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POLICY SPOTLIGHT: Burdensome Occupational Licensing Harms Vulnerable Populations
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We Need Green Energy. We Don’t Need Green Jobs.
There’s no reason renewable technologies have to be labor-intensive. That will only drive up costs and turn off consumers.
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Michael Farren on True Story - Minimum Wage
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Taming the Occupational Licensing Boards and Creating Jobs
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Chaos, Conflict and Coronavirus: How Will the Labor Market Respond?
There is Good News and Bad News

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This Winter’s Pandemic Gloom Could End with a Springtime Economic Boom
Despite disappointing jobs numbers, there’s reason to be hopeful

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Back to Work?
Job growth is stronger than expected, but the next COVID-19 wave looms

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The Remote Work Revolution Complicates the Fragile Economic Recovery
As the economy struggles back to its feet, office worker spending patterns shift from downtown business districts

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Employment Bounces Back in a Big Way
BLS misclassification error shrinks, but larger flaws remain

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The Economic Situation, June 2020
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Old People Have All the Interesting Jobs in America
Young people are funneled into fields that don’t reward risk-taking, leaving the U.S. economy less dynamic.
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Texas Reclogs the Pipes on Occupational Licensing

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Sam Bell and Skanda Amarnath on Gross Labor Income Targeting
A Macro Musings Transcript

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Want To Be an Eyelash Technician? You Will Need a License for that.

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Smooth Economic Sailing Hits Headwinds

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Good Times Keep Rolling with March Job Report
The March 2019 Jobs Report

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Is the Sky Falling?
The February 2019 Jobs Report

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Good news on the job front, if you're willing to move
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Groundhog Day Jobs Report: Economy Fails to See the Shadow of Government Shutdown
The January 2019 Jobs Report

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Increased Workforce Participation Alone Won’t Fix Social Security Finances

Latest work in Jobs
- | Regulation Regulation
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POLICY SPOTLIGHT: Burdensome Occupational Licensing Harms Vulnerable Populations
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
We Need Green Energy. We Don’t Need Green Jobs.
There’s no reason renewable technologies have to be labor-intensive. That will only drive up costs and turn off consumers.
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Michael Farren on True Story - Minimum Wage
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Taming the Occupational Licensing Boards and Creating Jobs
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Chaos, Conflict and Coronavirus: How Will the Labor Market Respond?
There is Good News and Bad News

- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
This Winter’s Pandemic Gloom Could End with a Springtime Economic Boom
Despite disappointing jobs numbers, there’s reason to be hopeful

- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Back to Work?
Job growth is stronger than expected, but the next COVID-19 wave looms

- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Remote Work Revolution Complicates the Fragile Economic Recovery
As the economy struggles back to its feet, office worker spending patterns shift from downtown business districts

- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Employment Bounces Back in a Big Way
BLS misclassification error shrinks, but larger flaws remain

- | Regulation Regulation
- | Research Papers Research Papers
The Economic Situation, June 2020
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Old People Have All the Interesting Jobs in America
Young people are funneled into fields that don’t reward risk-taking, leaving the U.S. economy less dynamic.
- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Texas Reclogs the Pipes on Occupational Licensing

- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
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Sam Bell and Skanda Amarnath on Gross Labor Income Targeting
A Macro Musings Transcript

- | Corporate Welfare Corporate Welfare
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Want To Be an Eyelash Technician? You Will Need a License for that.

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Smooth Economic Sailing Hits Headwinds

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Good Times Keep Rolling with March Job Report
The March 2019 Jobs Report

- | Government Spending Government Spending
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Is the Sky Falling?
The February 2019 Jobs Report

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Good news on the job front, if you're willing to move
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Groundhog Day Jobs Report: Economy Fails to See the Shadow of Government Shutdown
The January 2019 Jobs Report

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- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Increased Workforce Participation Alone Won’t Fix Social Security Finances

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Groundhog Day Jobs Report: Economy Fails to See the Shadow of Government Shutdown
The January 2019 Jobs Report

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Increased Workforce Participation Alone Won’t Fix Social Security Finances

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What's Bigger Than an Economic Boom?
The December 2018 Jobs Report

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Employers Need Entry-Level Workers, Asylum Seekers Need Entry-Level Jobs. Why Can't We Connect Them?
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Is the Economy Hesitating, or Just Refreshing?
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Labor Market Shrugs Off Hurricanes: Jobs Grow While Wages Rise
The October 2018 Jobs Report

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The High Growth Economy Hesitates
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The Search for Real — Not Nominal — Wage Gains

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Where Are These Jobs Coming From?
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McDonalds Isn't Amazon
Wage Levels That Work for One Company May Not Work for Others

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Time Machine Economics: Unemployment Rate Drops to 49 Year Low
The September 2018 Jobs Report

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1968 a Milestone Year for Economics, Too
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Why the "Stop BEZOS Act" Would Hurt Those It Seeks to Help

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The Trade War's 'Rounding Error' Has Real-World Victims Getting Laid off
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The Something’s-Not-Quite-Right Economy
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Tax Reform 2.0: Solving the 'Skills Gap' with One Weird Trick

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Trade Deficits Don't Reduce US Jobs
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How Good Is the Trump Economy?
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How Your Personality Affects Your Paycheck
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