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Mortality rates and the business cycle
Mortality rates no longer rise sharply in recessions.
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Immigrants: skills, occupations and locations
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Eighth District population growth follows national pattern
Newsletter
Baby boomer retirement
Over the course of the next two decades, an average of 10,000 baby boomers per day will reach retirement age. Their retirement will cause a surge in federal spending. This month's Newsletter shows how the retirement of the baby boomers will affect government programs such as Social Security and Medicare and the federal budget.
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In some cases, a sick economy can be a prescription for good health
A recession, as long as it?s not too deep or too long, may be good for your health, recent studies suggest.
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Corporate social responsibility can be profitable
Businesses have found that it can pay off to engage in social stewardship, such as donating to charity, protecting the environment and nurturing a diverse and safe workplace.
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Immigration at the extremes of the skill distribution
According to economists, in the 1980s and 1990s, immigration of low-skilled workers may have increased the labor supply of highly skilled women, and immigration of highly skilled workers may have increased the rate of innovation in the United States.
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Eighth District fares better than nation in job losses