By Peruvian Institute of Economics (IPE) IPE projects that 2.3 million new jobs would be generated by projects identified in a new mining portfolio. The study “Contribution of Mining to the National Economy”, prepared by the Peruvian Institute of Economy (IPE), was presented as part of the “Road to the 14th Symposium of […]
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In Defense of the Freelancer
By Bill Wirtz The European Commission is setting itself up for creating new legislation regarding freelance work. In many European countries, services such as Uber, Bolt, or Deliveroo are coming under fire because they practice working with freelancers. For instance, the Uber app matches passengers with self-employed drivers.. The driver gets the fare […]
Sweeping Labor Reform Bill, Amazon and Employee Freedom
By Russ Brown, CEO of RWP Labor By now all of America knows that the Amazon employees in Bessemer, Alabama voted to reject unionization by a nearly 3 to 1 margin. Do we know why? This is where spin is taking over the narrative. Main stream media pulled out all the stops trying […]
Labor market’s COVID response
“Chaos, Conflict and Coronavirus: How Will the Labor Market Respond?” By Michael D. Farren, courtesy of the Mercatus Center Against the backdrop of a nation in turmoil, the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Jan. 8 reported the first decrease in jobs since the headlong plunge in employment at the beginning of the pandemic. The […]
Europe’s supply of high-skilled jobs not keeping up with graduates
“Job polarisation and the Great Recession” By Sybrand Brekelmans and Georgios Petropoulos, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute The technological advancements of the last few decades have been a major source of job polarisation. This means that demand for workers has increased for both well-paid skilled jobs (typically requiring non-routine cognitive skills; for example, managerial […]
Four-day work week? Let business work it out
Courtesy Taxpayers’ Alliance In the past, the mention of a four day working week may have transported you back to the horrors of 1970s socialism or Edward Heath’s infamous three day week. But all such gloomy imagery has largely disappeared. In 2020, a four day week is firmly on the political agenda. Last year, […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: Fighting Discrimination in School Funding
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor The Viral Rollercoaster — We unlock, we lock back down. Cases surge, deaths don’t. Schools to open, schools stay closed. It almost seems like politics and policy is rational and sane in comparison. Well, virus or no, Free Market policy people are working to offer better perspectives and […]
Rapidly Declining Unemployment Indicates Economic Recovery
By Lewis K. Uhler and Peter J. Ferrara, NTLF The unemployment report for June continued the great news in May, despite efforts to scare off recovery through further COVID-19 “shutdown scares”. May’s unemployment report showed an all-time one month record increase in new jobs of 2.5 million, producing a decline in unemployment of […]
The COVID Crisis Shows How the Postal Service Can Be Saved from Collapse
By Steve Pociask, American Consumer Institute As businesses nationwide start to map out reopening for the near-term and the post-pandemic world, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is also facing its own experience in hitting the reset button. New Postmaster General (PMG) Louis DeJoy recently took the reins of the organization following the departure of PMG […]
Mobility barriers to Euro health workers hamper COVID response
“Demand and supply of health professional: imbalances are prevailing” By Isilda Mara, courtesy of WiiW The retirement of baby boomers, the rise in life expectancy and the aging of the population are all warning signs that the demand for health professionals is bound to expand. Now COVID-19 has shown how exposed European countries […]