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What Goes Down Can Keep Dropping - Brief Article
The Smiths are in the midst of obtaining a mortgage for their new home. The Federal Reserve has let the money supply grow more rapidly than usual....
American Demographics, 12/01/98 by Elia Kacapyr · More from publication -
The Well-Being of American Women
The American Demographics Index of Well-Being tracks changes in the quality of life for the typical American. Of course, changes in the standard of...
American Demographics, 08/01/98 by Elia Kacapyr · More from publication -
The well-being of American women
Research published by National Bureau of Economic Research researcher and Cornell University professor Francine Blau indicates that American...
American Demographics, 08/01/98 by Elia Kacapyr · More from publication -
Hours at work - the long view
People may feel as if they are working longer hours, but research indicates that the number of hours worked per person has remained very stable...
American Demographics, 07/01/98 by Elia Kacapyr · More from publication -
Hours at Work-the Long View
Sometimes people work so hard that they have to be reminded to take time to relax. Even after the commute home, most workers face a set of domestic...
American Demographics, 07/01/98 by Elia Kacapyr · More from publication -
War and well-being
There is evidence suggesting that war can boost the stock market, lower unemployment, and stimulate the economy, but that evidence could be...
American Demographics, 06/01/98 by Elia Kacapyr · More from publication -
Happiness, leisure, and wealth
The median net worth of the US household stood at $38,000 in 1993 with the biggest share accounted for by the family's home equity, and the largest...
American Demographics, 04/01/98 by Elia Kacapyr · More from publication -
Taxing considerations
Some economists contend that the U.S. tax structure is neither progressive nor regressive, but fairly proportional. Although three-fourths of the...
American Demographics, 03/01/98 by Elia Kacapyr · More from publication -
How hard are hard times? - poverty statistics
America has a surplus of poverty, but meaningful measures of poverty are in short supply. America has a surplus of poverty, but meaningful measures...
American Demographics, 02/01/98 by Elia Kacapyr · More from publication -
Notes from underground: money that people earn and spend outside the realm of official economic calculations is nonetheless real
The Department of Commerce arrives at the official assessment of the Gross Domestic Product by using only legal and ethical business activity....
American Demographics, 01/01/98 by Elia Kacapyr · More from publication
