Think Like An Economist

S E27: Unemployment - Does joblessness have to mean hopelessness?

Jan 26, 2021

17:59

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Is There a Good Way to Measure Unemployment?

03:14

Long Term Unemployment Can Make Any Worker More Unemployed

02:10

How to Deal With Unemployment and Education and Training

01:54

Introduction

2min

How Many People Are Unemployed?

2min

How to Measure Unemployment During the Pandemic

2min

Is Megan Unemployed?

2min

Is There a Good Way to Measure Unemployment?

3min

How to Deal With Unemployment and Education and Training

2min

Long Term Unemployment Can Make Any Worker More Unemployed

2min

Finding a Job When You're Unemployed

3min

Being unemployed can be very stressful, so what can economists do to help people back to work? Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers discuss what it means to be jobless, and what to do if you're unlucky enough to lose your job.

Co-host: Nastaran Tavakoli-Far. Editor: Alastair Elphick. A Modulated Media production.

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