Publications

Early Care and Education: Necessary Infrastructure for Economic Recovery

COVID-19 has revealed wide racial, ethnic and class disparities in access to health and other care services that can no longer be ignored.

Eileen Appelbaum / July 23, 2020

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Inequality

The $24 an Hour Minimum Wage

If the minimum wage had kept pace with productivity growth it would be over $24 an hour today.

Dean Baker / July 22, 2020

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Do All New York Times Readers Know How Much $857 Billion Is to the European Union?

Dean Baker / July 22, 2020

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Labor Market Transitions of Young People During the Pandemic

In this article, we document trends in young people’s employment and month-to-month labor market transitions through June 2020.

Hye Jin Rho, Yixia Cai and Shawn Fremstad / July 21, 2020

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Government

Revolving Door Project

Kamala Harris’ Deep History Of Letting Facebook Off The Hook

Vice president candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) has gone easy on Facebook and tech giants for years, and in her 2020 presidential bid she was rewarded with many maxed-out contributions from Silicon Valley executives.

Max Moran / July 21, 2020

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New York Times Can’t Find Out About Chinese Coronavirus Vaccines

Dean Baker / July 21, 2020

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Debt Worries: The NYT’s Oped Page Has Not Heard of a Country Called “Japan”

Dean Baker / July 20, 2020

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Government

Revolving Door Project

Better Policy Ideas Alone Won’t Stop Monopolies

The next administration will need to change the culture within the antitrust enforcement agencies.

Jeff Hauser, Max Moran and Andrea Beaty / July 18, 2020

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Multiple Jobholders: Who Are They and How Are They Impacted by the Pandemic?

Since the pandemic, the number of employee multiple jobholders has fallen precipitously.

Hye Jin Rho and Shawn Fremstad / July 17, 2020

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Was Government Assistance Necessary to Help U.S. Industries Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic?

Growth

US. Government

The pandemic created a rare economic opportunity. In effect, the whole economy was thrown up for grabs, with the winners and losers determined by who had the political power to wrangle a nice bailout.

Dean Baker / July 17, 2020

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More Mind Reading at the Washington Post

Dean Baker / July 16, 2020

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Government

The Smart Rx to Slash Drug Costs: Two Obvious Steps to Take First

Americans deserve drug prices in line with those in other countries. They don’t deserve a constant barrage of confusing and misleading ads.

Dean Baker / July 15, 2020

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New York Times Is Badly Confused About Economics of Coronavirus Vaccine

Dean Baker / July 15, 2020

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Inequality

It’s Going to Be a Long and Harsh Recession: NYT Warns of Skills Gap

The reason we have high unemployment today, and may have high unemployment for some time into the future, is not a lack of skills, it is a failure of economic policy.

Dean Baker / July 14, 2020

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Growth

Several Hard-Hit Sectors Reverse Previous Price Drops in June

Gasoline, hotel, and airline prices all rose sharply in June, partly reversing earlier declines.

Dean Baker / July 14, 2020

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The Stock Market and MMT: The Dow Is Not Your Friend

Inequality

Dean Baker / July 14, 2020

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Path Dependency versus Social Unionism in Healthcare: Bringing Employers Back in

A central problem in contemporary employment relations is the fragmentation of work. This process is occurring in health systems as they decentralize services from hospitals to outpatient centers.

Eileen Appelbaum / July 13, 2020

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