News
Bloomberg | German Unemployment Fell in January
The number of people out of work fell a seasonally adjusted 34,000 to 2.85 million, the Nuremberg-based Federal Labor Agency said today.
National Journal | CBO Sees Unemployment Above 7 Percent Until 2015
In an election year centered on dueling themes of high unemployment and a massive federal deficit, the outlook contains several calculations both Democrats and Republicans will be sure to pounce on.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Politico | CBO makes it official: Federal workers get better benefits
The federal government spent an average of 48 percent more on benefits for its employees than private employers spent between 2005 and 2010.
NBER | Family Proximity, Childcare, and Women's Labor Force Attachment
We show that close geographical proximity to mothers or mothers-in-law has a substantial positive effect on the labor supply of married women with young children.
