Publications
May 11, 2013
Weekly Report 13-20
“NEARLY HALF THE WORLD’S YOUNG PEOPLE are either outside the formal economy or contributing less productively than they could… Almost 300 million 15 to 24-year olds are neither working nor studying… many employed only with informal and intermittent jobs.” Meanwhile, McKinsey reports that (in nine countries studied) employers “cannot find job candidates with the right... Continue
May 4, 2013
Weekly Report 13-19
“IF THE NOTION THAT A DRIVERLESS CAR IS AROUND THE CORNER SOUNDS FAR-FETCHED, remember that TV and heavier-than-air flying machines once did too… People already travel, unwittingly, on planes and trains that no longer need human drivers” and many autos already can ‘read’ traffic signs, reverse-park, maintain safe distance and brake automatically when sensing trouble.... Continue
April 27, 2013
Weekly Report 13-18
GET READY FOR THE FRENCH WORKWEEK – JUST OVER 27 HOURS – soon coming to America thanks to ObamaCare. As predicted, employers are reacting to the ‘Affordable’ Care Act mandate of costly benefits for employees working over 30 hours a week by simple cutting full-time hours below this level. Several national restaurant chains (including Taco... Continue
April 20, 2013
Weekly Report 13-17
THE IMPACT OF JOBLESSNESS CONTINUES TO “SHRED THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF FAMILIES” IN AMERICA. Over the past couple decades, marriage rates have plummeted and out-of-wedlock births increased (to 53% in Hispanic and 72% in African-American communities) which research studies generally attribute to the decline of income for poorly- educated men. Notwithstanding the breakdown of marriage... Continue
April 13, 2013