Search
Tag: Shortages
Rich Countries Lure Health Workers From Low-Income Nations to Fight Shortages
LUSAKA, Zambia — There are few nurses in the Zambian capital with the skills and experience of Alex Mulumba, who…
Australia’s (Brief) Idea to Ease Supply Chains: Juvenile Forklift Drivers
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government has been trying all kinds of things to address a pandemic labor shortage: Letting…
Why Covid-19 Didn’t Create the Nursing Crisis
We’re entering our third year of Covid, and America’s nurses — who we celebrated as heroes during the early days…
Spike in Inflation Reignites Debate on Price Controls
In a recent survey of 41 academic economists conducted by the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, 61 percent…
CPI December 2021: Inflation Jumped at Fastest Pace Since 1982
Inflation climbed to its highest level in 40 years at the end of 2021, a troubling development for President Biden…
United Airlines Cuts Flights as Workers Call Out Sick
But the change in health guidance would not give airlines much relief, at least not right away. The weather —…