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More Than Childcare Needed To Fix Unequal Labor Market

The Horizons Tracker

economist Claudia Goldin, the recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, has conducted research shedding light on these issues, particularly the gender disparities in the labor market. The hypothesis was that a swifter return to the labor market could enhance a mother’s prospects for professional advancement.

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Millennials Have Missed Out On The Post-2008 Housing Boom

The Horizons Tracker

Access to the property market remains out of reach for many young people, as even as prices fell marginally after the Great Recession, they remained far higher than the available incomes of the time. Indeed, the robustness of the housing market is a clear differentiator between the Great Recession of 2008 and the Covid-19 recession.

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New Report Highlights The Growth In Emerging Market Unicorns

The Horizons Tracker

The report reveals that while the majority of unicorns remain based in the United States, the emerging market is rapidly catching up, with China alone home to around 40% of the unicorns in existence today. Much of this investment is concentrated in Brazil, which has captured over half of the market.

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How to Stand Out in a Saturated Market: The Benefits of Niching Down

Strategy Driven

They’ve identified and fitted into the needs of a smaller market segment that remains closely connected, and they’re well-known throughout that segment. There’s less competition in this realm because many of the big players just don’t want to enter smaller markets. In 2008, Betsy Babcock founded Handsome Brook Farm Pasture Raised Eggs.

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The Tough Job Market For College Graduates After COVID-19

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New research from Michigan State University suggests that the job market for new college graduates will decline for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis as a result of a severe adjustment in hiring patterns as a result of the COVID-inspired economic slowdown.

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The Importance of Testing in an E-marketing Campaign

Women on Business

The same principles apply to e-marketing: before rolling out a campaign to a large audience, test it on a small one. How does their e-marketing supplement their traditional marketing? Create a Benchmark Traditional direct marketing always uses a control piece as the benchmark, generally with an A/B split test.

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What Impact Do Immigrant-Founded Startups Have On The Labor Market?

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Indeed, analyses suggest that between 2008 and 2012, immigrants accounted for 25% of new employer businesses. ” The post What Impact Do Immigrant-Founded Startups Have On The Labor Market? That immigration has a profound impact on innovation, and especially on entrepreneurship, is well established.