Kate Andrews debates the the UK gender wage gap on BBC’s Daily Politics
29 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: gender wage gap
From the gold old days before neoliberalism
23 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, poverty and inequality Tags: The Great Enrichment

A sudden spike in employer discrimination or the motherhood penalty
21 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in discrimination, gender, labour economics, labour supply, poverty and inequality Tags: gender wage gap, motherhood penalty

Why is the always astute @BillyBragg still a rich getting richer, poor getting poorer socialist after saying this? @bryce_edwards
20 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, Marxist economics, Music, poverty and inequality Tags: The Great Enrichment
Why are socialists so often in error about facts that strike at the core of their opposition to capitalism?
19 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, labour economics, labour supply, Marxist economics, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, unemployment

Unions and do-gooders claim the credit for ending child labour
18 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, labour economics, labour supply, poverty and inequality Tags: child labour, economics of advertising, The Great Enrichment

Note for @Ocasio2018 @SenSanders on everyone is getting poorer and poorer, working two jobs
18 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: pessimism bias

Wise words from Paul Samuelson (and Joan Robinson) for @Ocasio2018 @jeremycorbyn @SenSanders
17 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, labour economics, Marxist economics, poverty and inequality Tags: Paul Samuelson

Can @SenSanders explain this anomalous data?
12 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: pessimism bias







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