Contents

Blog contents - Topics in large, bold blue, titles in Red-Italic, links in blue.
I. Working in the free-for-all
Inflation and Wages for 2006 to 2012 Inflation and Wages for 2006 to 2012
The $9.00 an hour minimum The $9.00 an hour minimum
Wages and the Wal-Mart Effect (1,508 words) Wages and the Wal-Mart Effect
Where will you work in the free for all (791 words) Where will you work in the free for all
America's Jobs in a Recession America's Jobs in a Recession
Obama's failure on jobs (1084 words) Obama's Failure on Jobs
Overtime Rules(2,885 words) Overtime Rules
Minimum Wages and Work(1282 words) Minimum Wages and Work
Risk and Health Insurance (1074 words) Risk and Health Insurance
Parkinson's Law and America's Labor Markets(1391 words) Parkinson's Law and America's Labor Markets
Henry Ford and Mass Production(1265 words) Henry Ford and Mass Production
The Obama Job Plans and the Troubles Ahead Obama-job-plan-and-troubles-ahead
America's Job Market Free-for-All (5534 words) americas-job-market-free-for-all
Greate Engine of Employment(2162 words) great-engine-of-employment
Great Engine of Employment-Part II(3390 words) Great-engine-of-employment-part-ii
Two Caveats in Economic Policy (1837 words) two-caveats-in-economic-policy
Circuit City Jobs (1302 words) circuit-city-jobs
White Collar Rules (772 words) white-collar-rules
Gas and Service (333 words) gas-and-service
II. Education
The Choice of a Masters Degree The Choice of a Masters Degree
The Chicago Teacher Strike The Chicago Teacher Strike
Jobs for PhD's Jobs for PhD's
Job Training and Public Policy Job Training and Public Policy
Education and Skill Categories (2443 words) education-and-skill-categories
College Tuition (735 words) college-tuition
Returns to Education(2196 words) returns-to-education
College Degree Round Up (1776 words) College-degree-round-up
III. Careers and Jobs
Computer Support Specialists Computer Support Specialists
Executive Administrative Assistants Executive Administrative Assistants
Physical Therapy Physical Therapy
Social and human service assistants Social and human resource assistants
Customer Service Representative Customer Service representative
Corrections (633 words) corrections
IV. State Job Market Analysis
Wisconsin Jobs for 2011 and 2010 Wisconsin Jobs for 2011 and 2010
Wisconsin Jobs and Governor Walker Wisconsin Jobs and Governor Walker
Texas Jobs Texas Jobs
Ohio Jobs and Governor Kasich (700 words) Ohio Jobs and Governor Kasich
Michigan jobs (2175 words) Michigan Jobs
Maryland and Virginia Maryland and Virginia
Free Trade, NAFTA and the Saga of North Carolina (5005 words) free-trade-nafta-and-saga-of-north carolina
V. Reviews
the Signal and the Noise The Signal and the Noise
Minimum Wages - a Review Minimum Wages - a Review
The End of Men and the Rise of Women The End of Men and the Rise of Women
The Benefit and The Burden The Benefit and The Burden
The New Geography of Jobs The New Geography of Jobs
Detropia Detropia
There is Power in a Union(1488 words) There is Power in a Union
A Presidency in Peril(864 words) A Presidency in Peril
The Big Short (1275 words) The Big Short
Can They Do That?(1068 words) Can They Do That?
Depression Economics (1099 words) Depression Economics
SnowBall (950 words) SnowBall
How the Crash will Reshape America Reshape America
Generation Debt (749 words) generation-debt
Blinder's Torment (1045 words) blinders-torment
Wealth and Democracy(1283 words wealth-and-democracy
Kelloggs 6 Hour Day (1684 words) kelloggs-6-hour-day
Three Billion Capitalists (997 words) Three-billion-capitalists
The Big Squeeze(1,127 words) big-squeeze
The Age of Turbulence (1394 words) Age-of-turbulence
High Wire (1032 words) high-wire
VI. SHORTIES
Mr. Boehner and the Debt Ceiling Mr. Boehner and the Debt Ceiling
A Walmart Minimum Wage A Walmart Minimum Wage
Federal Taxes and Horizontal Equity Federal Taxes and Horizontal Equity
A Shortage of Manufacturing Skills? A Shortage of Manufacturing Skills?
Some Flaws in Health Care Some Flaws in Health Care
Unemployment Benefits in North Carolina Unemployment Benefits in North Carolina
Virginia Money Virginia Money
Taxes and Entitlements Taxes and Entitlements
Fiscal Cliff and Social Security Fiscal Cliff and Social Security
The Follies of Gold The Follies of Gold
The Depressing Effects of Inequality The Depressing Effects of Inequality
Cheap Labor - Down on the Farm Cheap Labor - Down on the Farm
The Revolt of the Rank and File The Revolt of the Rank and File
Candidate Cain and the economics of restaurantsCandidate Cain and the econonmics of restaurants
Boehner vs. Bush on Jobs Boehner vs. Bush on Jobs
Health Care and Choice Health Care and Choice
Replacement Jobs for Manufacturing Replacement Jobs for Manufacturing
Banks and Favors Banks and Favors
Unemployment Unemployment
Value and Work Value and Work
Student Aid and Tuition Student Aid and Tuition
Jobs and Deficits Jobs and Deficits
The Estate Tax The Estate Tax
Financial Reform Financial Reform
Jobs and Surplus Jobs and Surplus
Wages and Skills Wages and Skills
Do it yourself and Taxation Do it yourself and Taxation
Public Debt and Private Debt Public Debt and Private Debt
Transportation and Free Enterprise Transportation and Free Enterprise
Retail Costs and Manufacturing Retail Costs and Manufacturing
Health Care and Inequality Health Care and Inequality
Gambling and Taxes Gambling and Taxes
Telecommuting and Green Jobs Telecommuting and Green Jobs
Banks and Hedge Funds Banks and Hedge funds
Thoughts on Used Cars Thoughts on Used Cars
Michigan and the Knowledge Economy Michigan and the knowledge Economy
Health Care and Doctors Health Care and Doctors
Taxes and Health Care Reform Taxes and Health Care Reform
Productivity and Jobs Productivity and Jobs
The Health of Social Security The Health of Social Security
Computer Billing in the Health Care Industry Computer Billing in the Health Care Industry
Banks and Nationalization Banks and Nationalization
Banks and Bailouts Banks and Bailouts
Nurses Nurses
Recession Sends Lawyers Home Recession Sends Lawyers Home
Savings and layoffs Savings and layoffs
Bernard Madoff meet Charles Ponzi Bernard-Madoff-meet-Charles-Ponzi
T-Bills T Bills
Credit Deployment Credit Deployment
Credit Ratings Credit Ratings
Circuit City JobsCircuit City Jobs
Mr. Greenspan Talks mr-greenspan-talks
1929 meet 2008 1929-meet-2008
Dividends and Taxes Dividends-and-taxes
Bailout Bailout
Government Spending and Jobs Government-spending-and-jobs
Consumers Trading Down Consumers-trading-down
Investing In Education Investing-in-education
Curbing Illegal Immigrants curbing-illegal-immigrants
Michigan Jobs michigan-jobs
pitching to work pitching-to-win
bored at work bored-at-work
A Job for You job-for-you
VII. Forecasts Reports
A 2013 Job Review A 2013 Job Review
Labor Market Forecasts labor-market-forecast
Ten Year Change Forecast ten-year-change-report
College Job Review College Job Review