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Rust Belt Employment Up, but Job Growth Still Lags National Trend

On the whole, Rust Belt employment in blue collar jobs rose in August. While there has been some improvement, job growth in these sectors still lags behind nonfarm job growth in these states. For more, visit the Blue Collar Jobs Tracker.

Organizational Restructuring in US Healthcare Systems and its Implications

The findings in a new CEPR report show that the unraveling of hospital-based employment systems is associated with greater wage inequality. Visit Healthcareworkers.us for more info.

US Sanctions Against Venezuela

Mark Weisbrot talks on Al Jazeera English about the US sanctions against Venezuela and writes about them for The Hill.

How Pentagon Officials May Have Encouraged a 2009 Coup in Honduras

A new investigative article by CEPR's Jake Johnston, published by The Intercept, reveals previously unknown details of US support for Honduras' 2009 coup d'etat.

Op-eds & Columns

Janet Yellen and the Fed: Progressives Should Pay Attention

Dean Baker
Truthout, September 18, 2017

South Koreans Worked a Democratic Miracle. Can They Do It Again?

Ha-Joon Chang
The New York Times, September 14, 2017

Corporate Taxes Should Be Reformed, Not Cut

Dean Baker
Sacramento Bee, September 14, 2017

The Trump Sanctions Against Venezuela: Is Economic Recovery Possible?

Mark Weisbrot
The Nation, September 7, 2017

Publications

Organizational Restructuring in US Healthcare Systems: Implications for Jobs, Wages, and Inequality

September 2017, Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt

Innovation, Intellectual Property, and Development: A Better Set of Approaches for the 21st Century

July 2017, Dean Baker, Arjun Jayadev and Joseph Stiglitz

Life After Debt in Puerto Rico: How Many More Lost Decades?

July 2017, Lara Merling, Kevin Cashman, Jake Johnston, and Mark Weisbrot

Private Equity Partners Get Rich at Taxpayer Expense

July 2017, Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt

CEPR in the News

Trump's Quiet Campaign Against Government Workers

Vice, September 22, 2017

Equifax Breach Could Shake Consumer Confidence, Cut Spending

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 19, 2017

Obama Goes From White House to Wall Street in Less Than One Year

Bloomberg News, September 18, 2017

Monopolistic Market Control Depresses Healthcare Wages

Modern Healthcare, September 14, 2017

A Top Bank Regulator Is in His Job Illegally, Watchdog Argues

The Intercept, September 12, 2017

Blogs

CEPR Blog

Blog postings by CEPR staff and updates on the latest briefings and activities at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

Beat the Press

Beat the Press is Dean Baker's commentary on economic reporting. Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).

The World in Transition: Economics & Politics

Mark Weisbrot’s blog on economic and political trends in a multi-polar world.

Blue Collar Jobs Tracker

CEPR’s Blue Collar Jobs Tracker lets you take a closer look at the path of job growth in four major blue-collar industries: manufacturing, mining, construction, and logging.

Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch

Relief and Reconstruction Watch is a blog that tracks multinational aid efforts in Haiti with an eye towards ensuring they are oriented towards the needs of the Haitian people.