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.

National Paid Leave Program Offers Big Benefits for Small Tax

A new CEPR analysis shows a modest payroll deduction will provide workers with paid family and medical leave for up to 12 weeks for far less than the cost of auto insurance.

The Social Security Trustees Consistently Agree: The Program is Well-Funded

A new analysis shows that Social Security only needs minor tweaks to continue paying 100 percent of scheduled benefits and can even be expanded.

Report Finds US Sanctions on Venezuela Are Responsible for Tens of Thousands of Deaths

CEPR’s new paper finds economic sanctions have caused tens of thousands of deaths and are rapidly worsening the humanitarian crisis.

Our Boss Will Call Your Boss

On February 17, Haitian police arrested seven security contractors a few blocks from the country’s Central Bank. They claimed to be on a government mission, and had a cache of weapons. Four days later the US “rescued” them. What happened? Read Jake Johnston’s new investigation.

Op-eds & Columns

Trump’s Trade War With China Is Waged to Make the Rich Richer

Dean Baker
Truthout, May 20, 2019

Private Equity is a Driving Force Behind Devious Surprise Billing

Eileen Appelbaum
The Hill, May 16, 2019

South Needs Data Digitalization Policies, Say CSO Experts

Deborah James
South-North Development Monitor, April 16, 2019

NAFTA in the Time of AMLO

Rebecca Watts
NACLA Report on the Americas, Volume 51, Issue 1, March 29, 2019

Publications

A History of Poverty Worldwide

May 2019, David Rosnick

Dean Baker's Testimony to the House Rules Committee on the Medicare for All Act of 2019

April 30, 2019, Dean Baker

Economic Sanctions as Collective Punishment: The Case of Venezuela

April 2019, Mark Weisbrot and Jeffrey Sachs

Private Equity Pillage

April 2019, Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt

CEPR in the News

Black Unemployment is Rising Again, Undermining a Trump Boast on Economic Growth

Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2019

What if China isn’t the trade scoundrel we say it is?

The Washington Post, May 20, 2019

Student loan borrowers are using their vacation days to pay off their debt

MarketWatch, May 17, 2019

Video Game Workers See Power in a Union

The New Republic, May 15, 2019

As Trump Fights with China Over Trade, US-China Economic Relationship Already Being Redefined

The Washington Post Online, May 11, 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.