Harry Holzer
Harry Holzer
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Almost every measure of education, or cognitive ability, or talent is now associated with a higher income. All this is raising the incentives for people to invest in education, training, and in attaining new skills.
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Overall, I see the report in line with the last six months to a year, which I would characterize as steady gradual improvement in the labor market, but it's not a dramatic improvement.
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The 1990s were an eye-opener. You had the strongest labor market in 30 years; all things being equal, those were good times for African Americans. A lot of black moms were entering the labor market, but the dads kept dropping out.