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Coup d'etat in Bolivia

"This is a military coup — there's no doubt about it," Mark Weisbrot told Democracy Now. Mark also appeared on BBC World News the night before the coup. See our latest work on Bolivia here.

New Report Reviews Changes in Bolivia’s Economy under Evo Morales’s Presidency

A new CEPR report finds that it has been policy choices that have been the driving force in Bolivia’s surge to be the fastest-growing economy in South America.

Is Ecuador's Austerity Crisis Over, or Just Beginning?

Ecuador's IMF program "is so deeply flawed that it is bound to cause more trouble," and "the IMF has already acknowledged that the shrinking of the Ecuadorian economy this year is a result of the budget-tightening in its program," Mark Weisbrot writes at The Nation.

Historically Slow Productivity Growth Since 2005 Hampers Wages, Profits

Workers are losing their share of the benefits from economic growth. In his new paper, CEPR Senior Economist Dean Baker examines how much the typical worker lost as a result of upward redistribution.

Op-eds & Columns

Can the Trump Administration and the OAS Overturn Bolivia's Election Results?

Mark Weisbrot
The Nation, November 8, 2019

Latest Data Show Trump's Most Touted Economic Policies Have Failed US Workers

Dean Baker
Truthout, November 4, 2019

Elizabeth Warren's Excellent Opening Gambit on Medicare for All

Dean Baker
CNN, November 1, 2019

Anti-Austerity Protesters in Ecuador Win Some Concessions, But Unlikely to Prevent Further Unrest or Repression

Mark Weisbrot
The Nation, October 16, 2019

Publications

What Happened in Bolivia’s 2019 Vote Count?

November 2019, Guillaume Long, David Rosnick, Cavan Kharrazian, and Kevin Cashman

Bolivia’s Economic Transformation: Macroeconomic Policies, Institutional Changes and Results

October 2019, Andrés Arauz, Mark Weisbrot, Andrew Bunker and Jake Johnston

The Productivity to Paycheck Gap: 2019 Update

September 2019, Dean Baker

Private Equity Tries to Protect Another Profit Center

September 2019, Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt

CEPR in the News

Evo Morales’ Ouster in Bolivia with Mark Weisbrot

The Majority Report, November 12, 2019

“This Is a Military Coup”: Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns After Army Calls for His Ouster

Democracy Now, November 11, 2019

Interview with Mark Weisbrot on the Bolivian Elections

BBC World News, November 10, 2019

Trump's Shiny New Talking Point About Income Growth

Washington Post, October 28, 2019

Unfounded Fraud Allegations Threaten Bolivia's Presidential Election

The Real News, October 25, 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.