Must-Read: Elizabeth Jacobs: The Declining Labor Force Participation Rate: Causes, Consequences, and the Path Forward: “It is important to avoid being distracted by policies that have little to do with the trends in the labor force participation rate… …Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, for example, has been cited as a program that reduces the … Continue reading Must-Read: Elizabeth Jacobs: The Declining Labor Force Participation Rate: Causes, Consequences, and the Path Forward