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- 23 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
This Crisis Loan Program Preserved Jobs—and Made Money
more stable career path. The firms themselves also grew stronger, and the French government eventually saved more in unemployment benefits than the program cost, according to the study, Employment Effects of Alleviating Financing... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Leveraging Veterans’ Competitive Advantage
“People often seem surprised when I tell them that unemployment among veterans is lower than the general population,” states Peter Gudmundsson (MBA 1990), president and CEO of RecruitMilitary, a leading military-to-civilian recruiting... View Details
- 26 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Winners and Losers in the Internet Economy
publishers and retailers to social networks and gaming sites. Job growth on the Internet stands in sharp contrast to the US economy as a whole, which has suffered from high unemployment for years. The report found that the gross domestic... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
When a Rainy Day Comes: The Economics of Happiness
involving some 300,000 individuals in Europe and the United States over the last 25 years. Participants were asked to describe their state of mind by selecting one of three answers: “very happy,” “fairly happy,” and “not too happy.” The authors found that the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
RallyPoint a Winner
in which "introducing themselves and creating a network aren't necessarily skills they've cultivated." A free-to-veterans service, RallyPoint is also good news for the Defense Department—which annually reimburses states some $1 billion for veteran View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
How DC is Taxing the Country
(photo by Brooks Kraft/Getty) Sunny jobs reports and shrinking unemployment numbers might give the impression that the US economic recovery is complete. Scratch beneath that surface, though, and a much bleaker trend emerges, says a new... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 01 May 2012
- News
Best in Show
Parrish: To counter a down economy, laughter was the best medicine. Long an occasion for high jinks and good laughs, the HBS Show was born in dark times. Oil shocks, inflation, and high unemployment were the order of the day when Joe... View Details
- 08 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Getting Laid Off: An Opportunity for Reinvention
your pay or that your work product did not meet a certain threshold. I am slowly letting go of this weight and burden—and realize that it’s not personal. In fact, approximately 1 in 5 Americans have filed for unemployment as a result of... View Details
- 27 May 2020
- News
Prepare to Exit
stigma. People assume you are not worth your pay or that your work product did not meet a certain threshold. I am slowly letting go of this weight and burden—and realize that it’s not personal. In fact, approximately 1 in 5 Americans have filed for View Details
- 09 Aug 2017
- News
Finding a Path Out of Poverty
performing students, recognition for leading teachers, and mentoring and financial literacy programs for the entire community. “Given my background, having overcome unemployment and homelessness,” says Magwegwe, “I felt I could ‘inspire... View Details
- 28 May 2017
- Blog Post
HBS on the Road: Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d'Ivoire
company and social entrepreneurship focused on youth unemployment to name just two), investors, government ministers, and executives of pan-African companies. And, they were so close knit, and welcomed me warmly into their gatherings. In... View Details
- 03 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment
supply of skilled workers. Since unemployment rates for college graduates are much lower than for non-graduates and average incomes materially higher, more young people would presumably move down the path to economic independence.... View Details
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51407 The Importance of Unemployment Insurance as an Automatic Stabilizer By: Di Maggio, Marco, and Amir Kermani Abstract—We assess the extent to which View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Sep 2015
- News
A Sustainable Success Story
County property. “Big picture,” he notes, “this was 2009, and we were newcomers in a rural area where the unemployment rate was 15 percent. We wanted to protect the forest for future generations, but we also started wondering if there... View Details
- 22 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon
entrepreneus. Sean Silverthorne: First off, can you summarize your previous research findings? Maria Roche: Our first finding is that an increase in the unemployment rate is associated with a substantial rise in the share of entrepreneurs... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Where the Jobs Are
With U.S. economic recovery limping along and unemployment hovering above 9 percent, the Washington debate over regulatory and tax policies needed to spur economic revival has shifted into high gear. Outside the Washington Beltway, among... View Details
- 01 Jan 2020
- What Do You Think?
Why Not Open America's Doors to All the World’s Talent?
Laurence Dutton SUMMING UP How Should America Admit Talented Workers of the World? The notion of attracting talented workers to the United States deserves support, especially at times when the unemployment rate is low. But the H-1B... View Details
- 12 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
Inside One Startup's Journey to Break Down Hiring (and Funding) Barriers
seekers and employers. As remote work surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment hovered below 4 percent, and many employers struggled to fill openings. “Harley has to build a team, but doesn’t have all the skills necessary to do... View Details
- 15 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
A Mass Crisis Can Overwhelm Health Care. Liberia Found a Solution.
The ongoing pandemic is forcing a rethink of how the health care system operates in the United States as the death toll climbs, unemployment soars, and leaders debate how best to diagnose, vaccinate, and potentially treat millions of... View Details
- 31 Aug 2020
- Research & Ideas
State and Local Governments Peer Into the Pandemic Abyss
saw 2.6 percentage points higher unemployment among their government workers,” researchers Daniel Green and Erik Loualiche write in a recent working paper, State and Local Government Employment in the COVID-19 Crisis. “A... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz