The Horizons Tracker
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Access to the property market remains out of reach for many young people, as even as prices fell marginally after the Great Recession, they remained far higher than the available incomes of the time. Indeed, the robustness of the housing market is a clear differentiator between the Great Recession of 2008 and the Covid-19 recession.
The Horizons Tracker
MARCH 25, 2024
economist Claudia Goldin, the recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, has conducted research shedding light on these issues, particularly the gender disparities in the labor market. The hypothesis was that a swifter return to the labor market could enhance a mother’s prospects for professional advancement.
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The Horizons Tracker
APRIL 5, 2022
The report reveals that while the majority of unicorns remain based in the United States, the emerging market is rapidly catching up, with China alone home to around 40% of the unicorns in existence today. Much of this investment is concentrated in Brazil, which has captured over half of the market.
The Horizons Tracker
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The competition effect might explain the slow wage growth after the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Post-Crisis Wage Trends After the 2008 crisis, the Phillips curve has flattened, meaning wages don’t rise as much with lower unemployment. This effect is strongest in countries with weak wage bargaining systems.
The Horizons Tracker
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
New research from Michigan State University suggests that the job market for new college graduates will decline for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis as a result of a severe adjustment in hiring patterns as a result of the COVID-inspired economic slowdown.
Strategy Driven
JANUARY 22, 2021
They’ve identified and fitted into the needs of a smaller market segment that remains closely connected, and they’re well-known throughout that segment. There’s less competition in this realm because many of the big players just don’t want to enter smaller markets. In 2008, Betsy Babcock founded Handsome Brook Farm Pasture Raised Eggs.
The Horizons Tracker
JULY 4, 2021
Indeed, analyses suggest that between 2008 and 2012, immigrants accounted for 25% of new employer businesses. ” The post What Impact Do Immigrant-Founded Startups Have On The Labor Market? That immigration has a profound impact on innovation, and especially on entrepreneurship, is well established.
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