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Labor force participation rate : declines, implications and causes /

In 2008, the U.S. economy collided with two historic forces. The first force was the Great Recession, the most severe economic crisis in a generation. While the economy has recovered considerably over the last five years, there is little doubt that more work remains to address some of the challenges...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Graves, Darrel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2014.
Colección:Business issues, competition and entrepreneurship series.
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  • THE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE: DECLINES, IMPLICATIONS AND CAUSES; THE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE: DECLINES, IMPLICATIONS AND CAUSES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: THE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE SINCE 2007: CAUSES ANDPOLICY IMPLICATIONS ; INTRODUCTION AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; I. THE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS; II. LITERATURE ON THE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE IN THE GREAT RECESSION AND SUBSEQUENT RECOVERY; III. EXPLAINING THE DECLINE IN THE PARTICIPATION RATE SINCE 2007.
  • IV. CHANGES IN LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FOR DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPSV. THE OUTLOOK FOR THE PARTICIPATION RATE; VI. THE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA AND THE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE; APPENDIX A. TIME SERIES ANALYSIS SPECIFICATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: RETURNING TO FULL EMPLOYMENT: WHAT DO THE INDICATORS TELL US?; SUMMARY; LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS DURING THE GREAT RECESSION AND CURRENT RECOVERY; A RISING NATURAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT?; MACROECONOMIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS; Chapter 3: THE INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT SINCE 2007: IS IT CYCLICALOR STRUCTURAL?; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION.
  • A FEW CONCEPTS BRIEFLY EXPLAINEDCYCLICAL VS. STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT; INDEX; Blank Page.