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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Danielle Kurtzleben

    Everything you need to know about GDP
    Why does GDP only include finished products?Why does GDP only include finished products?
    Everything you need to know about GDP
    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Everything you need to know about GDP
    How does the government measure GDP?How does the government measure GDP?
    Everything you need to know about GDP
    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Everything you need to know about GDP
    What does GDP measure?What does GDP measure?
    Everything you need to know about GDP
    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Everything you need to know about GDP
    Where can I learn more?Where can I learn more?
    Everything you need to know about GDP
    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Everything you need to know about GDP
    Are there other proposals for better ways to measure the economy?Are there other proposals for better ways to measure the economy?
    Everything you need to know about GDP
    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Map: Where childcare costs are the most outrageousMap: Where childcare costs are the most outrageous
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    When a mom can’t afford to buy childcare, it can mean she can’t afford to work

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    Here’s what Americans do all dayHere’s what Americans do all day
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    We play more than we work, and women and men work about the same amount (depending on how you look at it).

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Fed maintains taper, cuts growth forecastFed maintains taper, cuts growth forecast
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    The central bank is sticking with a steady taper, but when will it raise the federal funds rate again?

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Why have so many people left the labor force?Why have so many people left the labor force?
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    According to one analysis, the US has a bigger decline in its labor force participation rate than many of its peers

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
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    Three ways US workers are falling behindThree ways US workers are falling behind
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    A look at adult skills assessments shows other countries’ young workers are improving faster than the US’s

    By Danielle Kurtzleben