markets work best when people are totally atomized, homo economi, rather than acting like homo sapiens. jim
On 2/18/08, Perelman, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul Phillips wrote: > Why should this surprise anyone? Every labour economist worth her salt > knows that unemployment and job loss is a major factor in family breakup > as is suicide, alcoholism, mental illness and crime, all of which are > correlated/related to the incidence of family breakup. > > This story concerned a reverse causation -- that family stability > inhibits labor flexibility. In our own recent hiring experience at > Chico State, an inordinate number of good candidates proved unhirable > because of the need to accommodate a spouse. > > In a similar vein, Andrew Oswald showed a correlation between home > ownership and unemployment presumably because people with phones are > less likely to pick up and leave. > > -- > > > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > Chico, CA 95929 > 530-898-5321 > fax 530-898-5901 > michaelperelman.wordpress.com > -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
