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• Select "Automatic Stimulus": HOW IT WOULD HAVE INCREASED THE RECORD UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PAID DURING THE GREAT RECESSION AND PANDEMIC.

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  "Automatic Stimulus": HOW IT WOULD HAVE INCREASED THE RECORD UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PAID DURING THE GREAT RECESSION AND PANDEMIC.

  Author:Matt WeidingerFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20227,328 words Article 1990LExecutive Summary The COVID-19 pandemic saw unemployment claims reach a high of over 33 million in June 2020--over two and a half times the prior record set during the Great Recession. From March 2020 until temporary...
• Select Economic Forecasts and Projections: Fact Sheet.

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  Economic Forecasts and Projections: Fact Sheet.

  Author:Ben LeubsdorfFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20221,611 words Report 1980LEconomic projections (also called forecasts) are predictions about the future behavior of economic and financial indicators. They can help lawmakers in assessing the likelihood of key events such as recessions,...
• Select Tight Product Markets, Not Tight Labor Markets, Are Pushing Up Inflation Around the World.

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  Tight Product Markets, Not Tight Labor Markets, Are Pushing Up Inflation Around the World.

  Authors:Steven B. Kamin and John KearnsFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20222,962 words Report 1610LSoaring job vacancies have been widely cited as an indication of overheated labor markets pushing up wages and inflation. But have tight labor markets and rising wage rates been the main drivers of the recent surge in...
• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: Unemployment.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: Unemployment.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20221,276 words Article 1340LThis In Focus provides an introduction to the official unemployment rate and alternative measures of unemployment, briefly examines the reasons for unemployment, and places the unemployment rate in a broader economic...
• Select Innovation in Apprenticeships: More of the Same.

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  Innovation in Apprenticeships: More of the Same.

  Author:Mason M. BishopFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20223,392 words Article 1920LWhen the Trump administration announced the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP) model in June 2017, it was a promising development seeking to provide a flexible alternative to the long-standing Registered...
• Select Areas of Economic Distress for EDA Activities and Programs.

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  Areas of Economic Distress for EDA Activities and Programs.

  Author:Julie M. LawhornFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20221,639 words Article 1510LApril 4, 2022 Congress has used program criteria to direct federal assistance to areas that are economically distressed or comparatively disadvantaged. Place-based measures frequently associated with economic distress...
• Select The Federal Reserve and Inflation.

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  The Federal Reserve and Inflation.

  Author:Marc LabonteFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  2022986 words Article 1480LUpdated March 21, 2022 On March 16, 2022, the Federal Reserve (Fed) raised the federal funds rate (FFR), its main monetary policy tool, by 0.25 percentage points. This was the first time that rates were raised above...
• Select Automation

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  Automation

  Author:David E. NewtonFrom:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 1. 6^th ed.)

  20213,058 words Topic overview 1340LAutomation is the use of scientific and technological principles and control systems (such as computers) to control the manufacture of machines and the development of processes that take over work normally performed by...
• Select Inflation targeting: How the Federal Reserve abandoned "honest money" for a perpetual inflation tax.

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  Inflation targeting: How the Federal Reserve abandoned "honest money" for a perpetual inflation tax.

  Author:Paul H. KupiecFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  202111,410 words Article 1670LThere was a time when the Federal Reserve believed that honest money--i.e., a stable price level--was essential for achieving full employment. Today, retired Fed officials are recommending that the Federal Open Market...
• Select Unemployment Insurance at a Crossroads: Tracing Program Design During and Beyond COVID-19.

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  Unemployment Insurance at a Crossroads: Tracing Program Design During and Beyond COVID-19.

  Author:Amy SimonFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20218,411 words Article 1780LThe COVID-19-related emergency policy interventions in the unemployment insurance (UI) system (1) unfolded quickly and will have long-lasting ramifications. While the Great Recession produced modest policy changes, the...
• Select Did Hunger Swell?

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  Did Hunger Swell?

  Authors:Angela Rachidi and Scott WinshipFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20212,667 words Article 1750LKey Points * Rates of food hardship among US households in 2020 were unchanged from 2019, despite sharp increases in the unemployment rate and broad economic disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. * Government...
• Select COVID-19 and the U.S. Economy.

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  COVID-19 and the U.S. Economy.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20218,456 words Report 1850LMay 11, 2021 On June 8, 2020, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) announced that the United States entered into a recession in March 2020, a result of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. To...
• Select Policies to help the working class in the aftermath of COVID-19: Lessons from the Great Recession.

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  Policies to help the working class in the aftermath of COVID-19: Lessons from the Great Recession.

  Authors:Richard V. Burkhauser, Kevin C. Corinth, and Douglas Holtz-EakinFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20216,452 words Article 1620LAbstract The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated government mandated shutdowns caused a historic shock to the U.S. economy and a disproportionate job loss concentrated among the working class. While an unprecedented...
• Select Global Economic Effects of COVID-19.

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  Global Economic Effects of COVID-19.

  Authors:James K. Jackson, Martin A. Weiss, Andres B. Schwarzenberg, Rebecca M. Nelson, Michael D. Sutherland, and Karen M. SutterFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  202147,199 words Report 2040LIn the months since the COVID-19 outbreak was first diagnosed, it has spread to over 200 countries and all U.S. states. The pandemic has negatively affected global economic growth beyond anything experienced in nearly a...
• Select Global Economic Effects of COVID-19.

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  Global Economic Effects of COVID-19.

  Authors:James K. Jackson, Martin A. Weiss, Andres B. Schwarzenberg, Rebecca M. Nelson, Karen M. Sutter, and Michael D. SutherlandFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  202146,337 words Report 2040LIn the months since the COVID-19 outbreak was first diagnosed, it has spread to over 200 countries and all U.S. states. The pandemic has negatively affected global economic growth beyond anything experienced in nearly a...
• Select The Biden Skills Agenda: It Needs Work.

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  The Biden Skills Agenda: It Needs Work.

  Authors:Brent Orrell and Mason M. BishopFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20212,438 words Article 1570LKey Points * The incoming Joe Biden administration has three workforce pillars, none of which addresses more near-term COVID-19 recovery steps or funds to support state and local workforce and training systems. *...
• Select Potential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Income Security of Older Americans.

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  Potential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Income Security of Older Americans.

  Authors:Zhe Li, Cheryl R. Cooper, Paul S. Davies, Sarah A. Donovan, Barry F. Huston, Katelin P. Isaacs, et al.From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  202025,436 words Report 1940LNovember 24, 2020 Americans aged 55 and older account for approximately 30% of the overall population in 2020, representing older workers approaching retirement and current retirees and totaling about 100 million...
• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: Unemployment.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: Unemployment.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20201,258 words Article 1340LUpdated November 6, 2020 The U.S. economy has seen historically high levels of unemployment as a result of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This In Focus provides an introduction to the official...
• Select Personal Income Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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  Personal Income Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  2020940 words Article 1540LNovember 30, 2020 Personal income measures the resources an individual accrues over a period of time. Typically, measures of personal income move in line with the business cycle (the pattern of economic expansions and...
• Select Employment and Safety Net Survey, Wave I: EMPLOYMENT DISRUPTIONS AND THE SAFETY NET'S RESPONSE AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

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  Employment and Safety Net Survey, Wave I: EMPLOYMENT DISRUPTIONS AND THE SAFETY NET'S RESPONSE AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

  Author:Angela RachidiFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  202012,164 words Article 1460LWith the coronavirus pandemic causing historic labor market disruptions in spring 2020 and the federal government mounting an equally historic legislative response, the American Enterprise Institute commissioned a survey...