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These state elections have great significance for policy measures in 2019-20, particularly as Washington is expected to be gridlocked through divided control of Congress and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239530
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The move by non-tenure-track faculty and post-doctoral researchers came two months after Claudine Gay resigned under pressure as the university’s president. The two developments…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286015
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The quick return to work forestalls direct government intervention but also underlines how vulnerable the Canadian economy is to transport disruption. Both the agricultural and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268311
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One of the more troubling features of the economic recovery, for workers and politicians alike, is lagging wage growth. This could indicate a substantial shift in the US economy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198439
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Curbing migration across the US southern border has become a major source of bipartisan tension, but often lost in the political arguments is the extent to which migrants are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285402
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The union represents some 340,000 workers at UPS, the largest US package delivery company. The United States is experiencing a rise in strikes and work stoppages espite low union…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280183
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Despite fears of a recession, the US economy continues to add jobs and employers report difficulties attracting and retaining workers. Wage growth is decelerating fitfully…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281325
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In reality, US exports and manufacturing output have never been higher. However, less than 9% of the workforce is in manufacturing, and communities and workers have been adversely…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280902
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The US economy faces a period of slow growth and possibly a short and shallow recession, but this is unlikely to cause a significant weakening of labour markets.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275398
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Demographic pressures from an ageing society weigh less heavily on the United States than many other economies but they are now placing stress on a Social Security system that…