We are living through a deeply paradoxical phase in the job market. On one hand, headlines are dominated by layoffs, AI-led disruption, and shrinking job security. On the other, employers across sectors—ranging from farms to financial services—are struggling to fill open roles. Unemployment is high.And yet, jobs remain unfilled. Two Kinds of Labour Today’s workforceContinue reading “Musings of an Undercover Economist: Contradictions in the Job Market – Shortages in an Era of Unemployment”
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The Great US Education Circus
My son recently completed his MS in Environmental Engineering from Georgia Tech, Atlanta in the USA. Given the current pandemic scene in the USA, we were not sure if at all the graduation ceremony would be conducted in person or virtually like it was done by the IITs in India. Fortunately for us, his UniversityContinue reading “The Great US Education Circus”
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