The Center for Economic and Policy Research

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Ecuador’s IMF Austerity Program Likely to Result in Economic Recession, Higher Unemployment

A new CEPR report examines Ecuador’s March 2019 agreement with the IMF and finds that Ecuador is likely to have lower GDP per capita, higher unemployment, and increased macroeconomic instability under the program.

Young Workers Opt for Standard Work Situation

The digital native generations are opting for standard work more than overall workforce, according to latest CEPR report. Only 1.0% of young workers are engaged in electronically mediated, or gig, work.

Tariffs Are a Bad Response to an Imaginary Border Crisis

Trump has threatened tariffs on Mexico in response to an immigration crisis that doesn't exist, Mark Weisbrot writes.The tariffs won’t have much overall impact on the US economy, but they could hurt Mexico, Weisbrot warned in recent interviews with Al Jazeera and KPFA.

US is Still a No-Vacation Nation

The newly updated report No-Vacation Nation compares mandated paid vacation time and holidays in the US to other rich countries. The US still ranks last.

Op-eds & Columns

Trump’s Fixation on Intellectual Property Rights Serves the Rich

Dean Baker
Truthout, July 15, 2019

New Bill Will Get the Labor Market Running on All Cylinders

Mark Paul and Dean Baker
The Hill, June 28, 2019

Giant Tech Corporations Join Forces with the WTO to Try to Launch a WTO 2.0 to Cement Digital Colonialism through International Treaties

Deborah James
América Latina en movimiento, no 542, June 2019

Tariffs Are a Bad Response to an Imaginary Border Crisis

Mark Weisbrot
The New Republic, June 5, 2019

Publications

"Headwinds to Growth": The IMF Program in Ecuador

July 2019, Mark Weisbrot and Andrés Arauz

Comment by Shawn Fremstad on Proposed Rulemaking: Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status

July 9, 2019, Shawn Fremstad

Comment by Shawn Fremstad to Office of Management and Budget on Directive No. 14 (Statistical Measurement of Poverty)

June 21, 2019, Shawn Fremstad

Young Workers in Nonstandard Work Arrangements, 2005-2017

June 2019, Aaron Medlin and Hye Jin Rho

CEPR in the News

Guilt by Association with Vacation

MarketPlace Radio, July 12, 2019

The Healthcare Industry Is Growing, But Not All Jobs Are Equal. For Hahnemann Workers, What Are the Prospects?

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 10, 2019

By Appearing to Buckle to Trump On Rates, Is the Fed Chief Creating Problems Down the Road?

Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2019

Fernando de la Rúa, Argentine Leader Who Fled Office Besieged by Riots, Dies at 81

The Washington Post, July 09, 2019

Worries Mount Over Human Cost of US Sanctions on Venezuela

Financial Times, July 07, 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.