Category Archives: Jobs
How to Remain the Number One Economy as China Ascends…
The news that China’s GDP will surpass Japan’s this year, making China the world’s number two economy, raises important issues…Continue reading
Some Hard Truths about Globalization and Jobs
I find myself in Stockholm, an old capital city of a small economy animated by the drive of ingenious entrepreneurs…Continue reading
The Economics of Immigration Aren’t What You Think
Waves of new immigrants often spark economic anxiety and cultural discomfort, as well as occasional violence and wide-net crackdowns, on…Continue reading
A New Progressive Economic Strategy, Part 3: Tax Reform
The most dispiriting feature of this year’s economic debates, apart from their fierce partisanship, is the absence of a broad…Continue reading
A New Progressive Economic Strategy, Part 2: Spending Reforms
You don’t have to be a Nobel economist to see that the United States needs a serious, new economic approach…Continue reading
A New Jobs Program for America
We have a really, serious problem with job creation. It’s been more than a half-year since the economy began to…Continue reading
Broadband and American Jobs
With the FCC preparing to issue new rules and policies to promote universal broadband access, Washington’s hive of think tanks…Continue reading
Cutting Payroll Taxes to Create Jobs
Looking for ways to jumpstart job creation, the White House and Senate heavyweight Chuck Schumer have both come around to…Continue reading