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September 2017
Counting injuries and illnesses in the workplace: an international review
This article reviews salient features of national occupational safety and health surveillance systems within a cross section of countries, including the United States.
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The cost effectiveness of job-creating economic policies
A Washington College professor examines the effectiveness of tax cuts and tax incentives in promoting job and output growth.
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Age discrimination and reform of the U.S. Social Security System
Does age discrimination work against Social Security reforms designed to keep older workers in the labor force?
Missing: America’s middle-educated workers
People with only a high school diploma, some college, or an associate degree have been the primary contributors to the steady decline in the labor force participation rate since 2008.
The effect of natural disasters on local economies
Researchers study the effects of natural disasters on county migration rates, home prices, and poverty rates.
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Changes in federal and state unemployment insurance legislation in 2016
Job openings, hires, and separations rise, but at a slower pace, in 2016
How safe are the workers who process our food?
Nursing and the Great Recession
Hospital workers: an assessment of occupational injuries and illnesses
Flashback
In 1999, an MLR article projected high-tech jobs to grow much faster than in the past.
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