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Australia has just run a real-life experiment.
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Interviews with a diverse range of young people in Edinburgh and London, aged 18-26, reveal their experiences both before and during the pandemic.
The economy will be one of the president-elect’s top priorities in January.
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The Biden administration plans to push for a bold stimulus package to bolster the ailing American economy. An economist explains what he’s up against.
As if work wasn’t taxing enough, now we had to manage family simultaneously.
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Juggling work and family becomes all the more difficult when you’re trying to figure out how to work Zoom, and stressing about losing your job.
Difficult times.
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Jobs are scarcer and times are hard during a pandemic – so why are job-seekers still left feeling they were the ones who weren’t good enough?
President-elect Joe Biden speaks to supporters on Nov. 7 in Wilmington, Del.
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The US economy historically does better under Democratic presidents than Republicans, with far fewer months spent in recession
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At the age of 22, in 2015, 82% of respondents described their mental health as excellent, very good or good. This fell to 70% at the age of 26 in 2019 — a drop of three percentage points per year.
Attendees at an event for Donald Trump on August 17, 2020.
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Six months into the Covid-19 crisis, the president is boasting that the US economy is back on its feet. While the figures show that some job losses have been cut, there is little room for optimism.
Parts of South Africa’s economy, such as the transport sector, are dominated by a few companies, which raises barriers to entry.
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South Africa needs some serious structural reforms before its moribund economy can come to life.
From pirouettes to intranets …
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A government ad was slated for encouraging dancers to go into cyber security, but it actually contained a very good idea.
More college students are uncertain about whether they will have enough to eat.
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Concerns about having enough to eat are worsening among college students during the pandemic. This could ultimately affect how many finish school, two scholars argue.
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Borrowing to reduce unemployment and increase growth will pay for itself.
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Our data shows 28% workers aged 18-24 lost their jobs due to COVID-19.
Some hard decisions need to be taken about the future of the South African National Defence Force.
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Besides the misalignment of its resources, design, equipment and its additional roles, the military has also been hobbled by misappropriation of funds.
The country will take years to recover economically.
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Emergency relief measures were operational for six months and are due to end soon. But the impacts of COVID-19 will be felt long after.
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Easing off when the unemployment rate is 6% would leave us worse off than we’ve been in decades.
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Workers who experience job insecurity over several consecutive years become less emotionally stable, less agreeable and less conscientious.
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Exploitation and underpayment is rife in fruit picking. The Coronavirus Supplement appears not to have dented the will to work.
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New analysis shows there is considerable scope to increase JobSeeker payments before they might hinder people’s motivation to find paid work.
Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem speaks during a news conference at the Bank of Canada on Sept. 10, 2020 in Ottawa.
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While those on the left, right and middle worry about the federal deficit, the real world that we live in is in trouble. The fiscal prudes are fretting about the wrong issues.