A new NBER working paper ("Automation, Career Values, and Political Preferences" by Maria Petrova, Gregor Schubert, Bledi Taska, and Pinar Yildirim) examines how automation and robotization affected career prospects and political preferences in the U.S. from 2000 to 2016.
Singapore's baby drought deepens, with 2023 seeing the lowest number of births in at least 50 years. Meanwhile, deaths remain high, exacerbating the country's demographic challenges.Thanks for reading population.news! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.
As automation technologies spread, understanding their impact on employment is crucial for policymakers and businesses. This study, "Automation and flexible labor contracts: Firm-level evidence from Italy," by Silvio Traverso, Massimiliano Vatiero, and Enrico Zaninotto
Unconditional cash transfers are a key tool to combat America's mental health crisis
"Rather than looking at how to stimulate domestic demand by building bridges or roads, we should provide a proper environment for our future generations because children are Japan's best investment" - Hayao Miyazaki Key points: Hayao Miyazaki argued in 2008 that investing in children and families sh...
Why it matters Housing costs have reached crisis levels in many cities worldwide. Economists often blame restrictive zoning, but there's been little real-world evidence that reforming zoning can actually improve affordability - until now. A 2023 study (
Regulators cited Maersk for its “illegal policy” blocking employees from reporting safety concerns to the Coast Guard.
On Wednesday, Senate Bill 362 passed the State House by 96 to 78 votes. The legislation, backed by Gov. Brian Kemp, is heading to his desk for a signature. Under the bill, […]
On Wednesday, Senate Bill 362 passed the State House by 96 to 78 votes. The legislation, backed by Gov. Brian Kemp, is heading to his desk for a signature. Under the bill, […]
In a notable shift, South Korea experienced its first annual increase in marriages in more than ten years, with data revealing nearly 194,000 unions in 2023. This development comes as a break from a longstanding downward trend in marriage rates within the country.
An NBER working paper (Tunneling and Hidden Profits in Health Care by Ashvin Gandhi & Andrew Olenski) on the nursing home sector reveals extensive profit tunneling, particularly in real estate and management services. This involves nursing homes purchasing services from related entities at inflated ...
In a welcomed move, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will abolish means testing on financial aid, effectively granting free education to students at high schools and metropolitan universities starting from the 2024 fiscal year. Expanded Eligibility:
Republican lawmakers from five states are seeking to ban guaranteed basic-income programs, citing costs for taxpayers.
Republican lawmakers from five states are seeking to ban guaranteed basic-income programs, citing costs for taxpayers.
At the Supreme Court this week, big tech said most economic regulation for platforms are unconstitutional. And they used same logic as Robert Bork in attacking the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
At the Supreme Court this week, big tech said most economic regulation for platforms are unconstitutional. And they used same logic as Robert Bork in attacking the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The legislation follows reporting by Mississippi Today and ProPublica showing that hundreds of people in the state are jailed every year while awaiting court-ordered treatment simply because public mental health facilities are full or too far away.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking aim at pay-to-play credit card comparison websites that collude with big banks to block competition.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking aim at pay-to-play credit card comparison websites that collude with big banks to block competition.
Yes,
Doesn't stop capitalists from being greedy stupid gits
A bunch of people who really hate austerity and really big on YIMBYism
The study calls for a reevaluation of the breadwinner ideology, highlighting the need to understand and support American men’s diverse and often precarious employment experiences.
I thought this is valuable because we seen Dems picking up seats despite the high inflation and this might provide the reasoning behind it
TBF Carmel actually does a lot of neat stuff, while other cities is just cUT tAxEs
James Brainard, the current mayor, is probably going to vote Democrat this time around, because Moms of Liberty are 100% against all of this policies despite him being a republican
Hong Kong is pretty open to immigration already, especially from the mainland. The problem is their traditional sources of immigrants are drying up and expats that bring in business are avoiding Hong Kong
It's nice seeing Elon being called out on his anti worker shit, considering the lack of blowback on this
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/elon-musk-biden-uaw-strikers
You are absolutely correct
A major problem my friends who work for gov is that Biden been trying to push RTO, even as his own agency heads work from home, so I must have missed the poison pill when I read this article
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/20/biden-agency-head-works-remote-missouri-dc
Sunak wants to liquidate what he can before Starmer comes in
Honestly, I would really want more information on this before making a clear cut judgement.
A ton of what caused extremists to attack moderate Hutu and the Tusti is opportunists and Hutu elite drumming up hate, and again would like to know more information
Like a Prison Gang in a Prison
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I love the Neverwinter Nights Logo, is it from the second game?
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Yes
I used to build maintenance apps for a logistics company, and one thing I learn is that you should be suprise on what kind of jobs will pop up
https://x.com/CACommonGround/status/1710751960381657179?s=20
Common Ground have thoughts on that
"The veto of #AB309 – revenue neutral cost rental social housing on public land which could be built starting next year – while we only commit to study the issue for another 2-3 years is an insult to the millions of housing cost-burdened residents of California."