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.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónGlobalization and TradeGlobalización y comercioInequalityLa Desigualdad

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.

• COVID-19Coronavirus

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.

• InequalityLa Desigualdad

Getting Serious About Repealing Section 230

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 18, 2020

18 Diciembre 2020

Repealing Section 230 means treating social media in the same way as print and broadcast media.

• COVID-19CoronavirusEconomic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

China, Christmas, and the Coronavirus

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 17, 2020

17 Diciembre 2020

We lost an opportunity to have worldwide cooperation in the development of vaccines, bringing in not only Europe, but China.

And Now, for Something Somewhat Different

By Dawn NiederhauserDawn Niederhauser

December 14, 2020

14 Diciembre 2020

It’s that time of year again, when I hijack Dean’s blog to ask you to consider making a year-end donation to the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

• InequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Important Addition to Edsall Column on the Politics of Resentment: Downward Mobility Was by Design

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 13, 2020

13 Diciembre 2020

The key point is that this level of hypercompetition, which is driving down the living standards of large segments of the population, is by design.

• Health and Social ProgramsLos Programas Sociales y de SaludHealthcare

Choice in Health Care Plans and Medicare: It’s More Complicated

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 11, 2020

11 Diciembre 2020

The key point for the choice issue is that even those opting for the traditional Medicare plan still have to deal with many choices in arranging their coverage.

• Intellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Big Pharma Strikes Back

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 10, 2020

10 Diciembre 2020

Not surprisingly, the pharmaceutical industry is not letting the resolution put forward before the WTO go unchallenged in public debate.

• InequalityLa Desigualdad

Beating Up on Finance

By Dean BakerDean Baker

December 07, 2020

07 Diciembre 2020

It is true that I haven’t beaten up on the financial sector for a while, and with Biden now putting together his administration, this would be a great time to take a few shots.