The Center for Economic and Policy Research

The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) promotes democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives.

CEPR is committed to presenting issues in an accurate and understandable manner, so that the public is better informed.

Venezuela Needs a Negotiated Solution

Mark Weisbrot talks on BBC News about the need for a negotiated solution in Venezuela and writes about the danger of more severe sanctions.

Fiscal Plan for Puerto Rico “Cannot Lead to an Economic Recovery,” Report Finds

A new CEPR paper examines Puerto Rico’s economy and ongoing debt problems and finds that an Oversight Board-approved fiscal plan not only does not satisfy creditors, it cannot lead to an economic recovery.

Private Equity Partners Get Rich at Taxpayer Expense

A new CEPR issue brief examines the ways in which the current tax code benefits private equity firm partners.

The Federal Reserve Needs to Recommit to the Full Employment Mandate

A new report from CEPR and The Fed Up campaign at the Center for Popular Democracy provides a history of the full employment mandate – from the Civil Rights Movement to Alan Greenspan and the actions the Federal Reserve took in the 1990s to support growth in the economy.

Op-eds & Columns

Strangling Puerto Rico in Order to Save It

Mark Weisbrot
The New York Times, August 17, 2017

Ten Years After Financial Crisis Our Elites Have Learned Nothing

Dean Baker
Truthout, August 14, 2017

Brazil’s Most Popular Leader Has Been Convicted of Corruption on Flimsy Evidence

Mark Weisbrot
The Nation, August 9, 2017

The Zika Vaccine: The Miracle of Government-Funded Research

Dean Baker
Truthout, August 7, 2017

Publications

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

"There Is No Shortage of Economic Policies, Just Creative People in Policymaking Positions"

July 7, 2017, Dean Baker

CEPR in the News

We've Sentenced Puerto Rico to a Greece-Like Economic Catastrophe

Moneybox (Slate), August 17, 2017

Bolting from Team Trump

The Globe and Mail, August 15, 2017

Sorry, But There’s No Evidence Robots Will Take Your Job

Wired, August 15, 2017

Venezuela Crisis

BBC World News, August 07, 2017

With All-Powerful Assembly, is Venezuela Still a Democracy?

Associated Press, August 04, 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.