Can data help companies and workers find each other?
While the US workforce-participation rate languishes near historic lows, many employers complain they are having a tough time finding qualified workers to fill open positions.
How the housing boom led to a bust in college attendance
The US housing boom that lasted from the late 1990s to the late 2000s may have helped boost the economy, but it led many young adults to choose jobs over going to college.
How Gary Becker saw the scourge of discrimination
Becker’s analysis would extend the reach of economics, and completely reshape the field—and social-science research in general, but it took decades to do so.
How the housing bubble made a bad US job market worse
The housing bubble temporarily masked a long, steady decline in manufacturing jobs—and it diverted young workers away from the path to long-term employment.