An Economist Debunks ‘Gone with the Wind’
Chicago Booth’s Richard Hornbeck discusses research that finds emancipation created huge economic value.
An Economist Debunks ‘Gone with the Wind’How the housing boom masked a weak job market
The economic downturn exposed a secular, decades-old downward trend in manufacturing employment
Research suggests that housing contributed little to the aggregate increase in nonemployment in the 2000s, while manufacturing contributed about 40%.
Kerwin Kofi Charles, Erik Hurst, and Matthew J. Notowidigdo, “Manufacturing Decline, Housing Booms, and Non- Employment,” Working paper, April 2013.
Chicago Booth’s Richard Hornbeck discusses research that finds emancipation created huge economic value.
An Economist Debunks ‘Gone with the Wind’Government-supported re-skilling can be good for workers and taxpayers.
Line of Inquiry: Anders Humlum on How to Help More Injured WorkersEconomists consider the effects of holding platforms more responsible for their users’ content.
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