Daily Policy Digest
Economic Issues
| Who Suffers During Recessions? Black men saw the largest increase in unemployment (9.50 percent) from May 2007 to October 2009, while white women witnessed a mere 3.59 percent increase in unemployment... |
| G8 Food Security Agenda Should Encourage Greater Economic Freedom The president's agenda for food security in Africa is heavy on aid, and will likely generate more dependency rather than security... |
| The Euro End Game European leaders need to begin contemplating the long-term future of the euro and the European community at large... |
| An Unemployment Crisis for Older or Younger Workers? Proportionately fewer older workers (6.6 percent) were unemployed in 2011 than those 20 to 24 years old (14.6 percent) and 25 to 54 years old (7.9 percent)... |
| The Economics and Regulation of Bank Overdraft Protection In 2010, 13 million consumers used overdraft protection and banks generated $35 billion in revenue from this use... |
| Sweden's Reputation As a Welfare State Is In Trouble The United States continues to struggle with its jobs problem (unemployment currently sits at 8.1 percent), but Sweden's jobless rate has fallen to 7.5 percent without any massive stimulus spending... |
| The Human Disaster of Unemployment Economists estimate a 50 to 100 percent increase in death rates for older male workers in the years immediately following a job loss... |
| High Unemployment the New Normal In April 2012, labor force participation was 63.4, the lowest rate since January 1981... |
| Small Cities Are Becoming New Engine of Economic Growth Forbes' Best Cities For Jobs survey found that small and midsized metropolitan areas accounted for 27 of the 30 urban regions in the country that are adding jobs at the fastest rate... |
| Questioning Homeownership as a Public Policy Goal Since 1970 the homeownership rate has increased by only 2 percentage points, compared to a 20 percent increase from 1940 to 1970, despite extraordinary efforts to boost ownership rates... |
