Wall Street Archives - Center for Economic and Policy Research

CEPR research counteracts the advantage that Wall Street and corporate America have in influencing the policies that govern our rigged economy. For more, check out our issue page on Private Equity.

Las investigaciones de CEPR contrarrestan el poder que ejerce Wall Street y las empresas estadounidenses sobre las políticas que dan forma a nuestra economía.

Op-Ed/Commentary

CryptoFinancial Transaction TaxUSWall Street Crypto Meltdown is a Great Time to Eliminate Waste in Bloated Financial Sector

If our politicians actually had any interest in economic efficiency, they would be engaged in an all out push to downsize the financial industry and free up hundreds of billions of dollars for productive uses.

Dean Baker / 11/14/2022 3:29pm

Op-Ed/Commentary

InflationInflation Reduction ActTaxesUSWall Street Inflation Reduction Act May Transform the Corporate Income Tax

It makes more sense to tax the returns to shareholders that we can see than to tax corporate profits that corporate accountants calculate for us.

Dean Baker / BLOOMBERG / 11/07/2022 11:00am

Op-Ed/Commentary

AlbertsonsJobsKrogerMergerPrivate EquityUnionsUSWall Street Albertsons and Kroger Merger a Win for Private Equity and Loss for Workers

Regulators must halt payment of this special dividend both because its payment will unfairly enrich its former PE owners and because payment of the dividend will set Albertsons up for failure and increase the probability that the merger with Kroger will b

Eileen Appelbaum / 10/19/2022 2:45pm

Op-Ed/Commentary

Economic Crisis and RecoveryUSWall Street How to Decimate the Corporate Tax-Avoidance Industry

Insofar as companies spend large amounts of money trying to avoid paying taxes, the goal of the corporate income tax is undermined.

Dean Baker / DC REPORT / 08/22/2022 12:00pm