Barbell Economy

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I attended a lecture last night by Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan  
Institute, and she used the term "barbell economy." I don't have my databases  
available here in Spanish soap operaland.
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_MilkenInstitute.Org > Events > > <a  href='/events/events.taf ..._ 
(http://www.milkeninstitute.org/events/events.taf?EvID=90&EventID=sos02&cat=allconf&func
tion=show&level1=program&level2=agenda)      2:55 PM - 4:00 PM. The Barbell  
Economy: Closing the Gap ... William Frey uses the term  “barbell” economy to 
describe a situation wherein the very  rich and ...
www.milkeninstitute.org/events/events.taf?EvID=90&  
EventID=sos02&cat=allconf&function=show&... - 35k - Aug 11,  2005 - _Cached_ 
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tID=sos02&cat=allconf&function=show&level1=program&level2=agenda+barbell+econo
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_Edsall's  Edsel - Will liberals really be helped by the new ..._ 
(http://slate.msn.com/default.aspx?id=2066517)      [How is the NYT talk of a "barbell  
economy" unsubstantiated?--ed. They offer zero (0) evidence that  the middle 
has shrunk. Their big example is Nevada, ...
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_Men's Income Fell in the '90s_ 
(http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.econ/browse_thread/thread/25c7430f72f892d0/b30fdc9bf4b6011b?lnk=st&q="barbell+econo
my"&rnum=1&hl=en#b30fdc9bf4b6011b)  
... of  the rest of the Times' piece is spent on a quick tour of fashionable  
complaints,
including the unsubstantiated prospect of a "barbell  economy," the effects 
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_sci.econ_ (http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.econ?lnk=sg&hl=en)  - Jun 
7 2002, 4:50 pm by  Grinch - 3 messages - 2 authors