#MissKittyPolitics Rotten to the core. Affordability that #Pennsylvania. Your billionaires. Mexican #wages. #Thieves. #Human #rights violations. You say they're protecting America? What is your disconnect????? - " #Uline has never responded to the Guardian’s questions about the shuttle ...

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The Work-from-home Wage Premium https://www.frbsf.org/wp-content/uploads/wp2026-02.pdf
"… find that workers who work from home earn higher hourly wages than those who do not.
… premium is driven by selection on unobservable worker characteristics (which could include ability, negotiation skills or bargaining power). Indeed, WFH was more prevalent for workers who already had high hourly wages before the pandemic, and was not associated with higher post-pandemic wage growth.
… in a world with more widespread #WFH, differences in hourly #wages may significantly understate #inequality, as the best-paid workers are also more likely to receive the WFH amenity.
… changes in WFH policies (e.g., through widely debated RTO mandates) could have important implications for the allocation of talent and for aggregate productivity: firms offering WFH disproportionately attract more educated and experienced workers
… stringent #RTO mandates may induce the most productive employees to leave firms that do not offer WFH."
#LaborMarkets

Tariffs might seem manageable now – but they’ll quietly squeeze households later
#Tariffs #GlobalTrade #CostOfLiving #EconomicInequality #TradePolicy #HouseholdCosts #Inflation #Jobs #Wages #SupplyChains #USPolicy #WTO #IMF #RegionalInequality
https://the-14.com/tariffs-might-seem-manageable-now-but-theyll-quietly-squeeze-households-later/

Japanese workers’ real wages fell in every month of 2025, underscoring the persistence of inflation and bolstering the case for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to continue down a more expansionary fiscal path. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/09/economy/real-wages-drop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #wages #inflation #2026lowerhouseelection #ldp #boj

#Japanese workers’ real #wages fell in every month of 2025, underscoring the persistence of #inflation and bolstering the case for PM #SanaeTakaichi to continue down a more expansionary #fiscal path after she secured a sweeping election victory on Sunday, chart @bloomberg.com
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-08/japan-s-real-wages-drop-extends-to-full-year-as-prices-advance?srnd=phx-economics-v2

Heiner Flassbeck: Why is no one in the #labor unions clearly stating that #Germany has been experiencing a significant decline in demand for years, which is being exacerbated by all kinds of cuts in #wages and social services?
https://www.relevante-oekonomik.com/2026/02/07/die-gewerkschaften-und-die-spd-sind-sprachlos-sie-kennen-keine-makrooekonomik/

We’re Planning for the Wrong AI Job Disruption https://archive.ph/2026.02.04-151036/https://www.wsj.com/opinion/were-planning-for-the-wrong-ai-job-disruption-2264d219
"Many politicians and commentators assume that if #AI can perform some of a job’s tasks, the role will disappear.
But the distinction between task repricing—when technology can take over all or part of a task—and job destruction isn’t semantic, it is economic. When technology lowers the cost of performing specific tasks by lifting some of the load, firms reorganize production. Workers specialize differently.
… software has automated large portions of bookkeeping and tax preparation without eliminating accountants, who have moved up the value chain toward advisory, forensic and judgment-intensive work.
… A job that scores as 40% “exposed” to AI in these rankings doesn’t have a 40% chance of vanishing. It is more likely to be reorganized.
… Technology automates, accelerates or reduces the cost of specific tasks within a job, allowing employees to spend more time on higher-value activities. As a result, output expands and #wages often rise."
#LaborMarkets