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#614 - Nicholas Eberstadt - Why Do Millions of Men Not Want to Work?

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The Challenge to the Idea of Men Without Work

Married high school dropouts have comparable work rates and labor force participation to college graduates. Unmarried native-born men have lower workforce participation. Peacetime labor shortage challenges the idea that men without work are due to lack of jobs. Many jobs only require consistent attendance and sobriety.

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