweden, Germany, and Italy.
Where and Why We Move
Where and why we move takes us to our migration patterns, to our transportation infrastructure, and to truck driver shortages.
When a Tap Told the Time
Undergoing structural change, the 19th century British economy had the problem of factory workers that could not afford alarm clocks.
Why Trappist Beer Needs More Monks
Around for more than two centuries, the Belgian beer made in Trappist monasteries needs more monks to produce it.
The Picture of a Tourism Collapse
Looking at Covid and the Caribbean islands, we would see the massive impact of a tourism collapse on their economies.
Deciding if We Are in a “She-Cession”
In our pre-pandemic 2019 world, the number of service sector jobs that attracted women went up. Meanwhile, male-dominated sectors except for construction had fewer jobs: Ahead by 109,000 jobs, women became a majority of the labor force. The Pandemic Gender…
Where We Have the Best Work-Life Balance
For each of us, the metrics that measure well-being could vary. So, to start, you might want to try this OECD interactive exercise. Called “Better Life Index,” it lets you decide what the good life means. Or, you could just…
How Zero-Emissions Will Change Jobs
Many of us ponder climate change in terms of temperature: Instead today, let’s look at job markets. Zero Emissions Job Markets According to a new report, a zero-emissions economy will change job markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. However,…