From Anti-vax Intentions to Vaccination: Panel and Experimental Evidence from Nine Countries. Vincenzo Galasso, Vincent Pons, Paola Profeta, Michael Becher, Sylvain Brouard, and Martial Foucault. NBER Working Paper No. 29741. February 2022. “Millions of people refuse COVID-19 vaccination. Using original data from two surveys in nine OECD countries, we analyze the determinants of anti-vax intentions… Continue Reading
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COVID-19 Pandemic Continues To Reshape Work in America
As more workplaces reopen, most teleworkers say they are working from home by choice rather than necessity – Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly six-in-ten U.S. workers who say their jobs can mainly be done from home (59%) are working from home all or most of the time. The vast majority of these workers (83%)… Continue Reading
Employers may have a trove of data on job candidates. Here’s how workers can control the narrative.
Washington Post: “How much an employer can find on an employee is entirely dependent on the company, the services they use, the time they’re investing and what they consider to be important. Assume employers know everything and be prepared to shape the narrative, business experts said. An employer might just double check to make sure… Continue Reading
More students are dropping out of college during Covid — and it could get worse
The Hechinger Report: “he share of students returning for their second year of college fell in 2020 to the lowest level since 2012, and the omicron surge and lingering uncertainty around the virus could deepen the dropout crisis …Of the 2.6 million students who started college in fall 2019, 26.1 percent, or roughly 679,000, didn’t… Continue Reading
Traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs): A Primer
CRS Report – Traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs): A Primer Updated February 15, 2022: “In response to concerns over the adequacy of retirement savings, Congress has created incentives to encourage individuals to save for retirement through a variety of retirement plans. Some retirement plans are employer-sponsored, such as 401(k) plans, and others are… Continue Reading
Poverty in the United States in 2020
CRS Report – Poverty in the United States in 2020, February 10, 2022: “Calendar year 2020 saw the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and an accompanying risein the poverty rate—the percentage of the population living in poverty (economic hardship characterized by low income). Under the Census Bureau’s official poverty measure, the nation as a whole… Continue Reading
Public’s Top Priority for 2022: Strengthening the Nation’s Economy
“Dealing with coronavirus has declined as a policy priority, especially among Republicans. As the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year, more Americans view strengthening the U.S. economy as a top policy priority than say the same about dealing with COVID-19. This marks a shift from last year, when the economy and the coronavirus both topped… Continue Reading
NOAA – 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report
“The Sea Level Rise Technical Report provides the most up-to-date sea level rise projections available for all U.S. states and territories; decision-makers will look to it for information. This multi-agency effort, representing the first update since 2017, offers projections out to the year 2150 and information to help communities assess potential changes in average tide… Continue Reading
Help for taxpayers and tax professionals: Special filing season alerts
IRS: “During this tax season, taxpayers face a number of issues due to critical tax law changes that took place in 2021 and ongoing challenges related to the pandemic. The IRS continues to share updated information for people filing tax returns this filing season as well as those who have previous year tax returns awaiting… Continue Reading
Report – The Purpose Gap
Cognizant: “Ever since the first millennial employees stepped foot in the office of their very first job, the idea was hatched that there’s a relationship between “purpose” and “work.” Today, it’s one of the key business themes of our age. At the same time, purpose is also one of the most overused and more loosely… Continue Reading
The Digital Tool That Helps Robert Shiller Understand the Past
Yale Insights: “We asked the Nobel Prize-winning Yale economist to reflect on an unexpected source of research information and inspiration. He writes that Google Ngram Viewer can provide important insights about how people saw economic events as they unfolded…” Continue Reading
The Nature Conservancy releases map to help site renewables
PV Magazine: “With up to 75% of the nation’s large renewable energy projects expected to be developed in the central region of the US by 2050, the Site Renewables Right map, released today by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), is intended to help companies, state agencies, and communities quickly plan, permit, and purchase renewable energy in… Continue Reading
