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What can be done to create jobs? Six leading ideas.

The job market has shown some very welcome signs of improvement lately, but it still has a long way to go before approaching something Americans would call normal. Here’s a look at some of the proposed solutions out there.

Chapter & Verse
'Unintended Consequences' by Edward Conrad: already 'the most hated book of the year'?

'Unintended Consequences' by former Bain Capital managing director Edward Conard argues that economic inequality is a good thing rather than a problem.
What can be done to create jobs? Six leading ideas.

The job market has shown some very welcome signs of improvement lately, but it still has a long way to go before approaching something Americans would call normal. Here’s a look at some of the proposed solutions out there.
Inside Job: movie review

Matt Damon narrates 'Inside Job,' a meticulous exploration of what led to the crash of 2008.
Growthology
To avoid the double-dip, (1) lower taxes, (2) raise taxes. Huh?

Some economists propose lowering payroll taxes and then raising marginal rate taxes. Here's another perspective.
Foreclosed homes: three potential fixes for the crisis

Towering mortgage debt continues to fuel the housing crisis. What policies could help reduce the number of foreclosed homes?
The New Economy
Ben Bernanke is Time's Person of the Year. Is he doomed?

In picking Ben Bernanke as Person of the Year, Time magazine hopes to do better than the last time it anointed an economic mastermind.