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December 2018
A new approach for quality-adjusting PPI microprocessors
BLS develops a time dummy hedonic model for PPI microprocessors using statistical learning.
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Patching holes in production ecosystems
This book compares three of the largest developed economies in the world—those of the United States, Germany, and China—to identify drivers of innovation in the production of goods and services.
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Can unions significantly reduce wage inequality? Depends on whether you’re in the public or private sector
A look at the divergent links between union membership and income inequality in the public and private sectors.
Is publication in the T5 synonymous with career success for academic economists?
Discussing the importance of publication in the top five journals for academic economists.
Doing away with tax havens—good or bad?
An economist examines the negative economic impacts of eliminating corporate tax havens.
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Leaving a job during the Great Recession: evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979
Occupational injuries and illnesses among registered nurses
Measuring labor market activity today: are the words work and job too limiting for surveys?
How did employment fare a decade after its 2008 peak?
Job openings reach a new high in 2017, hires and quits also increase
Electronically mediated work: new questions in the Contingent Worker Supplement
Flashback
Read about the findings of a February 1981 MLR article on dual-earner families.
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