Publications

Latin America and the Caribbean

“Protecting Intellectual Property” Against China Means Redistributing Income Upward

Stronger and longer patent and copyright protections have redistributed enormous amounts of income upward over the past four decades.

Dean Baker / November 16, 2020

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Haiti

US Foreign Policy

At Odds with Presidency, a Government Watchdog is Weakened by Executive Decree

Jake Johnston and Kira Paulemon / November 12, 2020

Prices Byte Artículo

Economic Growth

Consumer Price Index: “There is Zero Basis for any Concerns About Inflation”

This is a compilation of Dean Baker’s quick-take analysis over Twitter. Follow @DeanBaker13 on Twitter to get his quick-take analysis of government data immediately upon release.

Dean Baker / November 12, 2020

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Lowering the Bar on Success: Megan McArdle on Drug Development

We want to know if the way we finance drug research is the best way, not just that it can lead to successful drugs and vaccines.

Dean Baker / November 12, 2020

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The Biden 8.1 Million Vote Landslide! (corrected post)

Some folks are seeing this election as a squeaker for Biden since we saw close races in key states. This has concealed the fact that Biden actually is winning the popular vote by a large margin.

Dean Baker / November 07, 2020

Jobs Byte Artículo

Economy Adds 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Falls to 6.9 Percent

The unemployment rate fell another percentage point to 6.9 percent. This still leaves the number of jobs 6.6 percent below the February level.

Dean Baker / November 06, 2020

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Donald Trump and Being Deplorable

Telling the victims of a four-decade-long policy of upward redistribution that it is their fault, is a lie of Trumpian proportions.

Dean Baker / November 05, 2020

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Government

Congressional Letter to FBI Director Wray on the need to Protect Voters and the Franchise in the 2020 Election

Thirty members of Congress are calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to investigate Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump appointee, for possible criminal interference in the election

CEPR / November 05, 2020

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Government

World

“A Silent Pandemic”: Racism, Negligence, and Medical Assault in ICE Detention Centers

Sepideh Jessica Vasseghi and Congressional Progressive Caucus Center / November 05, 2020

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As We Wait to Figure Out Who We Elected, New York Times Feeds Us Pablum on Our Social Problems

Many of the "deepest problems" he describes are actually pretty direct results of the people who serve as president or in Congress.

Dean Baker / November 04, 2020

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Jobs

Economic Crisis and Recovery

Workers

PREVIEW: What the October Jobs Report Will Tell Us

There have been some anomalies in the data that are worth tracking.

Dean Baker / November 04, 2020

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The NYT Prints Usual Nonsense About Bubbles

These pieces always show a failure to understand the most basic features of the Great Recession.

Dean Baker / November 01, 2020

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Government

Financial Transaction Tax

World

Letter on Proposed Rulemaking: Affidavit of Support on Behalf of Immigrants, Department of Homeland Security Docket No. USCIS– 2019–0023

Comments of Shawn Fremstad, Senior Fellow, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC. Submitted on Regulations.gov on November 1, 2020.

Shawn Fremstad / November 01, 2020

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Wall Street

Financial Transactions Taxes: A Wall Street Levy that Won’t Affect Pension Funds

This paper examines two issues related to pension funds and Financial Transactions Taxes.

Dean Baker / October 30, 2020

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Changes that Would Make a Difference in the Biden Administration

There is a limit to how much we can improve living standards at the bottom and middle if we don’t take a whack at the top.

Dean Baker / October 30, 2020

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Economic Growth

Record 33.1 Percent Surge Still Leaves GDP 3.5 Percent Below Pre-Pandemic Level

The trade deficit reached a record in the third quarter.

Dean Baker / October 29, 2020

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Brazil

Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro Plot to Get Brazilians Killed

Bolsonaro’s move was purely an effort to satisfy his friend Donald Trump. He apparently has no more respect for the lives of the people in Brazil than Trump does for people in the United States.

Dean Baker / October 29, 2020

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Economic Growth