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Birth death Topic in The Credit Debacle Catalog

Birth death models (2); Birth/Death Adjustment (3); birth/death adjustments added 1 (1); birth/death model estimates (1); BLS Birth Death (2); BLS Birth Death Conundrum (1); BLS birth/death model adds quarter (1).

The Big Picture Thu 2009-09-03 15:36 EDT

BLS Birth Death Conundrum ?

B/D defenders were horrifically wrong across the board about nearly everything -- about the housing crisis, the credit collapse, the recession, the market crash, and of course, the massive loss of jobs since hiring peaked late 2007-08...

Big Picture; BLS Birth Death Conundrum.

Sat 2008-05-03 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: April Jobs - Another Report From Bizarro World

BLS birth/death model adds quarter million phantom jobs; overstating employment

April Jobs; Bizarro World; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis; report.

Sat 2008-01-05 00:00 EST

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Unemployment Soars as Private Sector Jobs Contract

understating unemployment; birth/death adjustments added 1.3 million "jobs" since 2007-02

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis; Private Sector Jobs Contract; Unemployment Soars.

Fri 2007-11-02 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Jobs Report From Alternate Universe

overstating employment; birth/death adjustments

Alternate university; jobs reporting; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis.

Fri 2007-09-07 00:00 EDT

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Mass Layoffs Soar

BLS understating unemployment; 80% of headline payroll growth due to birth/death model estimates

Mass Layoffs Soar; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis.

Tue 2007-08-28 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: America: Banana Republic Watch

(2007-05-06); "taking steps towards being a small-minded, elite-dominated, sham democracy"; overstating employment; ministry of truth; overstating GDP by hedonic adjustment; birth/death adjustments to employment; "Banana Republic Indicators"

America; Banana Republic Watch; naked capitalism.