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United States: Labor Market

Job Losses in the U.S. Bottoming Out: Has the Unemployment Rate Peaked?

Germany: Labor Market

German Unemployment Rises in January: What Is the Labor Market Outlook?

Global Recession and Unemployment

Is Global Slowdown Hurting Remittances to Developing Countries?

How Has Rising Global Unemployment Affected Immigration?

Spain's Towering Unemployment Rates

Unemployment in South Africa

Rising Unemployment in South Africa

Japan: Labor Market

Are Japanese Wages and Employment Contracting?

Brazil: Labor Market

Canada: Consumption

How Quickly Will the Canadian Labor Market Recover?

Asia/Pacific

Hong Kong: Consumption

How Low Can Hong Kong's Unemployment Go?

Hong Kong's Recovery Slows in Q3: Will Stimulus be Removed?

Hong Kong and Macau : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Global Recession and Unemployment

Is Global Slowdown Hurting Remittances to Developing Countries?

How Has Rising Global Unemployment Affected Immigration?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Japan: Labor Market

Are Japanese Wages and Employment Contracting?

Japanese Labor Market: Why Are Wages So Sluggish?

Japan : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Indonesia: Domestic Consumption

Will Robust Domestic Consumption Sustain Indonesia's Positive Growth?

Will Sluggish Exports Keep Indonesia's Labor Market Under Pressure?

Indonesia : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Singapore: Labor Market

Is Singapore’s Labor Market Stabilizing?

Singapore : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

South Korea: Labor Market

Is South Korea’s Labor Market Declining?

Does South Korean Labor Market Show Duality between a Rigid Sector and a Flexible Sector?

North East Asia : South Korea : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

China: Labor Market

Will the Chinese Labor Market Continue to Improve?

Where Have the Migrants Gone? Economics of Migration in China

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Domestic Politics and Political Risks : Labor Markets and Productivity :

China: Social Safety Net

How Will China Finance Its Extended Health Care Coverage?

Cracks in China's Pension System

China : North East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Demographics, Retirement and Health Care : Development Challenges : Labor Markets and Productivity : Poverty Reduction :

Malaysia: Consumption

Are Manufacturing Woes Putting Pressure on Malaysia’s Labor Market?

Will Malaysia’s Consumption Support the Economic Recovery?

Malaysia : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Vietnam: Consumption

Is Consumption Holding Up in Vietnam?

Vietnam's Job Losses to Rise on Export Slowdown: Will Labor Unrest Intensify?

South East Asia : Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

India: Labor Market

Is India's Labor Market Turning Around?

Is India Lagging Behind on Pension Reforms?

India : South Asia : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Australia: Labor Market

Will Australian Employment Resume Rising?

Is Australian Wage Growth Slowing?

Australia : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Philippines: Labor Market

When Will Domestic Employment Improve?

Are Wages Stagnating in the Philippines?

Philippines : South East Asia : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

South Korea: Domestic Consumption

Does Reviving Sentiment in South Korean Consumption Signal Springtime Already?

Is South Korea’s Labor Market Declining?

North East Asia : South Korea : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle : Labor Markets and Productivity :

New Zealand: Labor Market

When Will New Zealand Unemployment Peak?

Will New Zealand Wage Freezes Thaw?

New Zealand : Pacific : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Thailand: Labor Market

World's Lowest Unemployment Rate Is Rising

South East Asia : Thailand : Asia/Pacific : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Asia: Labor Market and Aging Population

Will Asian Labor Market Continue to Be Under Pressure?

Will Aging in Asia Become a Drag on Economic Growth?

Asia/Pacific : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Demographics, Retirement and Health Care : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Europe

Germany: Labor Market

German Unemployment Rises in January: What Is the Labor Market Outlook?

Will Germany's Short-Work Scheme Help Avert Massive Lay-Offs?

Eurozone : Germany : Europe : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Italy: Labor Market

Italian Unemployment Continues to Rise in December - Is This the Peak?

Eurozone : Italy : Europe : Macro View : Markets : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Global Recession and Unemployment

Is Global Slowdown Hurting Remittances to Developing Countries?

How Has Rising Global Unemployment Affected Immigration?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Spain's Towering Unemployment Rates

Spain : Europe : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Turkey: Labor Market

Turkish Labor Market: Jobless Rate Declines to 13% in September-November Period

Turkey : Europe : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Central and Eastern European Demographics

Central and Eastern European Demographics: Impact Of Greying And Emigration

Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Czech Republic : Estonia : Hungary : Latvia : Lithuania : Poland : Romania : Slovakia : Slovenia : South East Europe : Europe : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Demographics, Retirement and Health Care : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Nordics: Labor Market

Celebrated Danish Labor Market Model in Crisis?

Is Denmark's Flexicurity Model Causing a Brain Drain?

Denmark : Iceland : Nordics : Norway : Sweden : Europe : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Switzerland: Labor Market

Swiss Unemployment Reaches 11-Year High: What Is the Outlook?

Switzerland : Europe : Macro View : Markets : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Russian Demographics

Russian Demographics and Labor Productivity: 'Hypermortality' Weighing on Growth?

Russia : Russia and CIS : Europe : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Demographics, Retirement and Health Care : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Migration into EU Down Amid Economic Crisis

Europe : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis : Labor Markets and Productivity : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Turkey: Demographics

Turkey's Demographic Bonus: A Mixed Blessing

Turkey : Europe : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Demographics, Retirement and Health Care : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Social Unrest in France

Sarkozy Unveils Third Reform Package Covering Pensions, Jobs and Immigration

France's Mandate for Reforms: Sarkozy Needs to Step Up

France : Europe : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity : Terrorism, Civil Strife and Security :

EU Pact on Immigration and Asylum

Is Immigration Good or Bad for the UK Economy?

Europe : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Domestic Politics and Political Risks : Labor Markets and Productivity :

The Netherlands: Labor Market

Did Short-Work Schemes Dampen the Recession's Impact on Dutch Unemployment?

Benelux : Eurozone : Europe : Macro View : Markets : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Austria: Labor Market

Austria: How High will Unemployment rise?

Austria : Eurozone : Europe : Macro View : Markets : Labor Markets and Productivity :

France: Labor Market

With Mounting Lay-offs Will Social Unrest Escalate in France?

What Is the Outlook for French Unemployment?

Eurozone : France : Europe : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Labor Market in the Eurozone

Structural Labor Market Reforms: An Update of the Lisbon Agenda and the Literature

Eurozone : Europe : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Eurozone Unemployment

Europe : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Latin America

Global Recession and Unemployment

Is Global Slowdown Hurting Remittances to Developing Countries?

How Has Rising Global Unemployment Affected Immigration?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Brazil: Labor Market

Brazil's Labor Market: Better than Expected?

Brazil : Latin America : Macro View : Markets : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Middle East and Africa

Global Recession and Unemployment

Is Global Slowdown Hurting Remittances to Developing Countries?

How Has Rising Global Unemployment Affected Immigration?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Unemployment in South Africa

Rising Unemployment in South Africa

South Africa : Middle East and Africa : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Domestic Politics and Political Risks : Labor Markets and Productivity :

North America

United States: Labor Market

Job Losses in the U.S. Bottoming Out: Has the Unemployment Rate Peaked?

Is the U.S. Economy Set for a Jobless Recovery?

United States : North America : Macro View : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Global Recession and Unemployment

Is Global Slowdown Hurting Remittances to Developing Countries?

How Has Rising Global Unemployment Affected Immigration?

Advanced Economies : Asia/Pacific : Emerging Markets : Europe : Frontier Markets : Latin America : Middle East and Africa : North America : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Canada: Consumption

How Quickly Will the Canadian Labor Market Recover?

Will Canada's Consumption Rebound Continue in 2010?

Canada : Advanced Economies : North America : Macro View : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle : Labor Markets and Productivity :

United States: Offshoring and Immigration

Immigration and Offshoring: How Have U.S. Workers Fared?

How to Assist U.S. Workers to Cope With the Effects of Globalization?

United States : North America : Macro View : International Trade and Globalization : Labor Markets and Productivity :

RGE Analysis

Another Bleak U.S. Labor Market Report

Arpitha Bykere and Christian Menegatti Nov 06, 2009

Comparing Three Crises

Mikka Pineda Sep 09, 2009

Spain's Unemployment Problem

Chris Mooney Sep 02, 2009

Easing Job Losses Don't Change Weak Prospects for U.S. Recovery

Arpitha Bykere and Christian Menegatti Aug 08, 2009

Mounting Job Losses Will Hurt Consumption, Housing, Banks’ Balance Sheets, Public Finances and Lead to Protectionist Pressures

Nouriel Roubini Jul 14, 2009

U.S. Job Report Suggests that Green Shoots are Mostly Yellow Weeds

Nouriel Roubini Jul 02, 2009

Labor Market Has Become a Leading Indicator for the U.S. Economy

Arpitha Bykere Jun 05, 2009

How Far Will Remittances to the Philippines Fall in 2009?

Mikka Pineda Mar 02, 2009

Where in the World is Wage Inflation?

Mikka Pineda Aug 04, 2008

U.S. Payrolls Indicate the Worst of the Labor Market is Yet to Come

Arpitha Bykere Aug 01, 2008

U.S. Labor Market Dynamics in a Slowing Economy

Arpitha Bykere Jul 31, 2008

NATO; U.S. Employment; Peru Investment Grade; Hungary Political Turmoil

Christian Menegatti Apr 03, 2008

Offshore Outsourcing: What is the Impact on Domestic Productivity?

Elisa Parisi-Capone May 01, 2006

EconoMonitors

Latin America Economonitor

A New Latin American Boom Seems to be Starting but it will be Plagued with Risks

Eduardo Lora Feb 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Budget Sense and Nonsense

James Kwak Feb 2, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Global Consumer Confidence is Currently Less than Stellar

Rebecca Wilder Feb 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Fischisms: The Economic Bandwagon - Potholes Could Make for an Uncomfortable Derailment

Gene Fisch, Jr. and Archana Sivadasan Feb 1, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

After Greece, and Portugal, Does Spain Come Next?

Edward Hugh Jan 31, 2010

US EconoMonitor

GDP up 5.7%, Fastest Rate Since 2003

Edward Harrison Jan 31, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Hearts and Minds

Mark Thoma Jan 31, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Unemployment Rates: U.S. Versus the Rest of the World

Rebecca Wilder Jan 31, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Obama Needs to Teach the Public how to Get Out of the Mess We're in, But He's Not

Robert Reich Jan 29, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Bremmer-Roubini 2010 Global Forecast

Nouriel Roubini Jan 28, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Botox Cures – Part 1

Satyajit Das Jan 25, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Roubini Bloomberg Video and Report from the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong

Nouriel Roubini Jan 22, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Hungary isn't another Greece........Now is it?

Edward Hugh Jan 22, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Frequency of Economic Statistics Matters at Turning Points

Rebecca Wilder Jan 21, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Grading Obama’s Economic Policy after One Year

Edward Harrison Jan 20, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Manipulation or Recovery

China Economist Jan 20, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

EMH Funeral Oration

Satyajit Das Jan 20, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Who Bears the Costs of Post-Crisis Recovery ?

Barry Ritholtz Jan 20, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

The Italian Lion Sleeps Tonight, and Yet Awhile..........

Edward Hugh Jan 20, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Government Payroll across U.S. Presidencies

Rebecca Wilder Jan 19, 2010

US EconoMonitor

It's Not about Interest Rates Yet

Tim Duy Jan 15, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Tax at 50% is a Good Way to Kill the Golden Goose

David Smith Jan 13, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Why Obama Must Take On Wall Street

Robert Reich Jan 13, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Wednesday Note - Sovereign Debt: The Developed World’s Next Big Problem?

Arpitha Bykere Jan 13, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Mr. Bean Meets the Three Wise Men

Edward Hugh Jan 11, 2010

US EconoMonitor

It's All about Jobs...and Interest Rates

James Picerno Jan 11, 2010

US EconoMonitor

More Employment Charts

Barry Ritholtz Jan 11, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Bad Job Numbers and the Secret Second Stimulus

Robert Reich Jan 11, 2010

US EconoMonitor

A Job-Rich US Recovery is Still Plausible

Mark Thoma Jan 11, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Two BRICs: India vs. Brazil

Rebecca Wilder Jan 10, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

World Income Distribution: Not Normal

Rebecca Wilder Jan 7, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Let Them Eat Lobster!

Yves Smith Jan 6, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Controlled-Burn Inflation

Rick Bookstaber Jan 6, 2010

US EconoMonitor

52% of Small Businesses See Conditions Worsening in Next Six Months

Yves Smith Jan 5, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

A Decade to Tip the World to the East

David Smith Jan 5, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Pension Disaster Makes States and Cities into Financial Basket Cases

Edward Harrison Jan 5, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Out of the Gate with a Bang

Tim Duy Jan 5, 2010

US EconoMonitor

What's Ahead for the Economy and Politics in 2010

Robert Reich Jan 4, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Unemployment in Europe: It's Not Just Spain

Rebecca Wilder Jan 3, 2010

Peterson Institute for International Economics Monitor

A Jobless Recovery?

Steve Weisman and Michael Mussa Dec 29, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

How Important Is Structural Unemployment in the Current Recession/Recovery?

Menzie Chinn Dec 29, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

A Record Breaking Year - For all the Wrong Reasons

David Smith Dec 29, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

Hungary's Economic Correction Still Fails to Convince

Edward Hugh Dec 29, 2009

Finance & Markets Monitor

Lost Decade for Stocks

James Hamilton Dec 28, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Will a New Year Bring New Jobs?

James Picerno Dec 28, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

The Pace of Change

Michael Pettis Dec 28, 2009

US EconoMonitor

2009: The Year Wall Street Bounced Back and Main Street Got Shafted

Robert Reich Dec 28, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Recession Slammed Domestic Migration

Rebecca Wilder Dec 26, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

Why Standard and Poor's are Right to Worry about Spanish Finances

Edward Hugh Dec 22, 2009

US EconoMonitor

How Bad Biology Killed the Economy

Mark Thoma Dec 21, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The 2010 Census: Economic Impact Probably Overrated

Rebecca Wilder Dec 21, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Economy Slowly Improving but Risks Posed by Weak Employment and Tight Credit Remain

John Graham and Kate O'Sullivan Dec 18, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Better News on the Jobs Front: Layoffs Down, Temp Hiring Up

Laurel Graefe and Menbere Shiferaw Dec 16, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Wednesday Note - Deja Vu: Will the U.S. Undergo a Reprise of 1937?

Mikka Pineda Dec 16, 2009

Asia EconoMonitor

Is Urban Migration the Solution to China’s Problems?

Michael Pettis Dec 15, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

How Do the Baltic Countries Cope?

Karsten Staehr Dec 15, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The President's Jobs Initiative Doesn't Measure Up

Robert Reich Dec 9, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Average Weekly Hours Worked, NFP Changes

Barry Ritholtz Dec 8, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Drop in Unemployment is Give Back from the Prior Month

Edward Harrison Dec 7, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Worrisome Thoughts on the Way to the Jobs Summit

Robert Reich Dec 4, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Housing Crisis and Wall Street Shame

Robert Reich Nov 30, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Will the Obey Plan End the War?

Mark Thoma Nov 30, 2009

US EconoMonitor

We Don’t Know How Black Friday Sales Were Yet

Barry Ritholtz Nov 29, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Ahead of Black Friday

Tim Duy Nov 25, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Roubini Global Economics – Holiday Season Kick-off: North America and Europe Retail Sales

RGE Analyst Team Nov 25, 2009

US EconoMonitor

How Overrated is Sentiment in Economics?

Barry Ritholtz Nov 22, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Deja Vu: Will the U.S. Undergo a Reprise of 1937?

Mikka Pineda Nov 18, 2009

US EconoMonitor

News from 17 November 1930: “We Face a Winter of Hunger and Distress”

Edward Harrison Nov 18, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Great Disconnect Between Stocks and Jobs

Robert Reich Nov 18, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

A Tale of Two American Economies

Nouriel Roubini Nov 18, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Unlike the New Deal, Obama’s Plan does not put People on the Public Payroll

Mark Thoma Nov 15, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

The Worst is yet to Come: Unemployed Americans Should Hunker Down for More Job Losses

Nouriel Roubini Nov 15, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Counting "Jobs Saved" by Obama Fiscal Stimulus

Jeffrey Frankel Nov 13, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

Bank Moderately Upbeat - Good Unemployment News

David Smith Nov 11, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Understatement of the Year: “Recovery Hampered by Unemployment”

Barry Ritholtz Nov 11, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Unemployment Rate Illusion

Edward Harrison Nov 11, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

The IMF on Asia's Recovery and its Sustainability

Claus Vistesen Nov 9, 2009

US EconoMonitor

A Note about the US Economy and the Recent Elections (Yes, We’re Nuts)

Fabius Maximus Nov 9, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Productivity and Layoffs

James Kwak Nov 9, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Germany, 20 Years On: Goals Reached?

Katharina Jungen Nov 8, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Another Bleak U.S. Labor Market Report

Arpitha Bykere and Christian Menegatti Nov 6, 2009

US EconoMonitor

How Obama Can Convince Congress to Enact a Larger Stimulus, and Why He Must

Robert Reich Nov 4, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Five Myths About Our Land of Opportunity

Mark Thoma Nov 3, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Do Smart, Hard-Working People Deserve to Make More Money?

James Kwak Nov 2, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Searching for the Ghost of Tom Joad Amidst the Financial Crisis

J Clinton Hill Oct 27, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Why State and Local Governments Need More Stimulus Funds

Mark Thoma Oct 25, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Growing Case for a Jobless Recovery

David E. Altig Oct 23, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Why the Dow Broke 10,000, and Why You Should Still Watch Your Wallet

Robert Reich Oct 16, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Banking System Is Still Broken

Ann Lee Oct 16, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

Good News on Unemployment

David Smith Oct 15, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Ostrom & Williamson Win “Ironic” Nobel in Economics

Barry Ritholtz Oct 12, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Labor Markets Need More Help

Mark Thoma Oct 12, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

Spain's Manufacturing Contraction Accelerates in September

Edward Hugh Oct 7, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Does Asia's Economic Rebound Signal the Return to Stellar Growth?

Arpitha Bykere and Jane Yoon Oct 7, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

Overcapacity to be Curbed

China Economist Oct 6, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Specifically, What Should Be Done For Jobs?

Robert Reich Oct 5, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Unemployment Numbers Still Point to Partial Recovery

Edward Harrison Oct 2, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Truth About Jobs That No One Wants To Tell You

Robert Reich Oct 2, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

We're Still a Nation of Spenders, Not Squirrels

David Smith Sep 30, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Visualizing Industry Job Losses

Barry Ritholtz Sep 29, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Fed's Moving Target: NAIRU

Rebecca Wilder Sep 29, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Economy Stabilizes but Employment to Lag

John Graham and Kate O'Sullivan Sep 25, 2009

Peterson Institute for International Economics Monitor

We Shouldn’t be Surprised by Signs of an Early European Recovery

Anders Aslund Sep 23, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Output, Productivity, Employment, Household Debt, Consumption, and Wealth

Mark Thoma Sep 23, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Why the Dow is Hitting 10,000 even when Consumers Can't Buy and Business Cries "Socialism"

Robert Reich Sep 23, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Economy Improves but Concerns Remain

James Hamilton Sep 22, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

As Hungary's "Correction" Heads For A Dead End, Time For A Change Of Course?

Edward Hugh Sep 21, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Even With Growth, A Long, Hard Road

Tim Duy Sep 21, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Flow of Funds: Not a Shock, but Interesting Nevertheless

Rebecca Wilder Sep 18, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

Bank Rossii Eases Further as Russia's Economy Contracts at a Record Rate

Edward Hugh Sep 16, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Consumer Spending on the Mend?

Rebecca Wilder Sep 15, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Roubini Interview with Maria Bartiromo on the Wall Street Journal Report

Nouriel Roubini Sep 14, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Is Economic Boom around the Corner?

Edward Harrison Sep 14, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Tracking the Consumption Decline

Menzie Chinn Sep 11, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Economic Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Mark Thoma Sep 11, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

Latvia's Agony Continues In The Second Quarter - With Little Relief In Sight

Edward Hugh Sep 9, 2009

Peterson Institute for International Economics Monitor

Is There an Economic Alternative?

Adam S. Posen Sep 8, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

Growing Again

David Smith Sep 8, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

Will India Get Back to 9% Growth?

Arpitha Bykere Sep 8, 2009

US EconoMonitor

New Rankings on Country Competitiveness: Singapore is Number 3!

Rebecca Wilder Sep 8, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

How China Cooks its Books

Yves Smith Sep 8, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Real News About Jobs and Wages -- An Ode to Labor Day

Robert Reich Sep 6, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Just So You Know, Per Capita Income in Qatar is $103,500...

Rebecca Wilder Sep 4, 2009

US EconoMonitor

This Week’s 'Weekly' Data Shows Much of the Same: Consumer Stress

Rebecca Wilder Sep 4, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

Slovenia Has a Better Second Quarter, But the Slump Continues

Edward Hugh Sep 3, 2009

Europe EconoMonitor

Spain’s Unemployment Problem

Chris Mooney Sep 2, 2009

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE Monitor - Q2 Performance in Western Europe

Elisa Parisi-Capone and Chris Mooney Sep 2, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Unemployment Claims Falling Faster than in Half of Past Recessions

Edward Harrison Aug 28, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

Small Countries, Small Problems?

Syed Basher Aug 27, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

USA, Argentina and Alan Beattie: Wrong Starting Point. Act II

Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla Aug 24, 2009

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

The Risk of a Double-Dip Recession is Rising

Nouriel Roubini Aug 24, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Misunderstanding of "Debt-Fueled Consumption"

Rebecca Wilder Aug 21, 2009

Peterson Institute for International Economics Monitor

American Multinationals and American Economic Interests: New Dimensions to an Old Debate

Theodore H. Moran Aug 19, 2009

Global Macro EconoMonitor

USA and Argentina - Alan Beattie's Response

Alan Beattie Aug 19, 2009

Asia EconoMonitor

Japan Emerges From Recession, but the Slump Continues

Edward Hugh Aug 18, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

Beijing Car Sales Tick to 1,200/Day

Paul Kedrosky Aug 17, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Is this the Start of the Big One?

Yves Smith Aug 17, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Leading Indicators: Key Economies and the BRICs

Menzie Chinn Aug 17, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Current Economic Conditions

James Hamilton Aug 17, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Weak Consumer Spending Will Last for Years

Edward Harrison Aug 17, 2009

US EconoMonitor

How Will We Know when the Economy Turns the Corner?

Mark Thoma Aug 17, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Can Firms Simply Add Hours to Recover Output? No.

Rebecca Wilder Aug 14, 2009

Emerging Markets Monitor

China Rising, Rent-Seeking Version

Simon Johnson Aug 12, 2009

US EconoMonitor

A Staggering Term of Productivity Growth

Rebecca Wilder Aug 11, 2009

US EconoMonitor

The Recovery Edges Forward

Tim Duy Aug 10, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Taking a Closer Look at NFP

Barry Ritholtz Aug 10, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Good News, Finally, In the "Hours Worked" Statistic

Jeffrey Frankel Aug 10, 2009

US EconoMonitor

Trend, Not a Single Data Point

Barry Ritholtz Aug 7, 2009

Daily Digest

News

Greece Raises Retirement Age by Two Years

Wall Street Journal  Feb 9, 2010

Analysis

U.S. Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2009

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  Feb 9, 2010

News

Rising Job Losses Choke Spanish Recovery

BusinessWeek  Alasdair Fotheringham Feb 8, 2010

Blogs

Incentive effects of unemployment insurance savings accounts: Evidence from Chile

VoxEU  Milan Vodopivec, Jan Van Ours and Gonzalo Reyes Feb 9, 2010

News

Australia toughens rules for immigrant workers

Financial Times  Peter Smith Feb 9, 2010

Blogs

People, the Philippines' best export

Economist  Feb 9, 2010

News

PH: 6%-7% increase in OFW remittances seen this year

Philippine Star  Lawrence Agcaoili Feb 9, 2010

News

A Theory of Migration as a Response to Occupational Stigma

Institute for advance studies  Jan 8, 2010

Research

The effects of unemployment insurance on labour supply and search outcomes

IAB  Feb 8, 2010

Research

Europe, China and Expectations for Human Rights

Europe's World  Feb 8, 2010

News

Euro zone: Labor Mobility & Currency Unions

Stefan Karlsson's blog  Stefan Karlsson Feb 8, 2010

Blogs

Lag in Job Numbers Behind GDP Growth is No Worse than in Past Recoveries

Jeffrey Frankel's Blog  Jeffey Frankel Feb 5, 2010

Research

Labour markets in newly integrating economies such as India and China

BIS  Suresh D Tendulkar Feb 8, 2010

Analysis

Exploring international migration and outsourcing through an institutional lens

BIS  Kevin Ward, Jill Rubery and Annamaria Simonazzi Jan 1, 2010

Analysis

Italy's employment gap: the role of taxation

European Commission  Laura Bardone Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

Productivity growth in Norway 1948–2008

Norges Bank  Kåre Hagelund Feb 5, 2010

News

SEB: Estonia's business is well-adapted to crisis

Baltic course  Juhan Tere Feb 8, 2010

News

200 OFWs stopped work over contractual violations in Saudi

Philippine Daily Inquirer  Jerome Aning Feb 8, 2010

News

Strong dollar fails to spur remittance to Philippines

The Peninsula  Chris Panganiaban Feb 8, 2010

Analysis

We can work it out: New Zealand labour market remains bogged down by the effects of the 2008-09 recession

Westpac  Brendan O’Donovan et al Feb 8, 2010

Blogs

Is Good News Hidden in Bad Employment Numbers?

macroblog  David Altig Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

The Weekly Bottom Line February 05, 2010: ISM index; U.S. non-farm payrolls; U.S. unemployment rate falls; Canadian financial markets; Canadian labor market

TD Bank Economics  James Marple et al Feb 5, 2010

News

China to publish survey-based jobless rate as early as 2011

China Daily  Feb 5, 2010

News

Electricity data positive (South Africa)

iafrica  Ray Faure Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

Canadian Employment: A Friend in the Trend

CIBC World Markets  Avery Shenfeld Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

US: NFP Prints To The Downside, Details Remarkably Rosy Though

TD Bank Economics  Ian Pollick Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

Provincial Employment Monitor February 5, 2010

TD Bank Economics  Pascal Gauthier Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

End To A Rising Canadian Unemployment Rate

TD Bank Economics  Diana Petramala Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

Canadian Jobs: Super Headline, Saintly Part- Time, Fewer Indy Workers

BMO Capital Markets  Douglas Porter Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

Canadian Labor Force Survey: Employment increased by 43,000 in January

Statistics Canada  Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

The Thai Property Market Trends in 2010 | Expatriates and Thais at Work: “Same-Same” or “So Different” and Why?

AustCham Thailand  Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

Strong U.S. Worker Productivity Drives Down Costs

Haver Analytics  Tom Moeller Feb 4, 2010

News

Canada January Employment Climbs More Than Expected

Bloomberg  Alexandre Deslongchamps Feb 5, 2010

Analysis

Spain and immigration: Bad new days

Economist  Feb 4, 2010

Analysis

U.S. Productivity and Costs Q4 2009

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  Feb 4, 2010

News

Initial Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Climbed

Bloomberg  Feb 4, 2010

Analysis

U.S. Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report February 4, 2010

U.S. Department of Labor  Feb 4, 2010

Analysis

Business outlook brighter – employment still declining

Confederation of Finnish Industries  Feb 4, 2010

News

Unemployment time bomb is ticking in Finland’s export industries

Helsingin Sanomat (International Edition)  Feb 4, 2010

News

Europeans Revitalize Plants to Save Jobs

New York Times  Nelson D. Schwartz Feb 3, 2010

Blogs

The Dec 09 UR: Terrible, but not

The Visible Hand in Economics  Matt Nolan Feb 4, 2010

Analysis

There is a season, turn turn turn: NZ Q4 HLFS employment –0.1%q/q, unemployment rate 7.3%

Westpac  Brendan O’Donovan and Michael Gordon Feb 4, 2010

Analysis

NZ: Labour Cost Index and Quarterly Employment Survey: December 2009

ANZ Banking  Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

NZ: Labour Slack Dents Hike Expectations

BNZ Capital  Stephen Toplis Feb 4, 2010

Analysis

New Zealand: Employment Stable, unemployment not; The unemployment rate surprisingly jumped to 7.3%, much higher than expected

ASB Bank  Chris Tennent-Brown Feb 3, 2010

Analysis

NZ: Unemployment rate rises to 7.3 percent

Statistics New Zealand  Feb 4, 2010

Analysis

China regulations: More cities to adopt new residency-permit system

Economist Intelligence Unit  Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

China economy: Rural re-balancing

Economist Intelligence Unit  Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

World of work report 2009: The global jobs crisis

ILO  Feb 3, 2010

Research

How to close the productivity gap between the US and Europe

European Commission - Economic and Financial Affairs  Feb 3, 2010

Analysis

Economic conditions in Germany: Underlying trends, January 2010

Deutsche Bundesbank  Feb 3, 2010

News

Ireland: Numbers on Live Register rose to 434,700 last month

Irish Times  Feb 3, 2010

Analysis

Festive cheer for migrant workers?

China Labour Bulletin  Dec 23, 2009

Analysis

How to Destroy American Jobs: Obama's proposals for increasing the tax burden on U.S.-based multinationals would harm our most dynamic companies

Wall Street Journal  Matthew Slaughter Feb 3, 2010

Opinions

The China Export Edge: Productivity gains are so entrenched that a yuan revaluation won't send business elsewhere

Wall Street Journal  Alexandra Harney Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

Turkey: Financial Stability Report – November 2009, Volume 9

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey  Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

In 2009, flexible working time and short-time work safeguarded more than a million jobs

IAB  Feb 2, 2010

News

OECD: Inequality in China Leveling Off

Wall Street Journal  Andrew Batson Feb 2, 2010

Opinions

Right the Wrongs of Urbanization Strategy

Century Weekly  Feb 2, 2010

News

Spanish Jobless Claims Top Four Million

Wall Street Journal  Bernd Radowitz Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

Recipe for Recovery: China will pursue a new development model in a post-crisis world focusing on accelerated urbanization

Caixin  Liu He Feb 2, 2010

News

Spain’s official jobless tops 4m

Financial Times  Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

Inequality in times of crisis: Lessons from the past and a first look at the current recession

VoxEU  Fabrizio Perri, Jonathan Heathcote and Gianluca Violante Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

Youth Employment in Europe: Institutions and Social Capital Explain Better than Mainstream Economics

The Institute for the Study of Labor, IZA  Bruno Contini Jan 1, 2010

Analysis

How to close the productivity gap between the US and Europe: A quantitative assessment using a semi-endogenous growth model

European Commission  Werner Roeger, Marco Ratto and Jan in 't Veld Feb 1, 2010

Blogs

Do employers discriminate by gender in female-dominated occupations? Results from a field experiment

VoxEU  Andrew Leigh and Alison Booth Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

NZ Wage growth remains muted

ASB Bank  Christina Leung Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

Labour Market Still Softening at End-2009

BNZ Capital  Craig Ebert Feb 2, 2010

Analysis

Labour Cost Index (Salary and Wages) - December 2009 quarter: Lowest wage growth in 8 years

Statistics New Zealand  Feb 2, 2010

Blogs

After the Tape: ISM Suggests 2010 Momentum, Job Growth

Real Time Economics  Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

Tomorrow’s Recovery.gov Numbers Won’t Tell Whole Job Creation Story

Economic Policy Institute  Feb 1, 2010

Research

Returning to the Question of a Wage Premium for Returning Migrants in Ireland

ESRI  Feb 1, 2010

Research

Determinants of lifetime unemployment A micro data analysis with censored quantile regressions

IAB  Feb 1, 2010

News

Employment in Manufacturing sector rose 5.9% in October-December 2009

ANDINA  Feb 1, 2010

Opinions

Stuck in Neutral? Reset the Mood

New York Times  Robert J. Shiller Jan 30, 2010

News

Expats to invest in UAE markets through funds

The National  Tom Arnold Jan 1, 2010

Analysis

AU: Job Advertisements stumble into 2010

ANZ Banking  Julie Toth and Warren Hogan Feb 1, 2010

Analysis

Payrolls Probably Rose at Start of Year: U.S. Economy Preview

Bloomberg  Timothy R. Homan Jan 31, 2010

Blogs

Wage and Benefits Grow Slower Than Inflation

Real Time Economics  Jan 29, 2010

Analysis

US: how to break Okun’s Law and get away with it

J.P. Morgan  Jan 25, 2010

Analysis

Jobs and the State of the Union

Brookings Institute  Jan 29, 2010

Analysis

Demystifying the German labor market

Rabobank  Jan 29, 2010

Analysis

Did the French labour market pay its dues?

Rabobank  Jan 29, 2010

News

BPI sees double-digit growth in remittance business last year

Philippine Star  Ted P. Torres Jan 29, 2010

News

Japan's prices, wages keep falling in December

Japan Today  Jan 29, 2010

Analysis

Labour Force Survey" (December 2009): number of employed persons in December 2009 was 62.23 million, a decrease of 1.08 million or 1.7% from the previous year

Statistics Bureau  Jan 29, 2010

Blogs

Unemployment Today vs. the Great Depression

Economix  Jan 29, 2010

News

Chile Unemployment Falls To 8.6% Oct-Dec Vs 9.1% Sept-Nov

Wall Street Journal  Carolina Pica Jan 28, 2010

Analysis

U.S. Employment Cost Index: December 2009

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  Jan 29, 2010

Research

Financial Shocks and TFP Growth

IMF  Estevão, Marcello M., Severo and Tiago Jan 1, 2010

Research

The Historical Roots of India's Service-Led Development: A Sectoral Analysis of Anglo-Indian Productivity Differences, 1870-2000

Bank of Italy  Bishnupriya Gupta and Stephen Broadberry Jan 29, 2010

News

Unemployment hits 10 per cent in eurozone

EU Business  Jan 29, 2010

News

Spanish jobless rate rises again

Forbes  Jan 29, 2010

Analysis

Jack Frost arriving on German labor market

UniCredit Group  Andreas Rees Jan 28, 2010

News

Singapore: Employment Situation in Fourth Quarter 2009

Statistics Singapore  Jan 29, 2010

Analysis

Denmark: Monetary Review 4th Quarter 2009

Danmarks Nationalbank  Jan 26, 2010

Analysis

Sweden: The financial crisis and wage formation

Riksbank (Central Bank of Sweden)  Svante Öberg Jan 29, 2010

News

Brazil’s Jobless Rate Tied Record Low 6.8% Last Month

Bloomberg  Adriana Brasileiro Jan 28, 2010

News

Nigeria: Stagnation Stirs Everything Up

Economist  Jan 28, 2010

Analysis

Syria: A Year in Review 2009

Oxford Business Group  Jan 28, 2010

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