Covering the Economy: Readings for February 7, 2006

Loose ends

Tim Duy's Federal Reserve Watch: http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2006/01/fed_watch_now_i.html

Martin Wolf of the Financial Times attempts to enter a new space: http://ftblogs.typepad.com/martin_wolf/2006/01/global_imbalanc.html and http://ftblogs.typepad.com/martin_wolf/

Real Wages

Peter Gosselin of the LA Times on income insecurity:

1. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-newdeal30dec30,0,5157802.story
2. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-newdeal-methodology,1,3241472.story
3. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-riskshift3oct10,1,4792299.story
4. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-poor12dec12,1,5929236.story
5. Also:
   1. http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/2005-3_archives/000077.html
   2. http://www.j-bradford-delong.net/movable_type/2005-3_archives/000113.html

BLS Employment Situation Report: ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/news.release/empsit.txt

Economist Larry Katz and company on growing wage inequality: http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2006/02/the_polarizatio.html

Floyd Norris: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/business/04charts.html?ei=5090&en=7286ff0309ded7bd&ex=1296709200&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

Jim Hagerty on America's fastest-growing employment category: real estate agents: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113917841809065454-search.html?KEYWORDS=hagerty&COLLECTION=wsjie/6month

Daniel Gross on income risk and Social Security: http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F5061EFC3A580C738EDDAA0894DD404482

Louis Uchitelle on people in grey flannel suits: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/business/yourmoney/03standard.html?ei=5088&en=cc9ef8559a486f52&ex=1278043200&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print