@Luke1732Mullen @ritholtz @TBPInvictus @futurepundit @workingwa @CafeHayek http://t.co/n3l26QPPd4—
Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) May 24, 2015
Should it be illegal for workers to accept a sub-minimum wage job?
22 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, labour economics, law and economics, minimum wage Tags: Coase theorem, minimum wage
The entrepreneurial alertness of the Apollo 11 astronauts
22 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, health and safety, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: adverse selection, Apollo 11, economics of insurance, entrepreneurial alertness, moon landings, space
More on the college premium and economic mobility
22 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: College premium, economic mobility, education premium, graduate premium
"…most powerful instrument of economic mobility for low-income ppl is 4 yr college degree." nyti.ms/1ji4fTl http://t.co/94xbbJW4Ny—
Equitable Growth (@equitablegrowth) May 15, 2014
What happened to black family formation in the 1970s?
22 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of love and marriage, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice Tags: child poverty, economics of the family, family poverty, single mothers, single parents
The War On Poverty has been a disaster for black kids. 2x kids living with unmarried mom. bit.ly/1alPWKB http://t.co/Cwi4C5NtHz—
Old Whig (@aClassicLiberal) April 12, 2015
The impact of parental employment on child poverty in couple families, Anglo-Saxon countries
21 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of love and marriage, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, child poverty, economics of families, family poverty, Ireland, labour force participation, single parents
Figure 1: child poverty rates in couple families by employment status, Anglo-Saxon countries, 2010
Source: OECD Family Database; Poverty thresholds are set at 50% of the median income of the entire population.
How much are the top speakers paid?
21 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, human capital, labour economics, labour supply Tags: entrepreneurial alertness, superstar wages, superstars, top 1%
Speaking engagements very lucrative secondary career for public figures
statista.com/chart/3525/was… http://t.co/YNuQb51Ekk—
Statista (@StatistaCharts) June 04, 2015
Proportion of births out of wedlock, 2011, Anglo-Saxon countries
20 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in gender, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics Tags: economics of fertility, economics of the family, single mothers, single parents
Figure 1: Proportion of births out of wedlock, 2011, Anglo-Saxon countries
Source: OECD family database; no data for Ireland.
Who is where on the Laffer curve?
20 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic growth, fiscal policy, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, politics - USA, public economics Tags: endogenous growth theory, EU, Eurosclerosis, laffer curve, optimal tax theory, taxation and entrepreneurship, taxation and investment, taxation and the labour supply
@asymmetricinfo paper:"How Far Are We From The Slippery Slope? The Laffer Curve Revisited" bit.ly/1HMhmqu http://t.co/D9IffNhd92—
Old Whig (@aClassicLiberal) April 20, 2015
The impact of single parent employment on child poverty rates, Anglo-Saxon countries
20 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, child poverty, economics of the family, family poverty, female labour force participation rates, Ireland, maternal labour supply, single mothers, single parents
Figure 1: Child poverty rate by employment status of single parent, Anglo-Saxon countries, 2010
Source: OECD Family Database; Poverty thresholds are set at 50% of the median income of the entire population.
There is a lot of truth in this
19 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, human capital Tags: endogenous growth theory, learning externalities
Why Do People Become Islamic Extremists?
19 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, occupational choice Tags: economics of identity, war against terror
Trends in the real minimum wage, PPP, Australia, New Zealand, USA and UK since 2000
18 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, labour economics, minimum wage, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: Australia, British economy
Figure 1: real minimum wage, 2013 constant prices, purchasing power parity, US$, Australia, New Zealand, USA and UK
Source: OECD StatExtract.
The rise and rise of educational attainment
18 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: educational attainment
Average years of schooling in US over time. Rise slowed in the 1970s. brook.gs/14C4Kmo http://t.co/abs2A8BvAx—
Richard V. Reeves (@RichardvReeves) January 09, 2015
The costs of teacher tenure in the USA
18 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, managerial economics, occupational choice, organisational economics, personnel economics, rentseeking, unions Tags: employment protection laws
Education and single motherhood
18 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, gender, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, welfare reform Tags: single mothers
There's a clear increase in single-parent households for parents who haven’t gone to college: on.wsj.com/1B1Xeuq http://t.co/eW2fH8bX5O—
Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) May 17, 2015
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