Publications

Healthcare

Statement to the House Education & Labor Committee, Workforce Protections Subcommittee, on “Balancing Work, Health, and Family”

Progressive wage replacement, a robust definition of family, and stronger job protections, are key components of comprehensive and inclusive paid leave policies.

Jared Gaby-Biegel / February 11, 2020

Article Artículo

COVID-19

We Can Develop New Drugs Without Patent Monopolies # 54,217

Dean Baker / February 10, 2020

Article Artículo

AAPI

The Wide AAPI Gender Pay Gap Remains Unchanged

The pay gap for Asians stems from the diversity of cultures, languages, immigrant statuses, and levels of education, not just in comparison to other racial groups, but also among the different Asian ethnic groups.

Hye Jin Rho / February 10, 2020

Jobs Byte Artículo

Financial Transaction Tax

Economy Adds 225,000 Jobs in January, Employment Rate Hits New High for Recovery

Manufacturing continues to be the weak spot in a mostly positive report.

Dean Baker / February 07, 2020

Article Artículo

The Left Becomes Center: Financial Transactions Taxes and Beyond

it is possible to change policy debates. It just isn’t easy and it takes a long time.

Dean Baker / February 07, 2020

Article Artículo

Affordable Care Act

Latin America and the Caribbean

The Trump Administration’s Regulatory War on Economic Security

In his State of the Union address this week, President Trump claimed that, “poverty was plummeting.” This is an overstatement.

Shawn Fremstad / February 06, 2020

Article Artículo

If Iowa Were Bolivia, the US Would Have Already Intervened

We're still waiting for the full results of the Iowa caucus. In Bolivia, the United States backed a violent coup against Evo Morales for even less.

Kevin Cashman / February 06, 2020

Article Artículo

Bolivia

World

Bolivia’s “Caretaker” Government Makes Radical Foreign Policy Changes ― and Wins over Powerful Allies

From unlikely caretaker emerging from obscurity, to presidential candidate with a growing set of international allies, Jeanine Añez has successfully made her zealous foreign policy a stalwart of her political strategy.

Guillaume Long / February 05, 2020

Article Artículo

Bolivia

Latin America and the Caribbean

World

What Does the Future Hold for US-Bolivia Ties?

The Trump administration’s current and future behavior in Bolivia can best be forecast by its strong support for the military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government of Evo Morales on November 10.

Mark Weisbrot / February 05, 2020

Article Artículo

As Momentum Builds for Paid Family Leave, Much Work Remains

The FAMILY Act represents the best chance to pass a national paid family leave program that provides new benefits to families without asking them to sacrifice their financial futures.

Jared Gaby-Biegel / February 04, 2020

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Presidential Campaign Can Help Americans Learn about Social Security

There’s a lot at stake, and a lot could go wrong, as policy-makers decide how to close the gap that is continuously brought about by people living longer.

Mark Weisbrot / February 02, 2020

Article Artículo

Government

Sanders’ Authenticity is Propelling Him in the Democratic Primary

Maybe it took the Great Recession and more than 8 million Americans losing their homes to make so many people understand how the US economy had been so profoundly transformed. But most voters now want someone whom they can really trust to take this countr

Mark Weisbrot / January 31, 2020

Article Artículo

After Leveling Off Under Obama, Prescription Spending Begins to Rise Under Trump

Nominal spending on prescription drugs rose at a 10.7 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter.

Sarah Rawlins and / January 30, 2020

GDP Byte Artículo

Economic Growth

GDP Grows 2.1 Percent in Fourth Quarter, Driven by Trade and Government Spending

January 30, 2020 (GDP Byte)

Dean Baker / January 30, 2020

Article Artículo

Technology

Technology, Patents, and Inequality: An Explanation that Even Economists Can Understand

Dean Baker / January 29, 2020

Article Artículo

Inequality

Lifting Hold on Public Charge Rule Evokes Antebellum Slave Codes

In a 5-4 decision yesterday, the Supreme Court temporarily lifted a nationwide preliminary injunction that had kept the Trump administration from implementing its rule that vastly expands the reach of the public charge provision in federal immigration law

CEPR and Shawn Fremstad / January 28, 2020

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Eileen Appelbaum’s Testimony for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means on "Legislative Proposals for Paid Family and Medical Leave"

January 28, 2020, Eileen Appelbaum

Eileen Appelbaum and / January 28, 2020

Article Artículo

Joe Biden and Social Security

Dean Baker
Truthout, January 27, 2020

Dean Baker / January 27, 2020

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Budget