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Elizabeth Warren: “But as we talk about the impact on the overall economy, there is a question about whether this weak labor force…”

On the recordJune 24, 2014
But as we talk about the impact on the overall economy, there is a question about whether this weak labor force participation and low wage jobs is cause or effect or if it is both.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren discusses the relationship between labor force participation and economic demand.

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