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• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Was the G.I. Bill of Rights a Safety Net Bill? Talking About the Democrats’ Big Bill

By Dean BakerDean Baker

October 01, 2021

01 Octubre 2021

It is unlikely that many reporters at the time described the GI Bill of Rights as a “safety net” plan. They shouldn’t describe the Democrats’ package this way either.
It is unlikely that many reporters at the time described the GI Bill of Rights as a “safety net” plan. They shouldn’t describe the Democrats’ package this way either.

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• Intellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Big Pharma Fights Back

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 29, 2021

29 Septiembre 2021

Naturally, no one expects to be able to get $50 billion a year out of the hide of a huge industry without a serious fight. The pharmaceutical companies surely have all their lobbyists working overtime courting members of Congress.
Naturally, no one expects to be able to get $50 billion a year out of the hide of a huge industry without a serious fight. The pharmaceutical companies surely have all their lobbyists working overtime courting members of Congress.

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• Economic GrowthEl DesarolloGovernmentEl Gobierno

Winning the Tax Game: Tax Stock Returns

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 28, 2021

28 Septiembre 2021

Making stock returns the basis for the corporate income tax is a game where everyone but the tax cheats win.
Making stock returns the basis for the corporate income tax is a game where everyone but the tax cheats win.

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• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Paul Krugman, Going Green in China, and the Which Way Is Up Problem in Economics

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 26, 2021

26 Septiembre 2021

Spending money on greening the economy is a great way to keep people employed.
Spending money on greening the economy is a great way to keep people employed.

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• Intellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Sickening Indeed: A Review of Sickening, by John Abramson

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 26, 2021

26 Septiembre 2021

The book is indeed useful in documenting the failures of the pharmaceutical industry, but it comes up painfully short in the remedies.
The book is indeed useful in documenting the failures of the pharmaceutical industry, but it comes up painfully short in the remedies.

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• Globalization and TradeGlobalización y comercioInequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

The US and China: A Productive Path Forward

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 24, 2021

24 Septiembre 2021

Instead of wasting resources in military competition, and bottling up technologies in trying to gain economic advantage, we can look to have a path where we try to maximize cooperation between the superpowers.
Instead of wasting resources in military competition, and bottling up technologies in trying to gain economic advantage, we can look to have a path where we try to maximize cooperation between the superpowers.

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• COVID-19CoronavirusIntellectual PropertyPropiedad IntelectualTechnology

Biden Can Transfer mRNA Technology and Leave the Legal Burdens with Moderna and Pfizer

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 22, 2021

22 Septiembre 2021

The Biden administration could find ways around the legal weapons that Moderna and Pfizer might use to block the transfer of the technology they use to produce mRNA vaccines.
The Biden administration could find ways around the legal weapons that Moderna and Pfizer might use to block the transfer of the technology they use to produce mRNA vaccines.

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• Intellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Evil Doers: The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Pandemic

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 20, 2021

20 Septiembre 2021

The question is whether there are better ways to get these drugs and vaccines. There is good reason for thinking there is.
The question is whether there are better ways to get these drugs and vaccines. There is good reason for thinking there is.

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• InequalityLa Desigualdad

Roger Lowenstein on Share Buybacks: What About Taxes?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 18, 2021

18 Septiembre 2021

Even if buybacks are not the great evil that some have claimed, there is no reason for the government to be encouraging them with its tax policy.
Even if buybacks are not the great evil that some have claimed, there is no reason for the government to be encouraging them with its tax policy.

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• InequalityLa Desigualdad

Cost Disease Socialism: The Niskanen Center’s Unnecessary Fight

By Dean BakerDean Baker

September 16, 2021

16 Septiembre 2021

But socialism is really not the villain. . .it’s actually regulations that restrict supply and raise costs.
But socialism is really not the villain. . .it’s actually regulations that restrict supply and raise costs.

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