The ELEVATE Act Explained: A “Job Guarantee” That Can Actually Work

In simple economic models, workers disrupted by trade or automation are instantly reallocated from declining industries to ones on the rise. Yet that is rarely if ever the case in the real world. Labor markets are highly complex institutions, riddled with frictions created by geography, social networks, discrimination, and regulations that vary from place to … Continue reading The ELEVATE Act Explained: A “Job Guarantee” That Can Actually Work