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Inequality

Cost Disease Socialism: The Niskanen Center’s Unnecessary Fight

But socialism is really not the villain. . .it’s actually regulations that restrict supply and raise costs.

Dean Baker / September 16, 2021

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Alternative to Mankiw’s View on Tax Incentives and Work: Maybe Europeans Want More Free Time

The European welfare states all mandate far more paid time off than the United States.

Dean Baker / September 15, 2021

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Inflation

United States

Inflation Moderates in August, Core CPI Up Just 0.1 Percent

One-time declines held down inflation in August, but will likely get back to around a 2.5 percent rate in the core. When supply constraints relax, lower car prices will dampen inflation.

Dean Baker / September 14, 2021

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Globalization and Trade

IMF

Latin America and the Caribbean

World

Por qué los DEG pertenecen a los Estados, no a los Bancos Centrales

Sería una lástima que, después de todos los esfuerzos que la sociedad civil y numerosos líderes pusieron en esta asignación de DEG, los DEG no se utilicen en medio de una pandemia debido a falsos obstáculos tecnocráticos.

Andrés Arauz / September 14, 2021

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Health and Social Programs

United States

Social Security: Long May It Wave

The program cannot run out of money, nor can benefits be threatened by a sudden shortage of revenues

Max B. Sawicky / September 13, 2021

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Inflation

United States

PREVIEW: What to Look for in the August Consumer Price Index

The core index is likely to show the same 0.3 percent rise as in July, with the overall CPI likely pushed somewhat higher by rising food prices.

Dean Baker / September 13, 2021

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Intellectual Property

Saving $3.5 Trillion on Prescription Drugs to Pay for Bernie Sanders’s Big Agenda

Arguably, the full cost of the $3.5 trillion (1.2 percent of GDP) reconciliation package could be covered by savings on prescription drugs alone.

Dean Baker / September 13, 2021

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Affordable Care Act

Health and Social Programs

United States

Women

Who Pays for Eldercare in the US? Women and the Economy

Biden’s plan for eldercare investment is an important and critical step in the right direction. However, improving the eldercare infrastructure cannot end with the American Jobs Plan.

Clara Wilson / September 09, 2021

report informe

Health and Social Programs

Working Paper: Financialization in Health Care: The Transformation of US Hospital Systems

This paper examines the process of financialization as it has emerged in the healthcare sector, with particular attention to hospital systems.

Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt / September 09, 2021

Article Artículo

Globalization and Trade

IMF

Mexico

Special Drawing Rights

World

Why SDRs Belong to States, Not Central Banks

It would be a pity if, after all the efforts that civil society and numerous leaders put into this SDR allocation, the SDRs remain unused amid a pandemic because of faux technocratic obstacles.

Andrés Arauz / September 08, 2021

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Globalization and Trade

IMF

World

Pourquoi les DTS appartiennent aux États, et non aux banques centrales

Il serait dommage qu'après tous les efforts que la société civile et de nombreux dirigeants mettent dans cette allocation de DTS, les DTS restent inutilisés en période de pandémie en raison de faux obstacles technocratiques.

Andrés Arauz / September 08, 2021

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Economics and the Left: Interviews with Progressive Economists

Twenty-four economists discuss how they promote egalitarianism, democracy and ecological sanity through research, activism, and policy engagement

Ha-Joon Chang and Jayati Ghosh / September 07, 2021

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Environment

United States

Hurricane Ida Showed Us that Our Infrastructure Isn’t Ready for Climate Change

The infrastructure bill in Congress is a step forward because we desperately need infrastructure investments.

Algernon Austin / September 07, 2021

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

New York Times Says Republican Critics of Biden Package Are Worried it Will Lead to Lower Unemployment

Many European social democracies have consistently had lower unemployment rates than the United States.

Dean Baker / September 06, 2021

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

The Recovery: Where Are We Now?

Workers’ prospects will be further enhanced if Biden’s bill passes since it will hugely increase the amount of security they have.

Dean Baker / September 06, 2021

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Cheap Fun Saturday: Job Growth Under Biden and Trump

Dean Baker / September 04, 2021

Article Artículo

Economic Crisis and Recovery

United States

Workers

Economy Adds 235,000 Jobs in August; Unemployment Falls to 5.2 Percent

The average hourly wage for production and nonsupervisory workers in leisure and hospitality grew at a 23.7 percent annual rate in the last three months compared with the prior three.

Dean Baker / September 03, 2021

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COVID-19

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Economic Policy

Workers

Labor Day: US Labor’s Future May Depend on Monetary and Fiscal Policy

Labor Day is a good time to reflect upon how American workers have been doing — especially the majority who have been left behind for most of the past 40 years.

Mark Weisbrot / September 03, 2021

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Environment

Debt Doesn’t Go Away Just Because Senator Manchin and Others in Washington Choose Not to Think About It

Senator Manchin wants to pretend that this climate debt does not exist. He only wants to look at the debt that comes from the government directly borrowing money.

Dean Baker / September 02, 2021

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Jobs

United States

Workers

Preview: What to Look for in August Jobs Report

Given the sharp drop in the number of unemployed workers on temporary layoff, and the unusually high share of long-term unemployment, we are likely to see job growth closer to 500,000 than the extraordinary pace of the last three months.

Dean Baker / September 01, 2021

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