Migrants fleeing Europe..
The 1858 Map of World Migration bit.ly/1NjTMEb http://t.co/ZOK7UA6SdB—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) September 10, 2015
The 1858 Map of World Migration
16 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, labour economics, labour supply Tags: Australia, economics of migration
Girls on Film
15 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in discrimination, gender, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: gender gap, gender wage gap, Hollywood economics
https://twitter.com/paul1kirby/status/642813666249822208/photo/1
Hollywood movies write women out of the script & create a make-believe world where men do all jobs.Ace chart http://t.co/0eM17kRJKW—
paulkirby (@paul1kirby) September 10, 2015
John Cleese vs Extremism
14 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in Marxist economics, occupational choice, Public Choice Tags: economics of identity, economics of oppositional identities, extermism, John Cleese, political psychology
HT: David Lopez
Higher education is a dog of an investment in #NewZealand
14 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, politics - New Zealand Tags: College premium, education premium, graduate premium
How much more will you earn by going to university? It depends hugely on which country you're from http://t.co/7RMnUTM8nj—
paulkirby (@paul1kirby) September 11, 2015
@jeremycorbyn incomes of the poorest increased most under Blairism @UKLabour
13 Sep 2015 2 Comments
in economic history, labour economics, Marxist economics, poverty and inequality Tags: British economy, Leftover Left, Tony Blair, Trish Labor Party, welfare state
Under Tony Blair the incomes of the UK's poorest families increased by more than under any other Prime Minister. http://t.co/8Uh8GBqbRB—
Tom Forth (@thomasforth) September 12, 2015
Watch your back in Rap & Hip-Hop, look after yourself in Heavy Metal and Punk
13 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, economics of media and culture, health and safety, health economics, labour economics, law and economics, Music, occupational choice Tags: crime and punishment, homicide rates, law and order, suicide
What kills popular musicians? Depends on the genre http://t.co/BTDvdWOS4F—
paulkirby (@paul1kirby) September 11, 2015
Mises on feminism
12 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, discrimination, economics of education, gender, labour economics, labour supply, liberalism, occupational choice, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: economics of fertility, economics of the family, engines of liberation, female labour force participation, feminism, women's liberation
@arindube Paul Krugman on the minimum/living wage in 1998
11 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, minimum wage, poverty and inequality Tags: family tax credits, living wage, minimum wage, social insurance
The Great Escape actually accelerated after the GFC
10 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, global financial crisis (GFC), growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, labour economics, macroeconomics, poverty and inequality Tags: child poverty, extreme poverty, global poverty, India, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
In 1993, >30% of India's urban population lived in extreme poverty. In 2011? Only 13%. buff.ly/1iutlQA http://t.co/238hsW2aeF—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) September 09, 2015
Trends in the British gender wage gap by age band
10 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economic history, economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply Tags: British economy, gender wage gap
A Comparison of the Tax Burden on Labor in the OECD
10 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
How high is the US #tax burden on labor? Here's an OECD comparison tax.foundation/1LNpE4W by @samcjordan_ @kpomerleau http://t.co/unaxWM1BgH—
Tax Foundation (@taxfoundation) July 27, 2015
Payroll taxes make up a large portion of a worker's #tax bill: tax.foundation/1g1nd1w by @samcjordan_ @kpomerleau http://t.co/yHx4kQTmr6—
Tax Foundation (@taxfoundation) July 21, 2015
via A Comparison of the Tax Burden on Labor in the OECD | Tax Foundation.
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