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Op-eds & Columns
The Republican Thieves Who Stole Health Care
Dean Baker
Truthout, June 19, 2017
Going Private: The Trump Administration's Big Infrastructure Plan
Dean Baker
Truthout, June 12, 2017
The Resurrection of Jeremy Corbyn: Truth Can Be an Effective Political Weapon
Mark Weisbrot
HuffPost, June 9, 2017
Brazil’s Enormously High Interest Rates Cause Serious, Unnecessary Damage to the Economy
Mark Weisbrot
HuffPost, June 8, 2017
Publications
The French Economy, European Authorities, and the IMF: “Structural Reform” or Increasing Employment?
April 2017, Mark Weisbrot, Lara Merling, Alexander Main, and David Rosnick
“The Rise of Populism: The Masses Have a Case”
March 27, 2017, Dean Baker
Brazil’s Enormous Interest Rate Tax: Can Brazilians Afford It?
April 2017, Mark Weisbrot, Jake Johnston, Julia Villarruel Carrillo, and Vitor Mello
Did NAFTA Help Mexico? An Update After 23 Years
March 2017, Mark Weisbrot, Lara Merling, Vitor Mello, Stephan Lefebvre, and Joseph Sammut
CEPR in the News
US Bid to Stem Central America Migration Will Displace More -NGOs
Thomson Reuters Foundation, June 21, 2017
The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits?
The Nation, June 20, 2017
The Underappreciated Downside Of Those Factory Jobs Trump Wants To Save
Huffington Post, June 20, 2017
Employers’ Heavy Hand has Swatted Unions to the Curb
Boston Globe, June 18, 2017
World Offers Cautionary Tale for Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
The New York Times , June 16, 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.
The Americas Blog
Social, political and economic analysis of the Western Hemisphere.
Research Tools
Data Bytes
CEPR's analysis of government economic data releases (CPI, Jobs, GDP, etc.).
Inflation Continues to Trend Downward in May
June 14, 2017 (Prices Byte)
Job Growth Slows Sharply in May as Unemployment Hits New Low
June 2, 2017 (Jobs Byte)
Inflation Still Stable in April
May 12, 2017 (Prices Byte)
Prime-Age Employment Rate Hits New High for Recovery
May 5, 2017 (Jobs Byte)
Online Calculators
Compare home ownership vs. rental costs and convert federal budget numbers into per capita or percentage totals.
