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How do temporary layoffs impact the US labour market?

Temporary layoffs that lead to permanent job loss are a major contributor to overall unemployment and slow rates of economic recovery, new research shows.

了解应聘者曾经的工资水平会影响聘用流程吗？

这项新的研究探讨了自愿披露工资历史对招聘和新的薪资水平的影响；针对禁止雇主向候选人询问其先前薪酬的规定，该研究做出了回应；研究人员得出结论，雇主将披露工资视为积极信号，可展现候选人的能力。

Does knowledge of a candidate's salary history affect the hiring process?

New research in the United States explores the impact of voluntary disclosures of salary history on wage offers and hiring.

What risk and overconfidence can tell us about the gender pay gap 

Gendered differences in men's and women's behavioural traits generate differences in job search behaviour and could explain up to a quarter of the difference between first job earnings.

This is the skill employers want most

Good decision-making skills are becoming more desirable to employers. The share of jobs requiring employees to make good decisions rose by 28% in 58 years.

These cost-effective policies could fix the housing market imbalance

The dynamic interactions between falling prices, defaults, and credit constraints keep growing numbers of buyers out of the market. The scarcity of buyers lowers prices, intensifies the b...

What role did credit ratings play in the 2008 crisis? 

Falling prices for mortgage-backed securities contributed to the 2008–9 financial market turmoil, but the AAA-rated subprime segment performed better than other market segments.

The impact of fiscal policy on your spending

An National Bureau of Economic Research look at consumption expenditure and unconventional fiscal policy.

How the global financial crisis changed the way we shop for food

How Medicaid improves adult earning and health

How more women are becoming top earners

Who benefits from US tax credits for higher education?