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Disability

Disability and Employment in the Time of Coronavirus: The 30th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act

The ADA’s 30th anniversary is set to take place during a period of crisis in the US. The coronavirus pandemic has decimated employment, with the employment-to-population ratio falling by 8.7 percentage points and the unemployment rate skyrocketing.

Hayley Brown / July 24, 2020

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Quick Reminder: Casey Mulligan Argued that a Main Factor Pushing Unemployment Higher in the Great Recession Was Food Stamps

Dean Baker / July 24, 2020

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Disability

The Black-White Disability Gap Increases with Age

With the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) happening this weekend as Black Lives Matter protests continue, it’s a good time to look at the intersection between race and disability in the United States.

Shawn Fremstad / July 23, 2020

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Economic Justice

Early Care and Education: Necessary Infrastructure for Economic Recovery

COVID-19 has revealed wide racial, ethnic and class disparities in access to health and other care services that can no longer be ignored.

Eileen Appelbaum / July 23, 2020

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CORRECTION: The $21.50 an Hour Minimum Wage

If the minimum wage had kept pace with productivity growth it would be over $24 an hour today.

Dean Baker / July 22, 2020

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Unions

Do All New York Times Readers Know How Much $857 Billion Is to the European Union?

Dean Baker / July 22, 2020

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Labor Market Transitions of Young People During the Pandemic

In this article, we document trends in young people’s employment and month-to-month labor market transitions through June 2020.

Hye Jin Rho, Julie Yixia Cai and Shawn Fremstad / July 21, 2020

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New York Times Can’t Find Out About Chinese Coronavirus Vaccines

Dean Baker / July 21, 2020

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Debt Worries: The NYT’s Oped Page Has Not Heard of a Country Called “Japan”

Dean Baker / July 20, 2020

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Multiple Jobholders: Who Are They and How Are They Impacted by the Pandemic?

Since the pandemic, the number of employee multiple jobholders has fallen precipitously.

Hye Jin Rho and Shawn Fremstad / July 17, 2020

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Economic Growth

Was Government Assistance Necessary to Help U.S. Industries Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic?

The pandemic created a rare economic opportunity. In effect, the whole economy was thrown up for grabs, with the winners and losers determined by who had the political power to wrangle a nice bailout.

Dean Baker / July 17, 2020

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More Mind Reading at the Washington Post

Dean Baker / July 16, 2020

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Government

The Smart Rx to Slash Drug Costs: Two Obvious Steps to Take First

Americans deserve drug prices in line with those in other countries. They don’t deserve a constant barrage of confusing and misleading ads.

Dean Baker and Gerald Scorse / July 15, 2020

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New York Times Is Badly Confused About Economics of Coronavirus Vaccine

Dean Baker / July 15, 2020

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It’s Going to Be a Long and Harsh Recession: NYT Warns of Skills Gap

The reason we have high unemployment today, and may have high unemployment for some time into the future, is not a lack of skills, it is a failure of economic policy.

Dean Baker / July 14, 2020

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Economic Growth

Several Hard-Hit Sectors Reverse Previous Price Drops in June

Gasoline, hotel, and airline prices all rose sharply in June, partly reversing earlier declines.

Dean Baker / July 14, 2020

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The Stock Market and MMT: The Dow Is Not Your Friend

Dean Baker / July 14, 2020

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