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.

The Scorecard on Development, 1960–2016

Our latest Scorecard examines the twenty-first century economic rebound for the majority of low- and middle-income countries after an unusual long-term decline in the last two decades of the twentieth century. Watch a report launch video featuring Jeffrey Sachs here.

Hurricanes Cause Job Loss, But Unemployment Rate Hits New Low

Hurricanes in Texas and Florida had a large impact on jobs as employment fell by 33,000 in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Federal Government Must Do Everything in Its Power to Help Puerto Rico Recover

In a recent statement, CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot writes that a stimulus package, debt relief, Medicaid funding, and permanently lifting the Jones Act would allow Puerto Rico to recover.

Organizational Restructuring in US Healthcare Systems and its Implications

The findings in a new CEPR report show that the unraveling of hospital-based employment systems is associated with greater wage inequality. Visit Healthcareworkers.us for more info.

Op-eds & Columns

Intellectual Property for the Twenty-First-Century Economy

Joseph E. Stiglitz, Dean Baker and Arjun Jayadev
Project Syndicate, October 17, 2017

Congress: Remember Puerto Rico Needs Fair Medicaid Funding Too

Lara Merling
The Hill, October 17, 2017

Wages Are Growing: Contrary to What You Read in the Papers

Dean Baker
Truthout, October 16, 2017

The International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook in Theory and Practice

Mark Weisbrot
HuffPost, October 10, 2017

Publications

Event Transcript - The Scorecard on Development, 1960–2016: China and the Global Economic Rebound

October 9, 2017

The Impact of Low Unemployment Rates on Disadvantaged Groups

October 2017, Cherrie Bucknor and Dean Baker

The Scorecard on Development, 1960–2016: China and the Global Economic Rebound

October 2017, David Rosnick, Mark Weisbrot, and Jacob Wilson

More Trouble Ahead: Puerto Rico's Impending Medicaid Crisis

October 2017, Lara Merling and Jake Johnston

CEPR in the News

Trump’s Pick to Run Mortgage Agency Has Helped Lenders Fight It

Bloomberg, October 19, 2017

Rising medical costs may outpace a Social Security cost-of-living raise next year

MarketPlace, October 16, 2017

M&A Doesn't Always Improve Hospital Margins

HealthcareDIVE, October 16, 2017

IMF Sees Stronger Recovery

Al Jazeera English, October 13, 2017

4 Things Congress and the White House Could Do to Stop Puerto Rico’s Crisis From Getting Worse

Vox, October 11, 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.