Jul 2, 2021

Employers say they can’t fill jobs, but wages are still pretty stagnant

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Even though employers say they can't find people available to work right now, there isn't evidence of a widespread labor shortage, according to one economist we spoke to. We'll explain. Plus, President Joe Biden's plan for a global minimum corporate tax is one step closer reality. And, a plan for changing college admissions that one professor argues would help even the playing field: a lottery system.

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COVID & Unemployment

Labor shortage? Wage data sends mixed signals.

by Mitchell Hartman

Jul 2, 2021

Wages across the board would rise amid a widespread labor shortage, one economist says. But we're seeing pockets of wage growth.

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130 countries back plan for global minimum tax on companies

Marketplace’s Nova Safo reports.

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Admission by lottery: A proposal to reimagine college acceptance

by Andy Uhler and Erika Soderstrom

Jul 2, 2021

Harvard's Michael Sandel says a lottery conveys "what is true in any case: that luck matters as much as effort in admission."

"College is not the engine of upward mobility we assume it to be," says Harvard professor Michael Sandel. He says a lottery for admissions would change that.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

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Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

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