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Labor Economics
Bookmarks
The Ponzi Career
Dror Poleg's essay arguing that knowledge worker careers resemble Ponzi schemes — each generation depends on the next to maintain asset values, and the winners are those who got in early on the right credentials and networks. A sharp structural critique of meritocracy narratives.
U.S. Pushes for More Scientists, But the Jobs Aren't There
Washington Post investigation into the mismatch between US policy pushing STEM education and the actual job market for scientists — showing a structural oversupply of PhD scientists relative to tenure-track positions and industry demand. A counternarrative to the 'STEM shortage' framing that dominated 2012 policy discourse.