Are They Jobless All the Way Through the Great Recession?

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18 point six % of prime age men are jobless in the sample, ok. So that that's a big number. Now, within the jobless population, tell me about the resources they have, and how many of them live with i've just got confused in your narrative about what's in the denominator? Allright, so we're gon to do it two by two. Lit of the job less, living alone, living with others, jobless less than 12 months, jobless more than 12 months,. And so the percents i'm going to give you are of the entire male population, not of the not of the joblesso so living alone, short term

Why are fewer men working over the last few decades? Is a universal basic income a good policy for coping with the loss of employment? Economist Edward Glaeser of Harvard University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about what Glaeser calls the war on work--the policy changes that have reduced employment among prime-aged men. Glaeser does not see the universal basic income as a viable solution to the decrease in work especially if technology ends up reducing employment opportunities more dramatically in the future. The conversation also includes a discussion of the role of cities and the reduction in geographic mobility in the United States.