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...rest? We were looking at workers who had a stable job at a good firm, and it usually takes a long time to find such a good job match. These types of jobs pay more, but they don't come along that easily. Once you lose such a good job, you may not find another like it. There was a component of luck in having found that matching job, and it's hard to get lucky twice...
...rest of the industrialized world may be in worse shape. To measure excess capacity, economists use a metric called the "output gap," defined as the difference between the potential output of a given economy and what is actually being produced (including services). The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is projecting that, despite global production cutbacks, the situation is actually getting worse because the recovery will be weak. In 2010 the output gap among 24 OECD member nations is projected to widen to -5.7% - the widest gulf by far in the post-World War II era. (See 25 people...
...surprised to learn that Chenoweth actually feels pain, join the club. But rest assured—he certainly doesn’t let it slow him down. A star Harvard runner, he blew away the competition last Friday in a dual meet against Yale, placing first by a decisive margin of 24 seconds. Chenoweth finished the 8-kilometer circuit in 24:20, his personal best for the Franklin Park course...
...confidence in his fitness,” Saretsky said. “He focuses on what he can control and lets the rest take care of itself...
...objections to an increased U.S. military commitment in South Asia rest on a number of flawed assumptions. The first is that Afghans always treat foreign forces as antibodies. In fact, poll after poll since the fall of the Taliban has found that a majority of Afghans have a favorable view of the international forces in their country. A BBC/ABC News poll conducted this year, for instance, showed that 63% of Afghans have a favorable view of the U.S. military. To those who say you cant trust polls taken in Afghanistan, its worth noting that the same type of poll consistently...