Education And Earnings
Random Samplings, the blog of the U.S. Census Bureau, traces the relationship between educational attainment and lifetime earnings. The graph below illustrates the relationships among educational attainment, median earnings, and unemployment.
Around The Dial – September 14, 2011
Economic policy reports, blog postings, and media stories of interest:
- Joseph Stiglitz thinks about “how to put America back to work.”
- The New York Times reports on the newest poverty figures.
- Random Samplings documents the doubling up of households.
- Economix discusses the state of “Green Jobs.”
- The Baseline Scenario outlines “Ponzi schemes for beginners.”
Wrong Way On Wages
A new brief from the N.C. Budget and Tax Center points out that the wages earned by North Carolina workers in the lowest fifth of the income distribution actually fell, after adjusting for inflation, between 2000 and 2010.
Some College, No Degree
A recent hour-long documentary prepared by American RadioWorks, a component of American Public Radio, looked at the problem of degree completion at America’s institutions of higher learning.
According to the program, some 37 million Americans have completed some college yet left school prior to finishing a degree. Typically, people leave college due to practical obstacles like the need to work, but at the same time, many of these obstacles can be minimized through smart public policies.
Click here to listen to the documentary, Some College, No Degree, or click here to read the transcript.
Around The Dial – September 13, 2011
Economic policy reports, blog postings, and media stories of interest:
- Paul Osterman discusses “the challenge of creating good jobs.”
- Simon Johnson notes that ratings agencies are back to their old ways.
- Off the Charts looks at the impact of the temporary payroll tax cut.
- Policy Shop describes the tie between weak unions and a weak economy.
- Calculated Risk runs down the latest trade data.
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