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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Danielle Kurtzleben

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    The tax benefit that boosts Phillip Morris’ profitThe tax benefit that boosts Phillip Morris’ profit
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    A new study says a popular tax benefit might cause recipients to smoke more.

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    Survey: (young) women are better workers than menSurvey: (young) women are better workers than men
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    A survey shows that Americans think women are amazing at their first jobs...after that, the ladies lose their edge

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    The economy has room for a lot more stimulusThe economy has room for a lot more stimulus
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    A recent paper from the Fed finds that the long- and short-term unemployed affect inflation the same. That’s a big deal.

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    How immigration reform could give you a raiseHow immigration reform could give you a raise
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    A new study finds that more H-1B workers have effects on native-born Americans’ wages and housing costs...but not employment

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    America’s entrepreneurial spirit is dyingAmerica’s entrepreneurial spirit is dying
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    A new report shows that the share of young businesses is reaching new lows — even in Silicon Valley.

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    America’s organic explosion, in two chartsAmerica’s organic explosion, in two charts
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    New USDA data show that the organic business in the US has exploded

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    Labor Secretary Perez on the shrinking labor forceLabor Secretary Perez on the shrinking labor force
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    The labor force shrunk this month even as 280,000 new jobs were added. The Secretary of Labor spoke to Vox about what he thinks is going on.

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    Labor Secretary Tom Perez on April’s jobs numbersLabor Secretary Tom Perez on April’s jobs numbers
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    The Labor Secretary says timing may have been why the labor force shrank last month

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    The mysterious dip in labor force participationThe mysterious dip in labor force participation
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    The labor force participation rate fell last month, but it’s not because people left; it’s because people stopped entering.

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    Teen unemployment falls to post-recession lowTeen unemployment falls to post-recession low
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    The teen jobless rate is now at 19.1 percent, its lowest rate since late 2008.

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