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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Danielle Kurtzleben

    Politics
    Study: The 2007 minimum wage hike cost more than 1 million jobsStudy: The 2007 minimum wage hike cost more than 1 million jobs
    Politics

    It makes logical sense that a higher minimum wage would hurt job creation. So why are economists split on this question?

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Labor
    This is what it feels like to be unemployed for yearsThis is what it feels like to be unemployed for years
    Labor

    The term among economists for losing your job market value when you’re unemployed is “skill erosion.” Here’s what that feels like.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Business & Finance
    Abercrombie, Delia’s, Aeropostale: all your old favorite stores are in big troubleAbercrombie, Delia’s, Aeropostale: all your old favorite stores are in big trouble
    Business & Finance

    Teen clothing stores are tanking, and there are a lot of reasons why.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Politics
    The economic threat to cities isn’t gentrification; it’s the oppositeThe economic threat to cities isn’t gentrification; it’s the opposite
    Politics

    Many urban neighborhoods are places of concentrated poverty, and it’s killing opportunity in the US.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Life
    When men remarry, they go way younger. Women pick someone older.When men remarry, they go way younger. Women pick someone older.
    Life

    Confirming all of your stereotypes about how different-sex couples remarry.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    archives
    How Americans die on the job, in one chilling chartHow Americans die on the job, in one chilling chart
    archives

    This chart explains how work is most likely to kill people in your industry

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Life
    Study: Left-handed people earn 10 percent less than rightiesStudy: Left-handed people earn 10 percent less than righties
    Life

    A new study says lefties tend to earn less than right-handers and have worse cognitive abilities. But why would that be?

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    archives
    We just broke a job-market record, AmericaWe just broke a job-market record, America
    archives

    We just had 50 straight months of job growth

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    archives
    One type of worker we want fewer of: involuntary part-timersOne type of worker we want fewer of: involuntary part-timers
    archives

    More good news from the November jobs report — people who are working part-time involuntarily are becoming scarcer

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    archives
    Employers added 321,000 jobs in NovemberEmployers added 321,000 jobs in November
    archives

    The job market gave us a big positive surprise in November

    By Danielle Kurtzleben