December 30, 2020

30 Diciembre 2020

If the pandemic was already present in Europe by December of 2019 then China's actions in January 2020 could not have prevented its spread to the rest of the world.

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All In for $2K

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 29, 2020

29 Diciembre 2020

Now we can get another $1,400 per person with no trade-off for other forms of necessary spending. The $2,000 per person check is the closest thing in politics we will ever see to free money.

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End of the Year Thoughts on Inequality and Its Remedies

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 29, 2020

29 Diciembre 2020

We should never take market outcomes as simple givens. We can structure the market in an infinite number of different ways.

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Is the Distribution of Vaccines the Biggest Trump Screw Up Yet?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 28, 2020

28 Diciembre 2020

We should have been prepared to start inoculating millions of people the day a vaccine was approved.

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The New York Times Hasn’t Heard About China’s Vaccines

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 26, 2020

26 Diciembre 2020

China also has produced several effective vaccines and is distributing them to developing countries.

• Globalization and TradeGlobalización y comercio

China Has the World’s Largest Economy: Get Over It

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 26, 2020

26 Diciembre 2020

It's the world's largest economy and has been since 2017.

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Quick Note on the Federal Reserve Board

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 23, 2020

23 Diciembre 2020

Yes, we absolutely have to view the Fed with suspicion, but it can play a positive role, and has so far in this crisis.

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Vaccines, Vaccines, Vaccines – Why Doesn’t Everyone Have One or Two?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 22, 2020

22 Diciembre 2020

Every day we delay mass availability of a vaccine comes with an enormous cost. The question is what can be done now to accelerate the process of manufacturing and distributing vaccines as widely as possible as quickly as possible.

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Bloomberg Is Concerned that Janet Yellen’s Dollar Policy May Lessen Wealth Inequality

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 21, 2020

21 Diciembre 2020

A lowered value dollar is essential for reducing our trade deficit, and a smaller trade deficit may be the only way for President Biden to restore the economy to full employment.

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Helping the NYT Understand Its Reporting: China’s Coverup Was Not the Cause of the Worldwide Spread of the Coronavirus

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 19, 2020

19 Diciembre 2020

There is nothing in the NYT's piece indicating that the Chinese government had a clear understanding of the nature of the coronavirus before the beginning of January.