January 16, 2022

16 Enero 2022

The obvious route for going from the current system to an open-source system would be to take small steps with little downside risk. This is exactly what Peter Hotez and his team of researchers did.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Is Europe’s Inflation Joe Biden’s Fault?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

January 14, 2022

14 Enero 2022

If we look at the inflation in a roughly comparable set of goods, in similar countries, it was actually greater than the inflation we see in the United States.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Will Seasonal Adjustments Alleviate the Supply Chain Backlog?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

January 13, 2022

13 Enero 2022

Even if there is no reduction in demand as shown in our seasonally adjusted data, there should be some reduction in pressure on our supply chains. We'll see how much of the backlog this will clear up.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Inflation Hawks on the Path Toward an Inflation War

By Dean BakerDean Baker

January 13, 2022

13 Enero 2022

It would be incredibly irresponsible for the Fed to slam on the brakes, and throw millions of people out of work, to head off inflation associated with a clogged supply chain.

• Intellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

The Continuing Phony Debate on “Free Trade”

By Dean BakerDean Baker

January 10, 2022

10 Enero 2022

While the massive upward redistribution of income from our trade deals was sold on the principle of “free trade,” it has nothing to do with actual free trade.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Cheap Fun Saturday: Job Growth Under Biden and Trump

By Dean BakerDean Baker

January 08, 2022

08 Enero 2022

As it now stands President Biden has created 6,215,000 jobs in his first eleven months in the White House, compared to a loss of 2,876,000 jobs in the four years of Donald Trump’s presidency.

• InequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

A Better World

By Dean BakerDean Baker

January 06, 2022

06 Enero 2022

A few things about what the world might look like if we didn’t rig the market to give all the money to rich people.

• Economic Policy

Repealing Section 230: Giving Mark Zuckerberg What He Wants?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 31, 2021

31 Diciembre 2021

The better answer lies in downsizing Facebook so that what Mark Zuckerberg, or any billionaire wants, doesn’t matter so much. Taking away its Section 230 protection is an effective route to accomplish this goal.

We Temporarily Interrupt this Blog

December 21, 2021

21 Diciembre 2021

Hi everyone, this is Dean’s colleague Dawn, CEPR’s Development Director. I am hijacking Dean’s blog as I do on occasion to make sure you saw this post I wrote about Dean’s work on vaccines and intellectual property and to point out why that work is worthy of your support.

I was thinking as I began to write this post that I have worked with Dean for over 13 years now (a record in my profession, and a testament to CEPR’s positive work environment and respect for its employees). Anyhow (as Dean wound say) it struck me that just as his 2002 prediction that a growing housing bubble would wreck the economy proved to be true, his work showing that unfair patent and copyright protections lead to economic inequality and poor health outcomes has also proven to be true, with deadly consequences thanks to the Covid 19 pandemic. As regular readers of this blog, I know that you are aware of Dean’s prolific writings on this topic. He’s been saying these things for years, and people are now finally starting to listen.

Dean warned that the collapse of the housing bubble would bring economic pain. Now, he is ramping up his call for policy change that will both level the economic playing field and save lives around the world. I know that BTP readers are some of CEPR’s staunchest financial supporters and we thank you. But if you haven’t already given, please consider making a donation to CEPR today so that we can amplify Dean’s message. We’ve had some success, but thanks to the money and power of those patent protectors, we unfortunately still have a long way to go.

Again, thanks to all of you for supporting Beat the Press over the years. Now back to your regularly scheduled program. And remember, don’t believe everything you read in the papers.

Hi everyone, this is Dean’s colleague Dawn, CEPR’s Development Director. I am hijacking Dean’s blog as I do on occasion to make sure you saw this post I wrote about Dean’s work on vaccines and intellectual property and to point out why that work is worthy of your support.

I was thinking as I began to write this post that I have worked with Dean for over 13 years now (a record in my profession, and a testament to CEPR’s positive work environment and respect for its employees). Anyhow (as Dean wound say) it struck me that just as his 2002 prediction that a growing housing bubble would wreck the economy proved to be true, his work showing that unfair patent and copyright protections lead to economic inequality and poor health outcomes has also proven to be true, with deadly consequences thanks to the Covid 19 pandemic. As regular readers of this blog, I know that you are aware of Dean’s prolific writings on this topic. He’s been saying these things for years, and people are now finally starting to listen.

Dean warned that the collapse of the housing bubble would bring economic pain. Now, he is ramping up his call for policy change that will both level the economic playing field and save lives around the world. I know that BTP readers are some of CEPR’s staunchest financial supporters and we thank you. But if you haven’t already given, please consider making a donation to CEPR today so that we can amplify Dean’s message. We’ve had some success, but thanks to the money and power of those patent protectors, we unfortunately still have a long way to go.

Again, thanks to all of you for supporting Beat the Press over the years. Now back to your regularly scheduled program. And remember, don’t believe everything you read in the papers.

• COVID-19CoronavirusIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Getting Ready for the Next Pandemic: Can We Get Patent Monopolies on the Table?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 20, 2021

20 Diciembre 2021

We are still seeing no real debate as to whether we want to rely on these monopolies as a primary mechanism for financing medical innovation in the future.