June jobs report: Beyond the numbers
AEI scholars offer their analysis of the June jobs report numbers.Deputy Director of Economic Policy Studies Michael Strain:Today’s jobs report was disappointing. The labor force shrank, labor force...
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Why Greece should leave the euro zone
Greece and Europe have reached a deal. It is a humiliating defeat for Alexis Tsipras, Greece’s prime minister, who agreed, among other conditions, to running increasing primary budget surpluses into...
View ArticleHas the Affordable Care Act increased part-time employment?
Abstract:We examine the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on part-time employment. Because the ACA’s employer health insurance mandate applies to individuals who work 30 or more hours per week,...
View ArticleSummer slowdown for jobs: Strain on Marketplace Morning Report
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More funding needed for Bureau of Labor Statistics
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on National Review’s ‘The Corner.’ My latest column, out this morning, argues that “Congress should appropriate funds sufficient for BLS,” or the...
View ArticleCongress is trying to make it harder to know how the economy is doing
Confusion about today’s labor market, anxiety about the future of jobs, a rapidly evolving economy and so many other reasons make now exactly the wrong time to diminish the government’s ability to...
View ArticleHigh school experiences, the gender wage gap, and the selection of occupation
Abstract:Using within-high-school variation and controlling for a measure of cognitive ability, this paper finds that high-school leadership experiences explain a significant portion of the residual...
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The gender wage gap and high school leadership
The gender wage gap is one of the more discussed topics in economic policy. And if Secretary Clinton is the Democratic Party’s nominee, you can be sure it will be front and center in the upcoming...
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In face of crisis, policy makers should plan, not panic
How should policy makers react to the turmoil in the stock market and anxiety about the global economy felt on Wall Street and Main Street? My answer: Don’t panic. Policy makers should be crafting and...
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Inequality and productivity
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on National Review’s ‘The Corner.’ A nice piece of analysis by Evan Soltas begins by critiquing the Economic Policy Institute’s graph purporting to...
View ArticleEconomic liberty and human flourishing: A discussion with Deirdre McCloskey,...
Is economic liberty necessary for individuals to lead truly flourishing lives? How should we think about the relationship between economic liberty and human flourishing?The American Enterprise...
View ArticleMaking the labor market work for all Americans: Innovations from the front lines
Private organizations are doing important and innovative work to connect Americans with jobs and to make the labor market work for all Americans. The American Enterprise Institute is pleased to host a...
View ArticlePope Francis’ US visit: Strain on Fox Business News’‘Cavuto’
Resident Scholar and Deputy Director of Economic Policy Studies, Micheal Strain, discussed Pope Francis' US visit on Fox Business Network's 'Cavuto.'
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Pope Francis should praise free markets more often
Washington, D.C., where I live and work, is abuzz with talk of Pope Francis’s upcoming visit, commencing Tuesday. But what matters much more for the universal church will take place seven days after...
View ArticleHow the UK responsibly lowered its corporate tax rate: Remarks from Financial...
How has the United Kingdom embraced responsible competition in lowering corporate tax rates to the relatively low average of 20 percent? How is this playing out, and how does it compare to US corporate...
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Reframing the debate about payday lending
Except for the ten to twelve million people who use them every year, just about everybody hates payday loans. Their detractors include many law professors, consumer advocates, members of the clergy,...
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Why we need economic growth more than we need democratic socialism
I write with only a little exaggeration that my jaw nearly hit the floor while watching the Democratic Party’s presidential candidates discuss the merits of socialism during last week’s debate. The...
View Article‘Your money, your vote’: The biggest economic challenges facing Republican...
Event SummaryOn October 28, candidates gathered at the University of Colorado Boulder for the third GOP presidential debate, which focused on the challenges facing the US economy. The night before, AEI...
View ArticlePutting faith to work: Lessons from faith-based organizations that help...
Many faith-based organizations are doing important and innovative work to connect struggling Americans with jobs, which has potential implications for public policy and charitable communities.Join AEI...
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