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National Bureau of Economic Research

A woman wearing a Covid mask holds her baby while standing in her home, in front of a couch.

More College-Educated Women Had Babies Last Year, and Working From Home Played a Role

A new study finds birth rates among college-educated women were 5.6 percent higher than anticipated last year, likely thanks to wider availability of flexible and remote work.
By Courtney Vinopal
Close-up of a hand holding a phone with a blue screen that reads Trip.com. The Trip.com logo is pictured on a white wall behind the hand.

Work-From-Home Helped Trip.com Reduce Quit Rates By More Than a Third

New research suggests hybrid work-from-home options make workers happier without sacrificing productivity, reducing quit rates at one firm by 35 percent.
By Courtney Vinopal
Close-up of a person with a mask on reading a job application.

Black Americans’ Unemployment Payments Are 11 Percent Lower Than White Americans’ Due to Uneven State Policies

Researchers put a number to racial inequity in the U.S. unemployment benefits system, with Black Americans receiving weekly payments that were 11 percent lower than white Americans, on average.
By Courtney Vinopal
Workers cross the street in front of the Goldman Sachs building in New York.

Working From Home is Costing Employees Increases in Pay

By Courtney Vinopal
Disney Employees Stage Walkout Over Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill

US Companies Embrace Progressive Causes but C-Suites Still Lean Heavily Republican

By Courtney Vinopal

A Four-Day Workweek Isn’t Just a Dream For a Surprising Number of U.S. Employees

By Courtney Vinopal
A look through history confirms that January is not the best month for the U.S. economy.

Will the US Economy Suffer the January Blues, Possibly a Recession?

By John A. Tures
Santa Clause gestures on the floor at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on December 5, 2019 in New York.

Can We Expect a Santa Rally, or Will a Grinch Steal Our GDP?

By John A. Tures
recessions

When Will the Next Recession Hit and How Bad Will It Get?

By John A. Tures

In Sickness and in Health… ‘Til Medical Divorce Do Them Part

By John A. Tures
What MTV has wrought.

MTV Pregnancy Shows Affecting Teen Birth Rate, One Way or Another

By Drew Grant

The Recession Ended In June 2009, In Case You Didn’t Notice

By Mike Taylor

Money Shot: The CEO ‘Beauty Contest’

By Max Abelson
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