Hacker News with Generative AI: Labor Economics

The Impact of Post-Tenure Evaluations on Faculty Productivity and Selection (ssrn.com)
This paper examines the labor market effects of Florida's 2022 post-tenure review policy, which weakened tenure protections at public universities.

Education, Tenure, Labor Economics, Florida, Higher Education

5 points by paulpauper 9 hours ago | 1 comments

America Is Missing The New Labor Economy – Robotics Part 1 (semianalysis.com)
This is a Call for Action for the United States of America and the West. We are in the early precipice of a nonlinear transformation in industrial society, but the bedrock the US is standing on is shaky.

Robotics, Labor Economics, Automation, United States, Economy

268 points by lasermatts 74 days ago | 418 comments

Why is it so hard to find a job now? Enter Ghost Jobs (arxiv.org)
This study investigates the emerging phenomenon of "ghost hiring" or "ghost jobs", where employers advertise job openings without intending to fill them.

Job Market, Hiring Practices, Labor Economics

394 points by JSeymourATL 190 days ago | 567 comments