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Why nonworking men are unhappiest in America
Why nonworking men are unhappiest in America
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
In new research, Carol Graham and Sergio Pinto assesses the troublesome levels of ill-being among out-of-work men, and the challenges this poses to the future of work and the future of the middle class more generally. Carol Graham, the Leo Pasvolsky Senior Fellow and research director in the Global Economy and Development Program at Brookings, came on to the show to discuss this new research, titled “Men without work: Why are they so unhappy in the US compared to other places.” Also on today’s episode, meet Margaret Taylor, a new fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings and senior editor and counsel at Lawfare. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on iTunes, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
Released:
Mar 1, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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