Growing income inequality in OECD countries
…10% of the population is nine times that of the poorest 10%. Additionally, with the exceptions of only France, Japan and Spain, wages of the 10% best-paid workers have risen…
…10% of the population is nine times that of the poorest 10%. Additionally, with the exceptions of only France, Japan and Spain, wages of the 10% best-paid workers have risen…
Expert Commentary
…If it shows that his or her compensation increased dramatically, especially in a year when the company didn’t perform as well or laid-off workers, he or she will likely be…
Expert Commentary
…halls of power, attempts its own self-destruction.” “Explaining Workers’ Support for Right-Wing Populist Parties in Western Europe: Evidence from Austria, Belgium, France, Norway, and Switzerland” International Political Science Review,…
Expert Commentary
…Kennedy School, focused on how jobs available for workers shifted into different sectors as countries developed. The study’s findings include: Comparisons of different global regions show very different results: since…
Expert Commentary
…the atmosphere.” Workers in the West African scrap metal and recycling industry contend with health risks ranging from cuts to spinal injuries and respiratory illnesses and a daily wage below…
Expert Commentary
…2002-2007 lagged behind that of Brazil, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. “Of the 22 million workers who entered the labor force between 1997 and 2008, only 5.6 million found…
Expert Commentary
…voters believed it was likely that another voter or poll worker was able to glimpse at their ballots.” … In the traditional voting setting, poll workers crossed into privacy zones…
Expert Commentary
…number of jobs it provides — 85,000 workers were employed in 2008 and 2009, and the production tax credit’s renewal will now keep many on the job who would otherwise…
Expert Commentary
…aimed at energizing the community and agreeing on actions to improve service provision.” Data was collected through surveys of health care workers and users before the intervention and one year…
Expert Commentary
…education and new skills. African American workers had difficulty meeting the skills demand for these jobs, especially as public schools declined. But there has been a “revised explanation” among more…
Expert Commentary