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.

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

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Private EquityUSWall Street Why It’s So Hard to End Surprise Medical Bills

In an otherwise insightful article on how the medical system profits from surprise medical bills, medical doctor and journalist Elisabeth Rosenthal fails to mention the detrimental role played by private equity firms.

Eileen Appelbaum / February 19, 2020

Op-Ed/Commentary

USWall Street The Rewards of Poor Performance: CEO, Hedge Fund, and Private Equity Compensation

The story of upward redistribution over the last four decades is overwhelmingly a story of money going to high-end wage-earners.

Dean Baker / November 22, 2019

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USWall Street Eileen Appelbaum’s Testimony for a House Committee on Financial Services Hearing Titled “America for Sale? An Examination of the Practices of Private Funds”

November 19, 2019, Eileen Appelbaum

Eileen Appelbaum / November 18, 2019

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USWall Street Lobbying Arm of Private Equity Industry Pays E&Y for Misleading Report on PE’s Economic Contributions

Let’s unpack the E&Y study. Employment E&Y touts that the private equity industry supports 8.8 million jobs. You could mistakenly think this means that PE created 8.8 million jobs or that PE increased employment at the companies it took over. That may be

Eileen Appelbaum / October 23, 2019