Inequality Archives - Center for Economic and Policy Research

CEPR investigates economic and social policies that affect, as well as methods of measuring, levels of hardship, poverty and inequality in the U.S.

CEPR investiga las políticas económicas y sociales que afectan, así como los métodos para medir, los niveles de adversidad, pobreza y desigualdad en los Estados Unidos.

Op-Ed/Commentary

Economic Crisis and RecoveryInequality Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve Board

What we are seeing right now is a Federal Reserve Board that is doing the right thing in the face of the hysteria of its critics. The critics want to see it move rapidly to slow the economy so that they can again get good help cheap.

Dean Baker / October 15, 2021

Op-Ed/Commentary

CoronavirusEconomic Crisis and RecoveryInequalityUS Young Men Aren’t Falling Behind Young Women

Young women at all age levels are less likely than young men at all age levels to be in school or work.

Shawn Fremstad Julie Yixia Cai Tamara Sokolowsky / October 13, 2021

Op-Ed/Commentary

Health and Social ProgramsInequalityUS The Child Credit Absolutely Shouldn’t Have an Earnings Test — But If It Does, It Should Apply to Married Mothers

The CTC absolutely shouldn’t have an earnings test—but if it ends up having one, it should apply to all married non-employed mothers and not just the solo ones.

Shawn Fremstad / October 06, 2021

Op-Ed/Commentary

Globalization and TradeInequalityIntellectual Property The US and China: A Productive Path Forward

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.

Dean Baker / September 24, 2021