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The labor market likely remained solid in September. The data on unemployment insurance claims suggest, if anything, that the labor market may have tightened somewhat as the number of weekly claims fell to almost 200,000.

Dean Baker / October 27, 2023

Article Artículo

Ecuador

Elections

Latin America

Latin America and the Caribbean

Ecuador News Round-Up No. 8: Analysis of the Electoral Results and Noboa’s Challenges

On October 15, Ecuadorians returned to the ballot box to elect a new president.

Pedro Labayen Herrera / October 27, 2023

GDP Byte Artículo

Budget and National Debt

Economic Crisis and Recovery

GDP Byte

Globalization and Trade

Inflation

United States

GDP Grows 4.9 Percent in Third Quarter as Inflation Slows Further

Dean Baker / October 26, 2023

Article Artículo

Fighting Billionaires’ Control of the Media, Individual News Vouchers

Dean Baker / October 25, 2023

Article Artículo

Ozempic and Wegovy Don’t Cost What the New York Times Thinks They Do

Dean Baker / October 23, 2023

Article Artículo

Haiti

Kenya

Latin America and the Caribbean

Sanctions

US Foreign Policy

Haiti News Round-Up No. 8: UN Panel Releases Investigative Report on Sanctions

On October 20, the UN Security Council is scheduled to discuss the final report of the UN Expert Panel, convened last year to advise the council on its sanctions regime in Haiti.

Jake Johnston and Chris François / October 20, 2023

Article Artículo

Student Loan Repayment Is Not a Big Deal

Dean Baker / October 18, 2023

report informe

Climate Change and the Future of Catastrophe Insurance Programs

The National Flood Insurance Program and FAIR Plans share a common history and were created in response to insurance crises in the 1960s.

Matt Sedlar / October 16, 2023

Article Artículo

Section 230

Technology

No More Special Privileges for Social Media Giants: Reform Section 230

When Fox News aired former President Donald Trump and his supporters falsely claiming that Dominion voting machines stole the election for President Joe Biden, it was sued for defamation. This is because print and broadcast media can be held liable, not just for the content they generate themselves but also for any defamatory material produced by third parties that they carry to a larger audience.

Dean Baker / October 15, 2023

Article Artículo

COVID-19

Elections

Latin America

Latin America and the Caribbean

Ecuador’s Election Could Have Lasting Consequences

Ecuador's presidential candidates represent opposing sides of the policy choices, goals, values, and interests that brought about the sharply contrasting results of the two preceding episodes.

Mark Weisbrot / October 14, 2023

Article Artículo

COVID-19

Ecuador

Elections

Latin America and the Caribbean

Las elecciones en Ecuador podrían tener consecuencias perdurables

Los candidatos presidenciales de Ecuador representan lados opuestos de las decisiones políticas, objetivos, valores e intereses que provocaron los resultados marcadamente contrastantes de los dos períodos anteriores.

Mark Weisbrot / October 14, 2023

Article Artículo

Subsidized Employment Can Help California’s High-Unemployment Latino Cities

The low national unemployment rate can obscure much variation across the country. In every state, many communities continue to experience high unemployment. This problem is particularly visible in a large state like California.

Algernon Austin / October 13, 2023

Article Artículo

Ecuador

Elections

Latin America

Latin America and the Caribbean

Ecuador News Round-Up No. 7: Polls Show González and Noboa Tie as Election Day Nears

With the runoff of the presidential election just a few days away, recent polls indicate that, as in the first round, the second presidential debate will likely have a strong influence on the final outcome.

Pedro Labayen Herrera / October 13, 2023

report informe

Latin America and the Caribbean

Special Drawing Rights

World Bank

The Growing Debt Burdens of Global South Countries: Standing in the Way of Climate and Development Goals

Nearly 80 low- and middle-income countries are considered by international institutions as being in or at risk of debt distress.

Ivana Vasic-Lalovic, Lara Merling and Aileen Wu / October 12, 2023

Jobs Byte Artículo

Jobs Jump in September, but Wage Growth Moderates

The establishment survey showed an increase of 336k jobs in September. The prior two months’ numbers were also revised sharply higher, bringing the average for the last three months to 266k.

Dean Baker / October 11, 2023

Article Artículo

The Pandemic and Self-Employment: An Update

We examined the impact of the pandemic on trends in self-employment, comparing the first six months of 2022 with the first six months of the three years prior to the pandemic, 2017-2019.

Julie Yixia Cai and Dean Baker / October 11, 2023

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