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Social Sciences and Humanities Grads in Canada – Many face challenging career transitions
Thousands of students graduate from Canadian post-secondary institutions each year with an undergraduate degree in the social sciences or humanities (SSH). While most go on to a wide range of rewarding careers, many face challenging career transitions as they struggle to define their career paths and expectations and establish themselves in the labour market. These transition-related … Continue reading
US / The critical role of the humanities and social sciences for a vibrant democracy
« As we strive to create a more civil public discourse, a more adaptable and creative workforce, and a more secure nation, the humanities and social sciences are the heart of the matter, the keeper of the republic—a source of national memory and civic vigor, cultural understanding and communication, individual fulfillment and the ideals we hold in … Continue reading
Obama | Income Inequality Hurts
So, does inequality hurt growth? Some economists have said “absolutely,” and others have said “absolutely not.” Here’s a serving of both view points. OBAMA IS RIGHT “Inequality is harmful for growth.” Inequality can lead to recessions. OBAMA IS WRONG “Little overall relation between income inequality and rates of growth and investment.” Marketization, not inequality, is … Continue reading
Krugman | Economics is in Crisis
Paul Krugman: To say the obvious: we’re now in the fourth year of a truly nightmarish economic crisis. I like to think that I was more prepared than most for the possibility that such a thing might happen; developments in Asia in the late 1990s badly shook my faith in the widely accepted proposition that … Continue reading
U.S. Treasury Notes | The U.S. Economy in Charts
Earlier this month, in testimony before Congress on the President’s Budget, Secretary Geithner provided an update on the nation’s economic and financial health. Today, we offer you a more in-depth look – in charts – at the data behind many of the key points he discussed and look forward to sharing similar briefings in the … Continue reading
Thelma Etim: The Gender Pay Gap Gains Are At Risk Of Erosion
Amid the bleak economic outlook, women in the UK had a little something to smile about just before the festive season got under way. This was owing to the Office of National Statistics’ (ONS) revelation that the gender pay gap had narrowed markedly. Figures showed it had dropped below 10% for the first time after … Continue reading
Inequality and Redistribution during the Great Recession – Economic Policy Papers – Publications & Papers | The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
In this paper, we explore the impact of the Great Recession on economic inequality and redistribution in the United States. We analyze many sorts of inequality (in earnings, disposable income, consumption expenditures and wealth) for different sections of the economic distribution. Here we highlight three central findings. In 2010, the bottom 20 percent of the … Continue reading
Income Inequality is Bad for Society. Really Bad. – Sociological Images
Societies with more income inequality have higher infant death rates than other societies: Societies with more income inequality have higher rates of mental illness than other societies: Societies with more income inequality have a higher incidence of drug use than other societies: Societies with more income inequality have a higher high school drop out rate than … Continue reading
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