Unlike in past cycles, factory jobs are showing strength ahead of expected downturn
Researchers refute earlier claims
Innovators held by contracts produce fewer patents for new owners, study suggests
Workplace equality requires more than an end to discrimination
Technology and “industrialization” are reshaping services as they did manufacturing
Should stimulus be targeted toward displaced workers, rather than across the economy?
Women — and some men — more inclined to apply for positions
Malignant personalities loom large in workplace happiness and a supervisor’s positive tone carries only so far
Fewer employers = less competition for workers = smaller paychecks
New economic indicator allows forecasters to monitor the state’s performance more closely
Social and institutional forces ultimately enable — or stifle — change
Contrary to assumptions, low-wage workers lose substantial income in years after layoff
Payouts to victims of Colombia’s decadeslong armed conflict suggest benefits may exceed the initial cost
Automation depresses career pay for many workers, notably including those in industries not automating
Unintended consequences in trying to apply market solutions