This week, the blog posts keep coming. Two posts ago, I wrote about the issue of the difficulty defining Equality of Opportunity. Then, about the double-standard inherent in the capitol riot, which has now claimed the life of a police officer. Today, I want to get back to economics with a video post about the employment situation.
Each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its “Employment Situation Summary”. The report is a valuable document. It is also very easy to read and access. In the video below, I walk you through some key definitions. Then, I discuss some trends in the data that I think are interesting. In doing so, we will look at the actual report, and navigate some of its many tables. The video is roughly 15 minutes, and I hope you enjoy!
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Geoffrey Sanzenbacher and his wife Pamela currently reside in Boston, Massachusetts. Both grew up in Maryland, and attended St. Mary’s College in the southern part of the state. Dr. Sanzenbacher received his PhD from Boston College in Economics in 2010, and since 2014 has taught a course on the Economics of Inequality at BC. Indeed, it is teaching this course that inspired him to write this blog. He has also taught the Principles of Microeconomics, Microeconomic Theory, and Econometrics, and is currently an Associate Professor of the Practice at Boston College. Dr. Sanzenbacher is the author of a dozen peer-reviewed academic articles in the fields of Economics and Policy, including in The International Economic Review, The Monthly Labor Review, and The Journal of Pension Economics and Finance. He has also been cited in newspapers including the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, financial magazines such as Kiplinger’s, and has been interviewed on National Public Radio and appeared live on the New England Cable News network.
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