Increase government jobs
One of the easiest ways to create jobs is by increasing government jobs. The success of this method can be seen from the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s which employed more than 8 million people. The jobs created were majority project-based and in construction industry.
But the question is whether we want the government to decide what jobs to be created in the economy. In a capitalist economy definitely not though in the short run it may definitely help. Bouncing back from recession is quite tricky. Companies are in a dilemma where they feel that it may be right time to start increasing production but with demand not fully recovered may not hire immediately. Well here comes the main problem. The demand in the U.S. is mainly consumer-driven and people need to have secure jobs to spend money resulting in a classic chicken-or-egg situation.
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Target an Industry to Stimulate Demand (continued)
These programs are definitely successful in doing what they are drafted to do which is to provide the required impetus to the targeted industry or sector. However intervention in such way does not expand the whole economy. These programs maximum end up reviving only a small portion of the economy. The proposed Cash for Caulkers program would definitely give building contractors a boost but construction industry represents only a small portion of the economy. Again to help another sector of the economy the government will have to work out a new program. Also all these program have an expiry date after which there is that inevitable fall in demand. After the end of cash for clunkers discounts car manufacturers registered a decline in demand.
Economic incentives to Companies to Hire People
Another way the government can create jobs at least [...]
The Obama government is clear in its focus of creating jobs in the current economic scenario. The intentions are definitely good but the results so far don’t look so positive. Let us look at the facts. Last week the labour department announced a second month of 10% plus unemployment. Coinciding with this the White House called a meeting of prominent executives, labour leaders and academicians to discuss as to how the Federal Government can increase job growth. The president commented that his government is looking for fresh perspective and every good demonstrable idea is welcome.
Definitely sounds promising but can the government really create jobs at such short notice. Economists feel that creating new jobs in short notice isn’t exactly the government’s cup of tea. In the long term however the government can definitely impact the health of the labour market. The tool kit that the [...]
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