Thanks for this Michael,
I had seen some of these items. And it clear that Baker does support
shorter hours. I've been admonished by a colleague, more than once, that Baker
and others of that stature are operating in a mileau where credibility can be
maintained by not getting too far beyond where the audience is. More
strengthen to his arm.
Gene
On Aug 20, 2012, at 3:47 AM, Michael Nuwer wrote:
> On 8/19/2012 2:22 PM, Eugene Coyle wrote:
>>
>> Baker is clinging to a Keynsian stimulus policy which puts blinkers on
>> him. We should welcome robots, and I do, but Baker's idea that fixing the
>> policies he criticizes and enumerates (a high value for the dollar,
>> selective protectionism on labor categories like doctors and lawyers, and
>> bailing out the banks) plus adding stimulus will return the US to full
>> employment is, at best, wishful thinking.
>>
>> Would that he supported an immediate sharp cut in general working hours.
>>
>
>
> But Dean Baker does support shorter hours. As far as I know he's the
> only Keynsian who does so.
>
> An Unemployment Solution: Pay People to Work Shorter Hours
> http://www.cepr.net/index.php/op-eds-&-columns/op-eds-&-columns/pay-for-shorter-hours/
>
>
> Work Sharing: A Creative Way to Avoid Unemployment
> http://www.cepr.net/index.php/op-eds-&-columns/op-eds-&-columns/work-sharing-a-creative-way-to-avoid-unemployment
>
>
> A Stimulus for Working Fewer Hours
> http://www.cepr.net/index.php/op-eds-&-columns/op-eds-&-columns/a-stimulus-for-working-fewer-hours/
>
> Leisure Beats Unemployment
> http://www.cepr.net/index.php/op-eds-&-columns/op-eds-&-columns/leisure-beats-unemployment
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