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Health and Social Programs

Housing Insecurity by Race and Place During the Pandemic

In this report, we update our analysis with data through December 2020, and provide detail on both housing and food insecurity at the state and metropolitan level.

Julie Yixia Cai, Shawn Fremstad and Simran Kalkat / April 05, 2021

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The March Jobs Report and the State of the Recovery

The March jobs report gives us good news on the other key factor in the inflation story: productivity growth.

Dean Baker / April 04, 2021

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Jobs

Economy Adds 916,000 Jobs in March; Unemployment Falls to 6.0 Percent

Dean Baker / April 02, 2021

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Ecuador

Decenas de Millones en Propiedades en la Florida, EE.UU. vinculadas al Candidato Presidencial Guillermo Lasso

Una revisión de los registros corporativos e inmobiliarios en Florida muestra que las participaciones de las empresas fantasma vinculadas a Lasso han aumentado desde 2017, lo que plantea dudas sobre la legalidad de la candidatura de Lasso.

Jake Johnston / April 02, 2021

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Biden and Latin America

Donald Trump is no longer president, but that does not mean that the behavior of the United States toward its southern neighbors will change radically.

Alexander Main / April 02, 2021

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More Cheap Fun: Comparing Job Growth Under Trump and Biden After Two Months

As we can see, after two months, Biden has created 1,384,000 jobs. In four years, Trump lost 2,876,000 jobs.

Dean Baker / April 02, 2021

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PREVIEW: What to Look for in the March Jobs Report

Jobs

We should be seeing strong job gains in March and possibly some drop in the unemployment rate.

Dean Baker / March 31, 2021

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Government

Growth

Quick, How Much Is $2 Trillion?

The spending is supposed to take place over eight years, which means that it would be equal to just over 0.8 percent of projected GDP over this period.

Dean Baker / March 31, 2021

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Ecuador

Tens of Millions in Florida Properties Linked to Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Guillermo Lasso

A review of corporate and real estate records in Florida shows that Lasso-linked shell companies’ holdings have increased since 2017, raising questions over the legality of Lasso’s candidacy.

Jake Johnston / March 31, 2021

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Brazil

In Brazil, Vaccine Diplomacy Can Help Save the Climate

Washington should bypass Bolsonaro and open a direct dialogue on Amazon deforestation with local leaders in regions hit hard by COVID-19.

Justin Talbot-Zorn and Mathias Alencastro / March 30, 2021

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International Monetary Fund

Developing Countries Need IMF Funds Now, Not Later

Supporting an SDR issuance costs nothing for wealthy countries. Denying developing countries much-needed support costs too much.

Lara Merling / March 30, 2021

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Globalization and Trade

Free Trade and Free Taxes: How Our Intellectuals Help the Rich

The class bias in these debates are immense. If we ever hope to counteract them, acknowledging them is the first step.

Dean Baker / March 30, 2021

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“Being the Good Guys”: SOUTHCOM’s Monroe Doctrine

World

In Adm. Faller’s testimony, China and Russia are viewed through a Cold War-era framing of great power competition to justify high levels of US defense spending.

Brett Heinz / March 29, 2021

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Health and Social Programs

An Inclusive Child Allowance Would Strengthen the Public Child Support System

A well-designed, inclusive child allowance program, the kind that is normal in most other rich countries, would reduce the financial pressures that too often set struggling parents at odds.

Shawn Fremstad / March 24, 2021

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More on Open-Source Versus Patent Monopoly Financing of Drug Development

Open-source, publicly funded, research radically alters the structure of incentives. The incentive is to try to have research results spread as widely and quickly as possible in the hope that others can build on them.

Dean Baker / March 24, 2021

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More About Me, for Anyone Who Feels the Need

March 23, 2021

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The Debt Whiners: Fools or Liars?

The debt whiners are fond of telling stories about how the debt is a burden on our children, or how the debt can lead to financial crisis and other bad things, but these claims are inventions not economic realities.

Dean Baker / March 22, 2021

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