Friday assorted links

1. One reason why child care is so expensive in the U.S.

2. “For the first time in decades, new and recent graduates with at least a bachelor’s degree have consistently higher unemployment rates than the overall American workforce, according to data on 22-to-27-year-olds compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.” Link here.

3. Redux of my 2021 Bloomberg column on the ideal university.

4. 15-minute weird Brazilian album.

5. History of social science funding at the NSF.

6. Furman and Laibson on Harvard grade inflation (NYT).

7. Who gets laid off first?  The measurers?

8. Work from home may be the problem for young workers, not AI.