New Zealand population trends, 1950-2100

30 May 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in labour economics, labour supply, population economics Tags: , , , ,

Population trends

Source: Exploring Population Trends from 1950 to 2100 | Health Intelligence.

Jobs in the US economy as a percentage of total.

01 May 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, survivor principle Tags:

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https://twitter.com/RogerPielkeJr/status/725421450870423552

@Economicpolicy shows that most minimum wage workers are adults who do not have children to support

28 Apr 2016 Leave a comment

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Female labour force participation rate, workers aged 65 to 69, US, UK, Australia and New Zealand since 1960

06 Feb 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in gender, labour economics, labour supply, politics - New Zealand, public economics Tags: , , , ,

The phased increase in the eligibility age for the New Zealand old pension from 60 to 65 from the mid-1990s obviously carried through to the labour force participation of women over 65 as well.

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Data extracted on 05 Feb 2016 05:13 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat.

Female labour force participation rate, workers aged 60 to 64, USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand since 1960

06 Feb 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, labour economics, labour supply, politics - New Zealand, public economics Tags: , , , , ,

The increase in the eligibility age from the age of 60 to the age of 65 for the old age pension in New Zealand clearly sparked an explosion in female labour force participation between these ages.

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Data extracted on 05 Feb 2016 04:49 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat.

A Day in the Life of Americans

01 Jan 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in labour economics, labour supply, population economics Tags:

https://twitter.com/freakonometrics/status/677569383108100096

The 35 year old American woman, 1970-2010

16 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

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

Gender pay gap at age 25-29, OECD countries @GreenCatherine

03 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: , ,

The gender pay gap in New Zealand rounds down to zero for women in their mid-20s!

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Source: Closing the Gender Gap: Act Now – OECD 2012.

The impact of household composition on income inequality

30 Sep 2015 1 Comment

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

What do 7 billion people do?

05 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in population economics Tags: , ,

Some demographics of middle-class wage stagnation

23 Jul 2015 Leave a comment

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

The Social Security Ponzi scheme in one chart

22 Jul 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in labour economics, labour supply, politics - USA, public economics Tags: , , , ,

What group has by far the lowest jobless rate?

17 Jul 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of education, human capital, job search and matching, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, unemployment Tags: , , ,

This chart shows how Americans spend every single minute in the average day

08 Jul 2015 Leave a comment

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

via via This chart shows how Americans spend every single minute in the average day – The Washington Post.

Relatively few work long hours in the Nordic countries!

30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment

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

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