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Anyone who believes the PNM Government will solve the problem of black underdevelopment, joblessness, and criminality in the depressed areas of the island had better think again

Anyone who believes the PNM Government will solve the problem of black underdevelopment, joblessness, and criminality in the depressed areas of the island had better think again. It will not

Over the past two weeks Minister Stuart Young has proclaimed his patriotism and his commitment to the central tenet of our National Anthem

Today's Water Cooler

One economic measure had it flailing. The other had it doing just fine.

An attempt to understand the predicament of industrial workers in the Midwest reckons frankly with elite myopia while sometimes indulging in it.

Germany's low natality rate has been a major source of concern for politicians for decades. Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, this column analyses the effects of trade integration on family choices in Germany. The authors find that exposure to greater import competition from Eastern Europe led to worse labour market outcomes and lower fertility

The consensus view until the 2010s was that trade had little impact on inequality in high-income countries. This column reviews the recent evidence that challenges this view. Manufacturing employment contracted sharply in countries like the US and the UK which faced rapid net import growth from China. The resulting, persistent adverse effects on employment and incomes of

Boosting earnings and the dignity of work requires strengthening bargaining power and supplying good jobs to those who most need them.

Dec 14, 2021 // While globalization and rapid technological innovation has been a boon for those with the skills, wealth, and connections to take advantage, ordinary workers have not shared in increased overall prosperity - and that needs to change, writes Harvard University's Dani Rodrik.