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CNN: Don't Let Larry Summers Lead the Fed 9 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
On August 8, 2013, SCEPA Faculty Fellow Rick McGahey, author of our monthly analysis of the employment report, published an opinion piece on CNN.com weighing in on the deliberations for the next chair...
The Unemployment Report: Another Month, Another Weak Employment Report 3 Aug 2013 | 01:29 am
by Rick McGahey, SCEPA Faculty Fellow This morning’s release of July’s employment report shows a weak, anemic economy, stuck in low gear and incapable of generating widely shared prosperity without ....
EBRI Reports Causes Controversy 31 Jul 2013 | 09:26 pm
A recent article in Institutional Investor by Fran Hawthorne, "Claims that 401(k)s Beat Defined Benefit Plans Stirs Controversy," analyzes the findings of an Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)...
Senator Hatch Wants to Give Public Pensions to Life Insurance Companies 10 Jul 2013 | 09:11 pm
On July 9, 2013, The New York Times reported that U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) announced a new proposal to allow the life insurance industry to manage public pensions. Senator Hatch's high hopes t...
The Unemployment Report: Getting Better, But Too Slowly 5 Jul 2013 | 10:45 pm
by Rick McGahey, SCEPA Faculty Fellow Today’s report on unemployment in June recalls the old saying, “slow progress is still progress.” The unemployment rate stayed level at 7.6%, but total job creat...
Nancy Folbre: Rowboats for Retirement 26 Jun 2013 | 09:49 pm
On June 24, 2013, University of Massachusetts Amherst Economics Professor Nancy Folbre described the retirement crisis as sinking rowboats. Her point is clear - our current 401(k)-dominated retirement...
June 12: Teresa Ghilarducci Testifies on Retirement Reform on Capitol Hill 10 Jun 2013 | 09:30 pm
SCEPA Director Teresa Ghilarducci will testify before the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, & Pensions on Wednesday, June 12th at 10:00a.m. The committee will hold a hearing titled, "St...
NPR: Generation X Faces Downward Mobility in Retirement 10 Jun 2013 | 09:06 pm
On June 9, 2013, NPR's story, "Golden Years Tainted as Retirement Savings Dwindle" reports on a new study on the next generation's ability to retire. "Gen. X looks to be the first generation that will...
The Unemployment Report: Stuck in Low Gear 7 Jun 2013 | 10:06 pm
by Rick McGahey, SCEPA Faculty Fellow This morning's release of the May employment report shows an American economy still stuck in low gear. There were 175,000 new jobs created, and the unemployment ...
More Men Enter Fields Dominated by Women 25 May 2012 | 07:16 am
In a May 20, 2012, New York Times video piece, More Men Enter Fields Dominated by Women, SCEPA Director Teresa Ghilarducci explains why more men are entering jobs in the 'pink collar' sector: "...tha...
