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Proposals Would Tweak Social Security to Increase Viability, Benefits

New legislative proposals would redefine the payroll tax cap, and Dean Baker proposes a change to the basic formula for calculating benefits.

Workplace Policies Working? Calculator Computes Turnover Costs

Since research has found that paid leave can help employers by reducing turnover costs, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and CEPR have released an updated turnover cost calculator that allows employers to calculate costs by responding to 10 simple questions.

Is Haiti Awakening to Change?

In an article for the New York Times, CEPR International Research Associate Jake Johnston traces the rise and response to corruption in the Haitian government.

Is the IMF Program in Argentina Helping?

Our latest paper finds that IMF plans to “restore market confidence” in Argentina based on fiscal and monetary austerity are unlikely to succeed.

Op-eds & Columns

Haiti and the Collapse of a Political and Economic System

Jake Johnston
The Haitian Times, February 12, 2019

When Politicians Say “Free Trade,” They Mean Upward Redistribution

Dean Baker
Truthout, February 11, 2019

‘Middle Class Joe’ Biden Courts Wall Street Oligarch, BlackRock’s Larry Fink

Jeff Hauser and Eleanor Eagan
The Daily Beast, February 9, 2019

Trump Sanctions, Regime Change Strategy in Venezuela Can Only Cause More Violence and Suffering

Mark Weisbrot
The Intercept, February 2, 2019

Publications

Who Pays if We Modify the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap

February 2019, Alan Barber and Hayley Brown

A 70 Percent Marginal Tax Rate on Top Earners Can Reduce Inequality

February 6, 2019, Eileen Appelbaum

Passing Paid Leave Laws Are Just the Beginning: Lessons from the Field on Raising Awareness

February 2019, Eileen Appelbaum and Mary Gatta

Institutional Legacies, Union Power, and Organizational Restructuring in Healthcare

January 2019, Rosemary Batt, John Kallas, and Eileen Appelbaum

CEPR in the News

US and Canada Warn Against Travel to Haiti as Violent Protests Continue

The New York Times, February 16, 2019

Democrats Take Aim at the Reagan Tax Revolution

Wall Street Journal, February 15, 2019

Inside the Neoliberal Laboratory Preparing for the Theft of Venezuela’s Economy

Salon, February 15, 2019

Goldman Lobbyist Turned Schumer General Counsel Is Hiding Most Former Clients’ Names

The Intercept, February 13, 2019

Unions Fight Back against Kochs and Allies since Supreme Court 'Disaster'

The Guardian, February 08, 2019

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 Americas Blog

Social, political and economic analysis of the Western Hemisphere.

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.