No matter how President Donald Trump frames it, the US has much to lose from a trade war. Global trade dynamics will likely be radically reshaped. Fabio Sabatini discusses the economic costs for the US and the rest of the world.
Qualified candidates on the autism spectrum often struggle to find jobs that match their qualifications and skills. Daniela Lup and Esther Canonico write that employee referrals are a powerful recruiting channel for neurodiverse talent. However, left unchecked, they hinder neurodiverse hiring.
Some suspect that electricity prices have gone up because of government support to renewable energy. But there’s evidence that this is not the case. Sugandha Srivastav writes that the cost of electricity generation is strongly affected by the price of gas.
In a country where people who work 60 hours a week are not uncommon, executives are now advocating for a 90-hour workweek. Utkarsh Leo and Smita Roy Trivedi write that this idea threatens to hurt India’s economy with diminished productivity and poor worker health.
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