This research program examines the latest dynamics, institutions, and trends shaping employment and earnings, with a focus on policies to achieve full employment and the tendency of modern market economies to fall short of the mark. A cornerstone of this program is research on the job guarantee—a policy that would offer a publicly funded job to all who are willing and able to work.
171 Related Publications
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September 08, 2011
At Issue with Ben Merens
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Press Release
August 25, 2011
Overlooked as a Policy Option, Social Care Investment Would Bring Significant Boost to US Economy, New Paper from Levy Economics Institute Says
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One-Pager No. 11
August 05, 2011
Investing in Social Care Delivery
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Working Paper No. 671
May 19, 2011
Public Job-creation Programs: The Economic Benefits of Investing in Social Care
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One-Pager No. 9
May 17, 2011
Did Problems with SSDI Cause the Output-Jobs Disconnect?
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Working Paper No. 668
May 02, 2011
The Freedom Budget at 45
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Working Paper No. 650
January 19, 2011
Fiscal Policy: Why Aggregate Demand Management Fails and What to Do about It
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Working Paper No. 649
January 18, 2011
Fiscal Policy Effectiveness: Lessons from the Great Recession
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Working Paper No. 624
September 30, 2010
A Reassessment of the Use of Unit Labor Costs as a Tool for Competitiveness and Policy Analyses in India
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Working Paper No. 610
August 13, 2010
Investing in Care
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Working Paper No. 608
August 09, 2010
Assessing the Returns to Education in Georgia
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Working Paper No. 607
August 03, 2010
Extrinsic Rewards and Intrinsic Motives