Re: NYC uenmployment

1994-08-16 Thread Doug Henwood
It's hardly a comfort that NY state unemployment is driven by NYC's, since about half of NYSers live in NYC. One reason NYC unemployment is so high is because of the profoundly distorted industrial structure - i.e., heavy overrepresentation of FIRE (finance, insurance, real estate) and elite

Re: NYC uenmployment

1994-08-16 Thread Eban Goodstein
Doug-- Thanks for getting back to me. Do you have any insights as to why things are so bad right now? Up through 1990 the NYC unemploment rate was not too far out of line for big cities in the Northeast, and about 2-3 points above the rest of the state. Now it is 4 points higher than other

1994-08-15 President Names Krueger Chief Economist for DOL (fwd)

1994-08-16 Thread Doug Henwood
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Re: NYC uenmployment

1994-08-16 Thread Doug Henwood
While the NYC unemployment rate in the late 1980s wasn't out of line with other cities, I believe the LFPR and EPR were, but I'd have to check on that. There is no "Wall Street bust" yet. Profits, until the beginning of this year, were at record levels. But as John Keefe, a banking analyst who

IWPR mini grant

1994-08-16 Thread Jacqueline S. Chu
SECOND ROUND OF MINI GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN'S ACTION RESEARCH TOPIC: Women in the Workplace: The Role of Unions and Labor Law Reform REQUEST

Re: In search of Bob Fitch

1994-08-16 Thread SHAIKH
Date sent: Mon, 8 Aug 1994 14:35:13 -0700 Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: david brennan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:In search of Bob Fitch I regret having to do this because I realize how annoying this sort of stuff is but

Re: Finding a tiny bit of info on California Gold's impact

1994-08-16 Thread Bill Humphries
There was a recent dissertation from Stanford on the subject of economic organization in 19th C. California. Talk with the Stanford econ. department. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]