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There's only one way to prod employers to hire the long-term unemployed: super-tight labor markets.
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The mismatch of tight labor markets, rising income and no economic growth likely represents an ultimately unsustainable situation.
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In the absence of tight labor markets, mothers must claw their way into the workforce if they want to compete.
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Either growth returns to support continued tight labor markets, or Brazilian businesses will shed labor to protect falling profit margins.
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We like that, because actually Germany and Holland are relatively tight labor markets at the moment with unemployment at about 5%.
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Despite central-bank pooh-bahs' fretting about oil prices (up more than 50% in recent months) and tight labor markets, inflation is hardly a threat.
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Despite central-bank Poo-Bahs fretting about oil prices (up more than 50% in recent months) and tight labor markets, inflation is hardly a threat.
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"Global economic conditions are improving but remain fragile, " he said, pointing to weak labor markets, tight credit, and depressed consumer spending.
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However, a less benign possibility is that tight product markets might allow firms to pass some or all of their higher labor costs through to prices.
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