Daily Economy News
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Older Workers, Happier in New Careers
Older workers aren’t just finding new jobs – they’re finding new career paths, and with it, happiness and less stress, according to AIER’s new report, “New Careers for Older Workers.”
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Defying Expectations, Older Workers Find New Careers
Most older workers who sought career changes were successful, especially when they were able to use skills from their old careers, according to a new study released today by the American Institute for Economic Research. That study was profiled prominently in Money Magazine today.
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AARP’s Look at Older Workers and Jobs
As we get ready to release the AIER older workers study tomorrow, let’s shine the light on another study on a related subject that came out last month. Our friends at the AARP Public Policy Institute surveyed 2,492 people ages 45-70 who were unemployed at some point in the last five years
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Understanding Cheap Oil
Here’s an interesting take on the oil price crash in The Wall Street Journal, showing how things have changed, in seven charts. In the last year, the price of a barrel of crude oil has fallen to nearly half the price that it was.
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The Fluctuating Prices of Bacon and Mountain Dew
In November, Steve Estelle’s Financial Algebra class embarked on a creative project designed to teach his students a lesson in price fluctuations, with a little help from the American Institute for Economic Research. When the project started the expectation was that there would not be a lot of price changes in Great Barrington stores during…
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Fed Panel Wants Flexibility in Raising Rates
The Federal Open Market Committee March meeting minutes released on Wednesday highlight several changes compared with the previous meeting in January, which are worth noting. All in all, the FOMC is on track to start raising interest rates. Even though the timing of the first rate rise is not decided, the policy tools and strategies…
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For Summer Beach Reading, China’s Economy
Here’s an interesting story in Fortune listing 10 must-read books about the world’s second-largest economy, China.
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Job Openings Increase While Quits Fall
Americans had been quitting their jobs at a quickening pace in January, but in the snows of February, that momentum stalled, according to data out this morning from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Where Millennials Go After College, and Why
This spring, the American Institute for Economic Research will release our Employment Destinations Index, ranking American metro areas on their attractiveness to college graduates who are between the ages of 22-35.
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Why We’ll Bounce Back From a Weak Jobs Report
There are a few good reasons why the jobs numbers released by the Labor Department were broadly weak – and why they’re likely to improve in the months ahead, says Bob Hughes, senior research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research.
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Older Workers, Happier in New Careers
Older workers aren’t just finding new jobs – they’re finding new career paths, and with it, happiness and less stress, according to AIER’s new report, “New Careers for Older Workers.”
-
Defying Expectations, Older Workers Find New Careers
Most older workers who sought career changes were successful, especially when they were able to use skills from their old careers, according to a new study released today by the American Institute for Economic Research. That study was profiled prominently in Money Magazine today.
-
AARP’s Look at Older Workers and Jobs
As we get ready to release the AIER older workers study tomorrow, let’s shine the light on another study on a related subject that came out last month. Our friends at the AARP Public Policy Institute surveyed 2,492 people ages 45-70 who were unemployed at some point in the last five years
-
Understanding Cheap Oil
Here’s an interesting take on the oil price crash in The Wall Street Journal, showing how things have changed, in seven charts. In the last year, the price of a barrel of crude oil has fallen to nearly half the price that it was.
-
The Fluctuating Prices of Bacon and Mountain Dew
In November, Steve Estelle’s Financial Algebra class embarked on a creative project designed to teach his students a lesson in price fluctuations, with a little help from the American Institute for Economic Research. When the project started the expectation was that there would not be a lot of price changes in Great Barrington stores during…
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•
Fed Panel Wants Flexibility in Raising Rates
The Federal Open Market Committee March meeting minutes released on Wednesday highlight several changes compared with the previous meeting in January, which are worth noting. All in all, the FOMC is on track to start raising interest rates. Even though the timing of the first rate rise is not decided, the policy tools and strategies…
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For Summer Beach Reading, China’s Economy
Here’s an interesting story in Fortune listing 10 must-read books about the world’s second-largest economy, China.
-
Job Openings Increase While Quits Fall
Americans had been quitting their jobs at a quickening pace in January, but in the snows of February, that momentum stalled, according to data out this morning from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
-
Where Millennials Go After College, and Why
This spring, the American Institute for Economic Research will release our Employment Destinations Index, ranking American metro areas on their attractiveness to college graduates who are between the ages of 22-35.
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Why We’ll Bounce Back From a Weak Jobs Report
There are a few good reasons why the jobs numbers released by the Labor Department were broadly weak – and why they’re likely to improve in the months ahead, says Bob Hughes, senior research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research.
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