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Nancy Folbre

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Name: Nancy Folbre

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

KitchenAid

Shopping for a Husband? Hope You're Ready to Get Screwed Over

Much to the chagrin of the mother-in-law joke card industry, marriage has never been less popular. But why? For many women, when you consider the non-financial facts of the modern marital arrangement, getting hitched just isn't a wise economic decision. ... [Published Jezebel - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Nancy Folbre, Organic, KitchenAid

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Today's Economist: Nancy Folbre: The Once (but No Longer) Golden Age of Human Capital

Higher education advocates should face up to the possibility that global markets will drive down the dollar value of a college degree. ... [Published New York Times - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Nancy Folbre, Higher Education, Advocate

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

Yelp Inc

Counterparties: The skills that pay fewer bills

Welcome to the Counterparties email. The sign-up page is here , it’s just a matter of checking a box if you’re already registered on the Reuters website. Send suggestions, story tips and complaints to Counterparties.Reuters@gmail.com . Nancy Folbre ... [Published Felix Salmon - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Nancy Folbre, Yelp Inc, Paul Krugman

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Links 6/4/13

Dog saves baby’s life Bangkok Post (furzy mouse) Evolution is Wonderful National Geographic (Lambert) WGA Officially Declares “Star Trek” Better Written Than “TNG” Kevin Drum Oh Shit, I Totally Forgot That Happens! Onion (Lambert) Meeting ... [Published naked capitalism - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Drugs, New Drug Application, Foreclosure, Nancy Folbre, Edward Luce

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 2 reports

Drowning In Student Debt

A discussion of student loan debt from a couple weeks back:Without action from Congress, interest rates on federal Stafford loans will double (from 3.4% to 6.8%) on July 1st. Ned Resnikoff reviews the political playing field:If this all sounds vaguely ... [Published Atlantic Monthly - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Drowning, student loan, Nancy Folbre, Robert Kuttner

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Federal Reserve System

Mortgaged Diplomas

Nancy Folbre is an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts , Amherst. Current and prospective college students are receiving real-world instruction in the dismal political economy of public finance. Today’s Economist Perspectives ... [Published AdBanks.net - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Mortgages, Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, student loan

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Paul Krugman

Links for 06-03-2013

AS-AD: Counting the Ballots - EconoSpeak In defence of the AS-AD framework - Nick Rowe On Dorman on AS-AD on the Web - Robert Waldmann A Sad Story — I Mean, AS-AD Story - Paul Krugman Why is insider trading on the rise? - James Surowiecki Being ... [Published Economist's View - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Paul Krugman, Nancy Folbre, John Cochrane

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 1 reports

Wonkbook: The GOP’s dangerous Obamacare strategy

Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here . Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra and his team, go to Wonkblog . (Photo by Chip ... [Published Ezra Klein - May 28 2013]

Entities: Obamacare, Republican Party (US), The New York Times Company

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 28 2013 - 2 reports

Economics Daily Digest: Global Economy, Global Loopholes

By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal Click here to receive the Daily Digest via email. Globalisation isn't just about profits. It's about taxes too ( The Guardian ) Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow Joseph Stiglitz ... [Published Daily Kos - May 28 2013]

Entities: Mike Konczal, Foreclosure, Citigroup Inc, Nancy Folbre

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

Economics Daily Digest: The Slim communications barrier

By Tim Price, originally published on Next New Deal Click here to receive the Daily Digest via e-mail. Mexico's Lucky to Have Just One Man Blocking Internet Equality. We've Got a Bunch ( Wired ) Roosevelt Institute Fellow Susan Crawford writes ... [Published Daily Kos - May 14 2013]

Entities: Carlos Slim Helú, Sister Simone Campbell, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Nancy Folbre

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

'The Welfare Queen of Denmark'

[Listening to Nouriel Roubini's pessimism about the future during the lunch panel as I do this -- the video of the panel discussing the state of the global economy should be available later today.] Nancy Folbre objects to the "gendered language" used ... [Published Economist's View - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Social Welfare, Nancy Folbre, Denmark, Invention

First reported Feb 11 2013 - Updated Feb 12 2013 - 2 reports

Economics Daily Digest: The return of investment

By Tim Price, originally published on Next New Deal Click here to receive the Daily Digest via e-mail. For Obama, State of the Union Means State of the People ( Fiscal Times ) Mark Thoma notes that while Eric Cantor says the GOP should be "talking ... [Published Daily Kos - Feb 12 2013]

Entities: Robert Reich, Nancy Folbre, Michael Derby

Quotes

...marriage is not based on some natural sexual division of labor, but on the desire to give personal commitments public recognition," Folbre says. "men and women who get this point probably enjoy a distinct advantage in finding a partner." More on moneyNOW Newtown gunmaker's comments spark outrage

Why husbands aren't in demand anymore [Published MSN Money - 10 hours ago]

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Shopping for a Husband? Hope You're Ready to Ge... [Published Jezebel - 4 hours ago]
Why husbands aren't in demand anymore [Published MSN Money - 10 hours ago]
The new! Improved! Richer rich! [Published Examiner.com - Jun 15 2013]
Today's Economist: Nancy Folbre: The Once (but ... [Published New York Times - Jun 13 2013]
Counterparties: The skills that pay fewer bills [Published Felix Salmon - Jun 11 2013]
Links 6/4/13 [Published naked capitalism - Jun 04 2013]
Drowning In Student Debt [Published Atlantic Monthly - Jun 04 2013]
Drowning In Student Debt [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Jun 03 2013]
Mortgaged Diplomas [Published AdBanks.net - Jun 03 2013]
Links for 06-03-2013 [Published Economist's View - Jun 03 2013]
Economics Daily Digest: Global Economy, Global ... [Published Daily Kos - May 28 2013]
Wonkbook: The GOP’s dangerous Obamacare strategy [Published Ezra Klein - May 28 2013]
Daily Digest - May 28: Global Economy Gives Glo... [Published Next New Deal - May 28 2013]
Economics Daily Digest: The Slim communications... [Published Daily Kos - May 14 2013]
Daily Digest - May 14: The Slim Communications ... [Published Next New Deal - May 14 2013]
'The Welfare Queen of Denmark' [Published Economist's View - Apr 29 2013]
Austerity's Curveballs Push Their Plausible Lies [Published Crooks and Liars - Apr 24 2013]
Inside the offbeat economics department that de... [Published Ezra Klein - Apr 24 2013]
Daily Digest - April 9: What Did the Deficit Ev... [Published Next New Deal - Apr 09 2013]
'Scrap the Cap' [Published Economist's View - Apr 08 2013]
Links for 04-02-2013 [Published Economist's View - Apr 02 2013]
Links for 03-26-2013 [Published Economist's View - Mar 26 2013]
Chavismo and Human Development in Venezuela [Published 3quarksdaily - Mar 12 2013]
Wonkbook: Feds to run 26 Obamacare exchanges [Published Ezra Klein - Feb 19 2013]
Economics Daily Digest: The return of investment [Published Daily Kos - Feb 12 2013]
Daily Digest - February 12: The Return of Inves... [Published Next New Deal - Feb 11 2013]
Economics Daily Digest: They come bearing jobs [Published Daily Kos - Jan 29 2013]
Daily Digest - January 29: They Come Bearing Jobs [Published Next New Deal - Jan 29 2013]
'The Uneven Progress of Equal Opportunity' [Published Economist's View - Jan 28 2013]
Links for 01-22-2013 [Published Economist's View - Jan 22 2013]

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Counterparties: The skills that pay fewer bills [Published Felix Salmon - Jun 11 2013] Welcome to the Counterparties email. The sign-up page is here , it’s just a matter of checking a box if you’re already registered on the Reuters website. Send suggestions, story tips and complaints to Counterparties.Reuters@gmail.com . Nancy Folbre ...
Links 6/4/13 [Published naked capitalism - Jun 04 2013] Dog saves baby’s life Bangkok Post (furzy mouse) Evolution is Wonderful National Geographic (Lambert) WGA Officially Declares “Star Trek” Better Written Than “TNG” Kevin Drum Oh Shit, I Totally Forgot That Happens! Onion (Lambert) Meeting ...
Drowning In Student Debt [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - Jun 03 2013] A discussion of student loan debt from a couple weeks back: document.getElementById('wpcom-iframe-form-8d1e8684ae43263ca8e1fecf426f5692').submit(); Without action from Congress, interest rates on federal Stafford loans will double (from 3.4% to 6.8%) ...
Mortgaged Diplomas [Published AdBanks.net - Jun 03 2013] Nancy Folbre is an economics professor at the University of Massachusetts , Amherst. Current and prospective college students are receiving real-world instruction in the dismal political economy of public finance. Today’s Economist Perspectives ...
Links for 06-03-2013 [Published Economist's View - Jun 03 2013] AS-AD: Counting the Ballots - EconoSpeak In defence of the AS-AD framework - Nick Rowe On Dorman on AS-AD on the Web - Robert Waldmann A Sad Story — I Mean, AS-AD Story - Paul Krugman Why is insider trading on the rise? - James Surowiecki Being ...