The Importance of Strong Labor Demand
Brookings Institution,
2018
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By most metrics, the US economy is expanding, and Americans are reaping the benefits of job growth. So why are so many people working more hours but still not getting ahead? One reason may be that labor demand is less robust than it should be. Economist Jared Bernstein offers some provocative ideas on tackling the problem in this astute report, but even those may not be enough to reverse the trend. getAbstract recommends this technical analysis to economists and policy experts for its nuanced view of why so many Americans continue to struggle.
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Jared Bernstein is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities at the Hamilton Project of the Brookings Institution.
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