Finishing year 10 of high school was a very much a mid-20th century phenomenon

09 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of education, human capital, labour economics, occupational choice, politics - USA Tags:

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Source: Average Years of Education | Clio Infra.

The demand and supply of quality family time

09 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of love and marriage, labour economics, labour supply Tags: , , ,

Another gender wage gap that dare not speak its name

09 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, gender, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: , , ,

via There Are Only Three Kinds of Jobs Where Women Earn More Than Men — The Atlantic.

The challenges of living in zero gravity in space

08 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in health and safety, health economics, labour economics, occupational choice Tags: ,

Family dysfunction by family type

08 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

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Zero hours contracts are an issue in the British general election

07 Apr 2015 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in labour economics, labour supply, managerial economics, occupational choice, organisational economics, personnel economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: , , ,

Another chance to remind of the farcical nature of criticisms of them. 68 Labour MPs use zero hours contracts because both parties to the contract find the working arrangements they specify to their advantage.

Everyone is at least 40% better off than 30 years ago and poverty has not increased

07 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in labour economics, poverty and inequality Tags: , ,

via A Guide to Statistics on Historical Trends in Income Inequality — Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Unemployment in the UK since 1860

07 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

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Does money buy happiness?

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by Jim Rose in labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: ,

Immigration to the USA since 1820

06 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, international economics, labour economics, labour supply, politics - USA Tags:

The obesity rates by occupation are surprising

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by Jim Rose in health and safety, health economics, labour economics, occupational choice Tags: , ,

What if McDonald’s workers were paid $15 per hour

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by Jim Rose in industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, minimum wage, occupational choice, survivor principle Tags: , , , ,

The five factor personality inventory is more insightful for one obvious reason compared to Myers Briggs

06 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in labour economics, occupational choice, personnel economics Tags: , ,

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Spot the key difference?

Difference in PISA scores of 15-year-old female and male students on reading literacy: 2012

06 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, occupational choice Tags:

via nces.ed.gov

I am pretty sure I am not a super-taster given my narrow food preferences

05 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

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