The Center for Economic and Policy Research

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IMF Policy Analysis in its “World Economic Outlook” Not Helpful for Reducing Downside Risks to the Global Economy

The IMF's analysis in its new World Economic Outlook falls far short of what is needed to improve employment and living standards for the majority of people in countries of all income levels, and may even add to the downside risks to the global economy, CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot says.

"It's a Very Threatening and Very Dangerous Situation” in Brazil, CEPR Co-Director Says

CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot appeared on Democracy Now to discuss what many are calling a continuation of Brazil's coup: the conviction and pending imprisonment of former president Lula da Silva, despite a lack of evidence.

Limiting Corporate Tax Deductibility Won’t Stop Spiraling CEO Pay

A new CEPR-EPI study finds skyrocketing CEO pay is largely the result of a broken corporate governance system.

Pressure Reveals Flaws in Senate Confirmation Process

How the Senate confirmation process failed, and why, is the subject of a new report, “Broken: The Confirmation Process of Trump’s Unvetted Cabinet,” by Jeff Hauser, Director of the Revolving Door Project.

Op-eds & Columns

Harvard Teaches Us That Hedge Fund Managers Get Rich Even When They Mess Up

Dean Baker
Truthout, April 16, 2018

New York State's Big Middle Finger to the Republican Tax Plan

Dean Baker
Truthout, April 9, 2018

Wall Street Is Trying to Embezzle Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Relief Money

Lara Merling
Jacobin, April 8, 2018

The Threat of a Trade War Is Overblown ― Real War Is Far More Likely

Mark Weisbrot
The Nation, March 28, 2018

Publications

Does Tax Deductibility Affect CEO Pay? The Case of the Health Insurance Industry

March 22, 2018, Jessica Schieder and Dean Baker

Puerto Rico Needs Economic Recovery First, Not “Structural Reforms” and Debt Service Extraction

March 20, 2018, Mark Weisbrot

Broken: The Confirmation Process of Trump’s Unvetted Cabinet

March 2018, Jeff Hauser

The UK Economy at the Crossroads

March 2018, Mark Weisbrot and Lara Merling

CEPR in the News

Is This The Beginning Of The End For Facebook?

Bloomberg Quint, April 16, 2018

I'm British, and I Experienced the Biggest Culture Shock When I Started Working in the US

Business Insider, April 13, 2018

Does Tax Deductibility Affect CEO Pay? The Case of the Health Insurance Industry

Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, April 13, 2018

Brazil’s Popular Ex-President Lula Ordered to Prison After Politically Motivated Trial & Conviction

Democracy Now, April 06, 2018

What John Williams Brings to the New York Fed

Bloomberg News, April 03, 2018

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 senior economist at 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.