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CEPR | The Center for Economic and Policy Research (United States)

The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people’s lives. In order for citizens to effectively exercise their voices in a democracy, they should be informed about the problems and choices that they face. CEPR is committed to presenting issues in an accurate and understandable manner, so that the public is better prepared to choose among the various policy options.

Toward this end, CEPR conducts both professional research and public education. The professional research is oriented towards filling important gaps in the understanding of particular economic and social problems, or the impact of specific policies. The public education portion of CEPR’s mission is to present the findings of professional research, both by CEPR and others, in a manner that allows broad segments of the public to know exactly what is at stake in major policy debates. An informed public should be able to choose policies that lead to an improving quality of life, both for people within the United States and around the world.

CEPR was co-founded by economists Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot. Our Advisory Board includes Nobel Laureate economists Robert Solow and Joseph Stiglitz; Janet Gornick, Professor at the CUNY Graduate School and Director of the Luxembourg Income Study; and Richard Freeman, Professor of Economics at Harvard University.

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Artículos

  • Should Taxpayers Be Subsidizing the Artistic Tastes of the Rich? Questions the Washington Post Won’t Ask

    6 de diciembre, puesto en línea por Dean Baker
    The Washington Post ran a lengthy article about how Ava DuVernay is having her latest film financed by the Ford Foundation, as well as foundations supported by Melinda French Gates and Lauren Jobs. The piece describes the film, and notes how this can be a new model for financing artistic films (...)

  • Issues With the Saving Rate: The Falloff May be Over-Rated

    5 de diciembre, puesto en línea por Dean Baker
    The reported saving rate has fallen sharply from its pandemic peaks, causing many commentators to speculate that people are running out of savings. At first glance, that is what the data show, with the saving rate for the most recent quarter coming in at 4.0 percent. That is up somewhat from (...)

  • November Jobs Preview: What to Expect in the November Jobs Report

    5 de diciembre, puesto en línea por Adam Fishbein
    The pace of job growth slowed sharply in October, with a reported gain of 150,000 jobs. This is within the ballpark of what most economists would consider a sustainable pace, even with an unemployment rate below 4.0 percent. We are likely to see a slightly higher number in November, in part (...)

  • Haiti News Roundup: US Deports Former Coup Leader

    4 de diciembre, puesto en línea por Adam Fishbein
    On November 30, former coup leader Guy Philippe was deported to Haiti. Philippe was released from prison in the US in September after serving six-plus years on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering. He had been held in an ICE detention center since his release. Philippe was (...)

  • Profit Shares Defy Projections, Not Coming Down

    4 de diciembre, puesto en línea por Dean Baker
    The revisions to the third quarter growth data were striking. After an initial report showing GDP grew at a very strong 4.9 percent annual rate, the revised data show growth was actually somewhat faster at 5.2 percent. No one expects the economy to sustain anything like this rate of growth (...)