Dados Bibliográficos

AUTOR(ES) Jeff Madrick
AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) Roosevelt Institute, New York, NY, USA
ANO 2012
TIPO Artigo
PERIÓDICO Work and Occupations
ISSN 0730-8884
E-ISSN 1552-8464
EDITORA Annual Reviews (United States)
DOI 10.1177/0730888412450861
CITAÇÕES 7
ADICIONADO EM 2025-08-18
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Resumo

In contrast to the general biases of orthodox economists, the jobs crisis in America is not inevitable or natural—and more important, does not contribute to more economic efficiency through lower wages or more productivity. It is the result of deliberate political policy choices the nation has made at least since the early 1980s, when productivity was rising on a secular basis at a slow rate. Also, the policy choices were made before the rise of very low-wage emerging markets like China's. In sum, there has been a low-wage, high-unemployment policy regime in the rich world, and especially in the United States, for a generation.

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