Publications

Rumo a uma nova Unasul: Caminhos de reactivação para a integração sul-americana permanente

Este estudo analisa (1) o legado da Unasul, seus acertos, erros e vulnerabilidades, (2) a situação jurídica atual da Unasul e o status de seus membros fundadores em relação ao Tratado Constitutivo da Organização, e (3) as reformas que devem ser realizadas

Guillaume Long and Natasha Suñé / October 17, 2022

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Inflation, Inflation, Inflation and Social Security

“… Social Security was in a crisis because ... If that is all you ever hear about Social Security, then you might come to believe the program is in a crisis.”

Dean Baker / October 16, 2022

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Inflation: There’s Good News Today!

I know that my prognostications on inflation have to be viewed with some serious skepticism at this point, but I would urge people to just look at the data.

Dean Baker / October 15, 2022

Article Artículo

Healthcare

When Inflation Looks Bad, It’s Time to Talk About the Health Care Dividend

The reduction in the share of GDP going to health care spending since the start of the pandemic is a big deal. It deserves more attention than it has received.

Dean Baker / October 14, 2022

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Europe

Macron Is Loath to Tax Windfall Oil Profits Out of Fears of Offending Rich Friends

The paper should not attribute Macron's alleged concerns about hurting France's investment climate as an objective fact. It can simply report his or others' statements to this effect.

Dean Baker / October 14, 2022

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Affordable Care Act

Climate Change

Environment

Environmental Justice

Hispanic

Inequality

Inflation Reduction Act

Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act

Latino

Death and Lost Income: The Impact of Climate Change on Latinx Communities

Latinx people are among the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Bold climate action will help all people in the face of the climate crisis, especially the low-income Latinx community.

Amira Chowdhury and / October 14, 2022

Article Artículo

Haiti

Latin America and the Caribbean

US Foreign Policy

De Facto Haitian Authorities Call for (Another) Foreign Military Intervention

Jake Johnston / October 14, 2022

Article Artículo

What the Cluck Are You Doing on October 25th?

Dean Baker / October 13, 2022

Article Artículo

Inflation Persists as Rents, New Vehicle Prices Drive 0.6 Percent Rise In Core CPI

Reports from retailers indicate we should see more areas with price declines this fall, but we have been waiting on this for a while.

Dean Baker / October 13, 2022

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Climate Change

IMF

Special Drawing Rights

The Case for More Special Drawing Rights: Rechanneling Is No Substitute for a New Allocation

In this paper, we will demonstrate that by turning a reserve asset that adds nothing to a country’s debt, and that has no conditions attached to it, into a loan with conditions attached, the main proposals for rechanneling SDRs have altered the nature of

Ivana Vasic-Lalovic / October 13, 2022

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IMF

Surcharges

Why Is the IMF Collecting Surcharges from Developing Countries?

The IMF has $1 trillion in lending capacity. There is no excuse for taking this money at a time when tens of millions of people in the countries that must pay it are facing increasing adversity.

Mark Weisbrot / October 13, 2022

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NPR Wonders Why the Paycheck Protection Program Was Abused: Its News Stories Would be a Good Place to Start

In short, if NPR wants to do an honest piece on why the PPP rules were so lax and allowed so much room for abuse, it really needs to look at media coverage, including its own, which was effectively a lobbying campaign for loosening standards.

Dean Baker / October 12, 2022

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COVID-19

Disability

Household Pulse Survey

The Long Reach of Long COVID: At Least 4.4 Million Adults are Currently Disabled by Long COVID

Understanding the effects of Long COVID and the risk for disability is essential to ensure that policy interventions address the needs of people debilitated by or at risk of developing Long COVID.

Hayley Brown, Julia Tache and Shawn Fremstad / October 12, 2022

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Retailers Slashing Prices, More Bad News for Biden!

Many of us who follow the news might think this would be great news, just what the doctor ordered for households struggling with inflation, but no, that would be wrong.

Dean Baker / October 12, 2022

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Preview: What to Look for in the September Consumer Price Index

We are likely to see another good overall CPI number, even if the core index will still be higher than the Fed wants.

Dean Baker / October 11, 2022

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Economic Policy

The Good News About the Economy You are Not Hearing

The US will always have a huge number of people struggling to get by even in the best of times. … to put these struggling people at the center of the economic story during Biden’s presidency is a political decision not one driven by economic reality.

October 07, 2022

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Jobs

Job Growth Slows to 263,000 in September, Wage Growth at 0.3 Percent, Again

Workers

Wages have grown at a 0.3 percent rate for the last two months; a pace consistent with the Fed’s inflation target.

Dean Baker / October 07, 2022

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Honduras

Latin America and the Caribbean

Why Is the US Condemning Honduras For Fighting Corruption?

If the Biden administration is serious about tackling the root causes of forced migration in Central America and genuinely wants to support constitutional democracy in the region, then it should recognize the end of the ZEDEs as a positive step forward.

Brett Heinz and Beth Geglia / October 06, 2022

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NYT Headlines Piece on National Debt Crossing $31.1 Trillion for the First Time!

It might have been helpful if we had some context … instead of just trying to scare readers with the really big numbers.

Dean Baker / October 05, 2022

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Jobs