Tag: Unemployment
The Great Resignation: Historical data and a deeper analysis show it’s...
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University
The so-called Great Resignation was one of the top stories of 2021 as “record” numbers of workers reportedly quit...
Quitting your job or thinking about joining the ‘great resignation’? Here’s...
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
Record numbers of Americans have quit their jobs in recent months, with more...
Wages up as Americans are encouraged back to work and into...
Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha
After a lackluster jobs report in September 2021, the latest news on employment...
Raising the minimum wage is a health issue, too
Utibe Effiong, University of Michigan
Congress just missed one of its best shots at improving health when the Senate...
Economists: Biden’s $1,400 COVID-19 checks may be great politics, but it’s...
Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University and Kenneth Mitchell, Monmouth University
The US$1,400 direct checks to people are the...
What does the economy need now? 4 suggestions for Biden’s coronavirus...
Steven Pressman, Colorado State University; Melanie G. Long, The College of Wooster; R. Andrew Butters, Indiana University, and Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury
Editor’s note:...
Intimate partner violence has increased during pandemic, emerging evidence suggests
Megan Stubbs-Richardson, Mississippi State University and H. Colleen Sinclair, Mississippi State University
As we face rising COVID infection rates, the possibility of additional quarantines rises....
Sketchy darknet websites are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic –...
David Maimon, Georgia State University
Underground markets that sell illegal commodities like drugs, counterfeit currency and fake documentation tend to flourish in times of crisis,...
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Plain packs help deter young smokers as uptake drops to new...
By Becky Freeman, University of Sydney
Evidence is mounting that plain cigarette packaging is helping prevent young people from becoming addicted, life-long customers of big...
