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Senior Fellow, Economic Studies | The John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair
Gary Burtless researches labor market policy, income distribution, population aging, social insurance, household saving, and the behavioral effects of taxes and government transfers. He was an economist with the U.S. Department of Labor. | View Full Bio
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"America ... you sent these wackos here." D.C. columnist speaks up for locals, rejects outsiders' critical rants. http://t.co/zpPBWfGrLE
Oct 07
For countries thinking of adopting a national pension system, some historical lessons from the U.S.: http://t.co/m2cH2fDmGF
RT @kryssypease: What's the economy look like for older Americans? @DailyCircuit asks @GBurtless and @marcrfreedman now. http://t.co/qjFdIg0Br0
@ezraklein SPOILER ALERT: In spite of tech world's call for Cook's head after Maps fiasco, he's still CEO; & AAPL's earned another $39 bil.
Oct 04
@ezraklein Tech world *did* call for Tim Cook's head ... after release of Apple Maps w/ the iPhone 5: http://t.co/rYY5L5wWRy
Census Bureau and BLS shut down: If no one from Census is available to ask your labor force status, do you have one?
SW Air Fires Pilot in Troubled Landing: "The Dallas-based airline said a nose-first landing violates its procedures." http://t.co/zA1BrJmDWh
Oct 02
26% of adults think leaving debt ceiling unchanged will inflict "serious harm" but still oppose raising the ceiling: http://t.co/048dyqZX0Q
Sep 25
Closing the deficit: Would it help if we all retired a bit later? It would help, but still leave a lot of work to do http://t.co/5c4QvCTyC1
Sep 18
Good news in yesterday's new Census numbers: Health coverage up in 2012, driven by jump in gov't insurance programs: http://t.co/qIIX6tqeaV
@BCAppelbaum Financial regulation is a key Fed role, one it fumbled in the run-up to the crisis. A Chair's views on regulation SHOULD count.
Sep 16
Not that there's anything wrong with that. @mattyglesias Even Fargo is going to have a taller building than DC: http://t.co/6KktQYZ83U …
Sep 13
Big jump in older Americans' schooling is linked to big jumps in their employment rates & relative earnings. http://t.co/AkdsRNibfI
Sep 10
8 of 10 speak English. Hmm @justinwolfers Four of the world's ten most livable cities are in Australia. 3 in Canada. http://t.co/4xc9K8pxCU
Aug 28
Not only fact-free, logic-free: @justinwolfers asks the pertinent question "So, What is Philosophy Good For?” http://t.co/Ayjh5Bui3U
Aug 27
@DLeonhardt Since 2007 pop share of under 55s DOWN 3.8 pts; pop share of 60-74 yr-olds UP 3.0 pts: Expected LFP drop = 1.3 or 1.4 ptcg pts.
How far are we from full employment? About 7.4 million jobs & 7-1/2 yrs (at current pace of growth) Version w/Charts http://t.co/ZK5jEZJTn8
Half of 2007-13 LFP drop is due to aging @DLeonhardt Two charts to depress you about economy: http://t.co/4hRUvKGuSi http://t.co/kgzyG46z5G
How far are we from full employment? By my reckoning, a bit more than 7 mil. jobs and 7-1/2 years. http://t.co/hTJVUybf2E
NYT "Income’s Slow Climb": Excludes, In other words, lots of stuff the fed. gov't did to combat the recession. (2/2) http://t.co/hwgLZvyHvU
Aug 21
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