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My summer reading list was about inequality and opportunity; you might like some of these books

If there is a thread running through the books I read this summer I suppose it is inequality: its causes and consequences; the real life and not so real life—but no less true—experiences o… more →

Economics for public policy

A good "call" for home workers

ellenmryan wrote 3 weeks ago: Remember the fuss when the National Do Not Call Registry debuted almost 10 years ago? No more telema … more →

Tags: AMVETS, bill collectors, Caller ID, do not call list, do not call improvement act, Editor, Federal Trade Commission, homefix, National Do Not Call Registry

Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz advice will not be followed, but cited many a time in years to come

viewology wrote 4 months ago: Little would RBI Governor D Subbarao would have known while inviting Joseph Stiglitz for the C.D. De … more →

Tags: India, Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani, tata, RBI, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, Essar, Sunil Mittal, Tata Sons

My summer reading list was about inequality and opportunity; you might like some of these books — 13 comments

MilesCorak wrote 9 months ago: If there is a thread running through the books I read this summer I suppose it is inequality: its ca … more →

Tags: Great Gatsby Curve, inequality, occupy wall street, Intergenerational mobility, social mobility, CBC, Divided We Stand, Russell Sage Foundation, alan krueger

Michele Jolin - A policy shaper and lifelong mentor

Yasmina Zaidman wrote 9 months ago: Today I continue my series on Celebrating a Whole Life, which shares what inspires me about women I’ … more →

Tags: Work and life, Social Impact, Innovation, Celebrating a Whole Life, working mother, Work Life Balance, Career, right choices, Michele Jolin

President calls on Congress to act on Veterans Job Corps in “To Do List” and launches new Military Credentialing Initiative to fill workforce needs

hillnholler wrote 11 months ago: Washington, D.C. — Tomorrow, President Barack Obama will visit Honeywell’s Golden Valley facility in … more →

Tags: News, President Obama, "Military Skills for America’s Future: Leveraging Mil, Honeywell, Veterans Job Corps, We can't wait!, Returning Veterans, Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, Military Credentialing and Licensing Task Force

Social mobility and inequality in the UK and the US: How to slide down the Great Gatsby Curve — 3 comments

MilesCorak wrote 1 year ago: In a speech given this morning to announce an update on the government’s Strategy for Social M … more →

Tags: Children, Education, inequality, Great Gatsby Curve, Intergenerational mobility, social mobility, poverty, Income Tax, alan krueger

Inequality and social mobility — 4 comments

MilesCorak wrote 1 year ago: [These are the opening remarks I made to the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science an … more →

Tags: Children, inequality, Great Gatsby Curve, top 1%, Top Incomes, Intergenerational mobility, alan krueger, Economic mobility, Senate of Canada

"Are We Headed toward a Permanently Divided Society?" — 8 comments

MilesCorak wrote 1 year ago: This is the question Isabel Sawhill of the Brookings Institution asks in a tightly written discussio … more →

Tags: Children, Education, inequality, Brookings Institution, Intergenerational mobility, social mobility, Isabel Sawhill, alan krueger, Great Gatsby Curve

Newspapers the fastest-shrinking industry in the U.S.

steve virgin wrote 1 year ago: Using five years’ worth of data from the Council of Economic Advisors, LinkedIn has calculated … more →

Tags: Online Advertising, Newspaper Advertising, New York Times, linked in, Pew Research Center, business insider, LinkedIn, The Atlantic, U.S. newspaper industry

New Report Highlights Wireless Broadband Benefits for Public Safety and Job Creation

fulltextreports wrote 1 year ago: New Report Highlights Wireless Broadband Benefits for Public Safety and Job Creation Source: White H … more →

Tags: Technology and Internet, Labor, Business and Economics, Public Safety, Telecommunications

Inequality begets inequality, according to the Economic Report of the President — 3 comments

MilesCorak wrote 1 year ago: On a warm evening last spring I found myself at a dinner party in the lush suburbs of a small Ivy Le … more →

Tags: Children, Education, inequality, occupy wall street, top 1%, Intergenerational mobility, Timothy Smeeding, Isabel Sawhill, Russell Sage Foundation

The Economics of the Great Gatsby Curve: a picture is worth a thousand words — 13 comments

MilesCorak wrote 1 year ago: A quick post to thank Scott Winship for his response to my feedback on his original article. His com … more →

Tags: inequality, Great Gatsby Curve, scott winship, alan krueger, Center for American Progress, Economic mobility, National Review

The Economics of the Great Gatsby Curve — 26 comments

MilesCorak wrote 1 year ago: In an article on the Brookings Institution website that was originally posted by the National Review … more →

Tags: inequality, Great Gatsby Curve, Atkinson, scott winship, alan krueger, Center for American Progress, Economic mobility

Here is the source for the "Great Gatsby Curve" in the Alan Krueger speech at the Center for American Progress on January 12 — 15 comments

MilesCorak wrote 1 year ago: In the speech he gave at the Center for American Progress on January 12th, Alan Krueger, the Chairma … more →

Tags: inequality, Great Gatsby Curve, alan krueger, Center for American Progress, Economic mobility, The Rise and Consequences of Inequality

Who is Alan Krueger? And why is he speaking for the White House on Inequality?

MilesCorak wrote 1 year ago: Alan Krueger, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors Alan Krueger is a labour economist who teaches … more →

Tags: inequality, Great Gatsby Curve, alan krueger, Center for American Progress, Labor Economics, labour economics, osawatomie

Obama and the Arc of Hopelessness - Norman Weekes — 8 comments

Left Coast Voices wrote 1 year ago: From Alon: I met Norman Weekes over the summer. He is a thoughtful, erudite man. I am very happy tha … more →

Tags: Left Coast Politics, Norman Weekes, 9/11, Barack Obama, betty white, bush, Christiana Romer, Citi Banks, confidence men

White House Recap August 27-September 2, 2011: The Obama Presidency's Weekly Recap -- President Obama Focuses on the Aftermath of Hurricane Irene, Jobs Plan & Economic Growth -- Urges Extension of Transportation Act

bonniekgoodman wrote 1 year ago: WHITE HOUSE RECAP WHITE HOUSE RECAP: AUGUST 20-26, 2011 Weekly Wrap-Up: We the People Source: WH, 9- … more →

Tags: Economy, hurricane irene, President Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hurricane Katrina, Vice President, Joint Session of Congress, Transportation Bill, Transportation Act

Sen. Paul (R-KY) Rejects Alan Krueger for Administration Post

wfl wrote 1 year ago: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, President Obama nominated Princeton labor economist Alan Krueger … more →

Tags: Politics, Economy, Unemployment, labor economist, Robert Schroeder, Economic Decisions, rand paul

Idiot Behind "Cash for Clunkers" For Council of Economic Advisors

blackcampbell wrote 1 year ago: The president has decided that the Council of Economic Advisors must give him an “unvarnished … more →

Tags: Politics, Economics, alan krueger


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