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The Nobel Lecture: Equilibrium in the Labour Market with Search Frictions

Speaker: Professor Christopher Pissarides Chair: Howard Davies This event was recorded on 15 February 2011 in Old Theatre, Old Building Editor’s note: we apologise for the poor audio quality during the first few minutes of this video. Content Copyright: © … Continue reading

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Harkin Defends Unemployed Against Charges That They’re “Lazy”

On the Senate floor today, Senator Tom Harkin remarked on an article he read in the Washington Post this week that alleged the unemployed are “less motivated” to look for work if they receive unemployment checks. “Are they just so … Continue reading

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