Casey B. Mulligan

US – New federal and state laws have sharply eroded incentives for workers to seek and retain jobs, and for employers to create jobs or avoid layoffs writes Casey B. Mulligan

In his new book, Casey B. Mulligan  explains how, in the matter of a few quarters of 2008 and 2009, new federal and state laws greatly enhanced the help given to the poor and unemployed – from expansion of food-stamp eligibility to enlargement of food-stamp benefits to payment of unemployment bonuses – sharply eroding (and, in some … Continue reading →