by Tyler Cowen Canada’s population surpassed 40 million last year, recording its highest growth rate since 1957. The vast majority of this growth — 97.6% — was […]
Tag: work
What ‘Barbie’ can teach working men
by Betsey Stevenson Economists spend a lot of time talking about jobs. Work is not only how people support themselves financially, it can also be the way […]
Yes, you can haul your butt to an early meeting
The Wall Street Journal ran a curious piece titled, “Is It Ever OK to Have an 8 a.m. Meeting?” It contained two dubious assumptions: (1) That 8 […]
‘Work longer’ isn’t the solution
by Teresa Ghilarducci In April 2023, Betty Glover, a 91-year-old grocery store clerk in Oregon, was finally able to retire after a GoFundMe campaign raised $82,000 for […]
Want to be wealthy? Try therapy
by Tyler Cowen Economists are used to the idea that intervening in concrete ways — spending on development projects, for example, or on social services — can […]
The union idea and its adversaries
by Andrew Moss American workers made great strides in 2023. Autoworkers, UPS drivers, Kaiser health workers, screenwriters and actors all scored significant gains in earnings and benefits […]
Why don’t women make as much as men?
Economist Claudia Goldin has Nobel Prize-winning answers by Robin Abcarian An American woman has won the Nobel Prize in economics for her work studying the economic lives […]
First Ascent is a good first step
From the moment Ascend WV — the remote work program offering cash and recreation incentives to out-of-state workers — was revealed, people (including us) asked, “What about […]
Oh, the humanity! Back to the office
Employees unhappy over orders to return to the office are evidently tearing their garments with grief. But they may need the garments to keep their current employment, […]
Losing your job shouldn’t mean losing your identity
by Simone Stolzoff From California-based tech giants Twitter and Meta to retailers such as Amazon and Walmart, few industries have been spared from layoffs in recent weeks. […]