tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post4463078781610767045..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: The Increase in Part-Time Employment: John Lott Versus Sane IndividualsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-12866193402130536412013-10-02T22:53:13.332-04:002013-10-02T22:53:13.332-04:00Having a part time job is better than being unempl...Having a part time job is better than being unemployed where you are reliant on an <a href="http://www.trueinsurance.com.au/bill-cover-insurance/" rel="nofollow">income protection quote</a> to get by.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633408999563840986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-5800350178352333872013-09-12T08:50:58.528-04:002013-09-12T08:50:58.528-04:00Sorry, you are right it is Lott not strong.Sorry, you are right it is Lott not strong.spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040914017546442297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-41571508297390009842013-09-12T08:47:30.532-04:002013-09-12T08:47:30.532-04:00Mankiw quotes someone by the name of Strong to get...Mankiw quotes someone by the name of Strong to get the point that 96% of new hires were part time.<br /><br />But what strong did was calculate the change from Jan to Aug of this year and called it the y/y difference. But in recent years the seasonal adjustment of part time workers has been inadequate and even the seasonally adjusted data <br />shows a sharp drop in Jan part time employment. At no time does a single observation from last year enter Strong's calculation of the year over year difference.<br /><br />It is a completely spurious number that has no basis in fact.spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040914017546442297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-62020379453313266292013-09-11T09:03:10.429-04:002013-09-11T09:03:10.429-04:00Be sure and read what I wrote at Angry Bear that o...Be sure and read what I wrote at Angry Bear that over 100% of the 2013 increase in part time work was federal government workers forced to work part time because of the sequester.spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040914017546442297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-91044463386673485762013-09-10T17:24:50.551-04:002013-09-10T17:24:50.551-04:00Lott really is out to lunch on so many grounds and...Lott really is out to lunch on so many grounds and issues. I gather that there is really a lot of noise in the month to month data on part time employment, with looking at it closely seeing just nonsensical patterns. I don't have the link, but I think Dean Baker has shown this in detail. In any case, it is really bizarre that Mankiw would be so naive as to believe something as silly as that 96% of the new jobs would be part time.rosserjb@jmu.eduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300046915843554101noreply@blogger.com