Labor Market Policy in the Great Recession: Some Lessons from Denmark and Germany Center for Economic Policy Research, CEPRJohn Schmitt, May 2011 Read the original press release on the CEPR site. This paper reviews the recent labor-market performance of 21 rich countries, with a focus on Denmark and Germany. Denmark, which was widely seen as [...]
Labor Market Policy in the Great Recession: Some Lessons from Denmark and Germany | Reports
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Were not broke nor will we be
May 28, 2011 By
By Lawrence Mishel Economic Policy Institute May 19, 2011 Policy choices will determine whether rising national income leads to a prosperous middle class Many policymakers and pundits claim “we’re broke”1 and “can’t afford”2 public investments and policies that support workers. These claims are meant to justify efforts to scale back government programs and public sector [...]
Heading South: U.S.-Mexico trade and job displacement after NAFTA
May 7, 2011 By
Heading South: U.S.-Mexico trade and job displacement after NAFTARobert E. ScottMay 3, 2011 * Supplemental Table A: Jobs displaced due to trade deficits with Mexico, by congressional district, 2010 * Supplemental Table B: Jobs displaced due to trade deficits with Mexico, by congressional district, 2010 [Read Briefing Paper As of 2010, U.S. trade deficits with [...]
IMF Performance in the Run-Up to the Financial and Economic Crisis
April 14, 2011 By
IMF Performance in the Run-Up to the Financial and Economic Crisis:IMF Surveillance in 2004-07 January 10, 2011 Report Full Text of Main Report (Also available in Chinese, French and Spanish) Sections 1. I. Executive Summary | Introduction2. II. Evaluation Framework3. III. IMF Messages in the Run-Up to the Crisis4. IV. Why Did the IMF Fail [...]
ILO report warns weak jobs recovery to continue through 2011 – youth employment a world priority
April 13, 2011 By
With global unemployment, as officially measured, at record highs for the third straight year since the start of the economic crisis, the International Labour Office (ILO) warned in its annual employment trends survey that weak recovery in jobs is likely to continue in 2011, especially in developed economies. Press release | January 24, 2011 GENEVA [...]
Global Employment Trends 2011: The challenge of a jobs recovery
April 13, 2011 By
Global Employment Trends 2011: The challenge of a jobs recovery The annual Global Employment Trends (GET) report provides the latest global and regional estimates of employment and unemployment, employment by sector, vulnerable employment, labour productivity and working poverty, while also analysing country-level issues and trends in the labour market. Taking into account macroeconomic trends and [...]
The China trade toll: Widespread wage suppression, 2 million jobs lost in the U.S.
March 1, 2011 By
The China trade toll: Widespread wage suppression, 2 million jobs lost in the U.S.Robert E. ScottJuly 28, 2008 The growth of U.S. trade with China since China entered the World Trade Organization in 2001 has had a devastating effect on U.S. workers and the domestic economy. Between 2001 and 2007 2.3 million jobs were lost [...]
