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Bad government statistics can cost the economy billions

The Economist
Preserving trust in “the integrity and quality of official statistics” generates economic benefits of about $25 for every $1 spent on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says a working paper co-written by Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner.
Bad government statistics can cost the economy billions

America’s Go-To Autism Therapy Is Also the Most Controversial

Bloomberg
Reasons why leveraged buyouts of autism services providers may not be profitable are explained by Rosemary Batt, ILR professor of women and work emerita.
America’s Go-To Autism Therapy Is Also the Most Controversial

Dispatches From Trump’s War on Information

The American Prospect
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, comments on past instances of pre-release bureau data being shared and on the importance of trust to the bureau’s data collection and processing efforts.
Dispatches From Trump’s War on Information