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October 2020
From the barrel to the pump: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prices for petroleum products
This article details price movements for petroleum products in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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What can search frictions tell us about the labor market?
This book uses a three-market economic model to describe how search frictions in the financial (credit), labor, and goods markets explain labor market volatility.
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How have lost market hours from the partial economic shutdown affected Americans?
As total market hours decreased, home-production activity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Assessing multidimensional worker skill levels and their allocation in the U.S. labor market
Economists model multidimensional skill levels among U.S. workers and examine how those skills are allocated in the labor market.
How did the 2005 hurricanes affect individuals’ long-term earnings?
Using linked survey and administrative data, researchers find that the effects of hurricanes may increase earnings over the long term but with varied outcomes.
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Employment changes by employer size during the COVID-19 pandemic: a look at the Current Employment Statistics survey microdata
A new BLS satellite series of net inputs to industry price indexes: methodology and uses
Projections overview and highlights, 2019–29
Exploring changes in real average hourly earnings, June 2009 to December 2019
Comparing characteristics and selected expenditures of dual- and single-income households with children
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food price indexes and data collection
Flashback
As we consider the variety of health plans available during the open season, let’s look at a 1984 MLR article that compared HMOs to traditional health plans.
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