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New Study: California Teachers’ Wage Gap Getting Wider

New Study: California Teachers’ Wage Gap Getting Wider

A new CEPR report finds that wages for California teachers continue to trail those of other college educated workers, and have not nearly kept pace with the increased cost of living and soaring housing costs in the state.

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Analysis of New Data Shows Union Density Continues to Decline

Analysis of New Data Shows Union Density Continues to Decline

An analysis of new government data shows that the overall union membership rate continued to decline, reaching a record low share of 9.9 percent of the total workforce in 2024.

A group of warehouse workers in safety vests and helmets stack their hands in a team gesture, embodying teamwork and cooperation amid an industrial setting of shelves and boxes. Despite the backdrop of union membership decline, their unity shines through.
Biden Decision to Remove Trump-Pompeo Sanctions Targeting Cuba Should Be Welcomed, Experts Say

Biden Decision to Remove Trump-Pompeo Sanctions Targeting Cuba Should Be Welcomed, Experts Say

The Biden administration’s decision to remove Cuba from the State Department’s “State Sponsors of Terrorism” (SSOT) list, to suspend Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, and to ease other sanctions on Cuba is welcome news, experts at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) said today

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New Report Finds that IMF Surcharge Fee Reforms Are Inadequate

New Report Finds that IMF Surcharge Fee Reforms Are Inadequate

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recent revision to its surcharge policy will reduce the number of countries paying surcharges but fails to significantly reform the policy, which remains onerous, procyclical, and counterproductive. These are among the key findings of a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) that examines the IMF’s recent review of, and reforms to, its controversial surcharge fee policy.

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