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The Economic Down-Turn

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The recent announcement that the U.S. has officially been in a recession since December 2007 and the latest employment data showing record job losses in November are but two indicators of the weakness in the economy. As a resource for a deeper understanding of the health of the economy, CEPR has created an Economic Crisis section featuring analysis of the root causes of the economic down-turn as well as policy suggestions, including a letter from over 375 economists and three nobel laureates pushing for a second stimulus package, to help get the economy back on track.
The Benefits of a Financial Transactions Tax

In a recent report, CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker explores the potential effects of imposing a small tax on transfers of bonds, futures, options, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps, an idea touted as one of the "Big Ideas of 2008" by the New York Times.
New Paper Underscores the Urgency of Debt Cancellation for Haiti

In the wake of devastating storms, and amidst high food prices leading to more children's deaths from malnutrition, a new CEPR report shows how Haiti would benefit from immediate cancellation of its debt to institutions like the World Bank and IDB.

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Miami Herald: January 4, 2009

Gettelfinger: Change Policies to Aid Auto Industry

Detroit News: January 2, 2009

Big Winners of the Past Were Losers in 2008

Boston Globe (AP): December 21, 2008


Black Middle Class in Crisis
Afro-American (MD): December 17, 2008

The 8th Annual Year in Ideas: The Stock Transfer Tax
New York Times: December 12, 2008


IMF Bailouts: Austerity Is The Answer?
Newsweek: November 15, 2008

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