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The case for wage insurance
Jun 24, 2024

The case for wage insurance

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Job creation has been strong coming out of the worst of COVID, but threats to workers remain. Could wage insurance help?

Segments From this episode

The European Union targets the App Store

Apple’s App Store has run afoul of European regulators, who say its rules are unfair to third party developers who want to communicate directly with users. We’ll hear more.

The stock market in an election year

The second half of 2024 is in a week, and, as it now stands, we’re on track for the biggest jumps in stock prices in any election year since Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford ran for president in 1976. The S&P is up 15% this year; the NASDAQ up 20%. We’ll unpack with Julia Coronado of MacroPolicy Perspectives.

The case for wage insurance to offset future job disruption

There's already unemployment insurance. But new research makes the case for wage insurance as further protection for workers.
Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images

The team

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Nic Perez Director/Producer
James Graham Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher Producer, BBC
Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC
Lis Mahy Producer, BBC