Capital's Gain - Contrary to the conventional view among economists, the shares of national income going to capital and labor have shifted. Capital's gain has been labor's loss.
Publisher: The American Prospect Online     Author: Lawrence Mishel   

How shocking? - High oil prices, if sustained, will reduce growth and lift inflation. But forecasts of the exact size of the impact should be treated with care.
Publisher: The Economist     Author: The Economist   

Facing Up to the Possibility of Deflation: Practical and relevant business responses for uncertain times - The author describes the signs that can signal a deflationary spiral is beginning and suggests practical steps and strategic initiatives to take should those signs appear.
Publisher: Graziadio Business Report     Author: Donald M. Atwater, Ph.D.   

How to Rewrite Economic History - Has the government really been overstating the rise in the cost of living, as a recent report claims?
Publisher: The Atlantic Monthly     Author: Thomas I. Palley   

Overworked and Underemployed: Unraveling an Economic Enigma - Some analysts claim Americans are working more than ever, while others say Americans are underemployed. A new study shows how both may be correct.
Publisher: The American Prospect Online     Author: Barry Bluestone and Stephen Rose   

Part-time and Temporary Work - Flexibility for Whom? - When 185,000 Teamsters at United Parcel Service walked out on strike last August, their top demand was reversing UPS's shift toward a part-time and contracted-out workforce.
Publisher: Dollars & Sense     Author: Francoise Carre and Chris Tilly   

Paychecks and Market Baskets: Broadcast News Salaries and Inflation in the 1990s - Who's keeping up and who's not. How average pay changed relative to the Consumer Price Index. Keeping up and catching up for 1999.
Publisher: Missouri School of Journalism     Author: Vernon Stone   

Rising Tides, Sinking Wages - The economy has grown, productivity is up, profits are soaring. There's just one problem: America's standard of living.
Publisher: The American Prospect Online     Author: Lawrence Mishel   

The Economics of Despair - Young adults today earn half of what they would have made 20 years ago. Herewith an explanation, and a prescription, by three labor economists.
Publisher: The American Prospect Online     Author: Andrew M. Sum, Neil Fogg, and Robert Taggart   

The Inflated Case Against the CPI - A consensus seemingly has emerged that the consumer price index exaggerates inflation. But before we change the numbers, we had better look closely at the arguments. They don't hold up.
Publisher: The American Prospect Online     Author: Dean Baker