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Ruth Cuadra

Gender Income Equality Will Be Achieved Within 20 Years, Futurist Says - 0 views

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    When we went from a production economy to an information economy, the asset of physical strength was no longer valued. It became a knowledge economy-the single advantage that men have over women, which is strength, was no longer a defining job necessity.
Ruth Cuadra

The Case Against Sharing - 0 views

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    For the past few years, the "sharing economy" has characterized itself as a revolution. Across the U.S., high costs of living are driving more of the employed toward "side hustles," i.e. unprotected freelance work, the kind fostered by the sharing economy. 
Elizabeth Merritt

Why U.S. Population Growth Is in the Danger Zone - The Atlantic - 1 views

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    The implications of permanently slumped population growth are wide-ranging. Shrinking populations produce stagnant economies. Stagnant economies create wonky cultural knock-on effects, like a zero-sum mentality that ironically makes it harder to pursue pro-growth policies.
Megan Conn

Why California Is Suddenly Adding Jobs Faster Than Texas - Jobs & Economy - The Atlanti... - 1 views

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    Good news for CA re: jobs, as long as our housing market recovers and grows...
Megan Conn

California positively gets a negative from Tesla on battery factory - latimes.com - 0 views

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    What other businesses may not set up shop in CA?  What will this due to our economy? 
Ruth Cuadra

Networks and the Nature of the Firm - The WTF Economy - Medium - 1 views

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    The discussion around companies like Uber and Airbnb is too narrow. The issue isn't just employment, but a huge economic shift led by software and connectedness.
Karen Wade

Navigating a Changing Economy: A New Normal for Museums? | Engaging Places - 0 views

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    Looking at what the new normal will be for museum funding and how we can benefit from the change.
Garry Golden

The Discovery Economy: Why Sharing Your Identity Is A Good Thing | Fast Company - 0 views

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    an interesting analog 
Lisa Eriksen

Volatile weather creates dramatic changes for California farmers | Center for Investiga... - 1 views

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    What will change in agriculture mean to the economy and politics of California?
Karen Wade

For millennials, leaving the nest is hard to do - latimes.com - 0 views

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    Well, it looks like an improved economy isn't changing the trend of millennials staying or returning home. Pew isn't even certain why. What do you think?
Megan Conn

Despite Grim Headlines, Africa Is Booming : NPR - 1 views

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    6 out of the 10 fastest growing economies are in Africa?  I did not know that!  What does this mean for museums there? 
Dayne Bell

Top Five Reasons That Makes Same Day Loans A Smart Financial Option For Service-Class F... - 0 views

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    When the economy falls down, many service-class families get trapped into the financial woes. If you are looking for the perfect way to make your financial ends meet, borrowing Same Day Loans proved as a lucrative choice.
Elizabeth Merritt

Now We Know What Happened to Those Workers Who Dropped Out During the Pandemic. | Econo... - 0 views

  • rior research estimating that if the trends in place before March 2020 continued, 2.4 million fewer people would have retired.
  • oth genders became more likely to be occupied with home care/family care concerns during the pandemic. Since early 2021, this tendency has been declining again.”
  • 21.5% of females cited care as the reason for being out of the workforce, similar to the 20.8% pre-pandemic, while for men the numbers were 5.1% and 4.2%, respectively.
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  • he job market continues to be tighter than a drum.
Lisa Eriksen

Richard Florida Concedes the Limits of the Creative Class - The Daily Beast - 0 views

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    Interesting piece on urbanism, the "creative class," and class and economics in general.  Where to do museums fit into this "hip cool"? Burning money trying to become "cooler" ends up looking something like the metropolitan equivalent to a midlife crisis.
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    This has gotten lots o' buzz... w/ his intellectual enemy Joel Kotkin (?) stirring the fire... I look at museums as needing this creative class to drive buzz -and innovative efforts.... these are the 'First Friday' night party people...
Ariane Karakalos

Museum attendance up, income down, survey says - latimes.com - 0 views

  • The most common explanations for the increase in attendance given by museums were more aggressive marketing to local communities, people cutting back on travel and trying to find less expensive and closer-to-home leisure pursuits, and the sense that museum admission prices are a good deal compared with other options
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