Operating a fixed exchange rate system has only a little time advantage. China’s effort to devaluate the renmimbi is buying time for Chinese government officials, only to figure out what to do […]
By devaluating the renmimbi, China unveils its fears of losing manufacturing jobs.
Do Workers on Unemployment Insurance make Other Workers’ Income Worst?
Economists like to think that wages are set depending upon two basic factors plus a “catchall” variable. The two basic factors are expected price level and unemployment rate. The “catchall” variable stands […]
31 Data Sources, Surveys and Metrics for Doing Research on U.S. Labor Market.
If your research project encompasses facts on U.S. Labor Market, here are some useful data sources and metrics that might illuminate insights for your research. Although there might be some discrepancies between […]
14 Data Sources, Surveys and Metrics for Doing Research on U.S. Macroeconomic Performance.
If your research project encompasses facts on the Macroeconomic Performance of the U.S. Economy, here are some useful data sources and metrics that might illuminate insights for your research. Although there might […]
20 Data Sources and Surveys for Research on U.S. Economic Prospective.
If your research project involves aspects on the general prospective of U.S. Economy, here are some useful data sources, surveys and metrics that might illuminate insights for your research. Although there might […]
Where are the teenager workers? An answer to The New York Times.
In a recent article published by the New York Times, Patricia Cohen and Ron Lieber made a brief inquiry on youth employment during summer 2015. In their writing piece, Cohen and Lieber […]
Is Construction Investment Holding Back Job Creation?
Employment level statistics for the month of June 2015 looked a bit worrisome for some economists. At a glance, Construction was one of the missing sector in the list of industries significantly […]
Employment statistics cannot be interpreted in a vacuum.
Employment statistics cannot be interpreted in a vacuum inasmuch as other economic indicators do determine employment growth. There are many nuances that require attention to detail. Indeed, details on June’s 2015 report […]
What economic facts are behind the latest fight in trade legislation?
International Demand for goods and Foreign Trade have been a driving force behind United States’ economic growth. The recent legislative efforts, made by the current democratic administration to get permission for a […]
Average Figures on How Americans Spend Time 2003 – 2014.
The way Americans spend their time tends to drive their expending behavior. Either they may spend time working or spend time having fun. The latest release of the American Use Time Survey […]
