The Economy and a “Disease-led Recovery”
Jonathan Rowe’s essay (“Our Phony Economy“) in the June edition of Harper’s Magazine criticizes the blind use of GDP as the only measure of the economy. GDP by definition looks at the total quantity of...
View ArticleBad economy may be good for your health
While your wallet may be a little lighter and your 401(k) may have taken a beating, the economic downturn may actually improve your health. The N.Y. Times reports that “people tend not to take care of...
View ArticleHealth care sector adds jobs?
Merrill Goozer reports that “While the rest of the economy was shedding nearly 600,000 jobs and the nation’s once-proud automobile industry went begging for a bailout,” the health care sector actually...
View ArticleCan Health Care Reform Save the Economy?
In the run-up of real estate and stock market prices, demand for labor in the construction, real estate, finance industry was high. With the drastic drop in real estate and stock market prices, the...
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