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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
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9 de abril, por Adam Fishbein
Amid the Trump tax cuts’ many regressive policies, one move was a boon to working-class households. The standard deduction for federal income taxes was nearly doubled in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). By making itemized deductions less viable and reducing taxable income by a sizable (…)
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9 de abril, por Adam Fishbein
Earlier this year, officials, subject matter experts, and researchers gathered at a conference in Tampa held by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance network — which includes state and federal agencies, tribal governments, communities, academic organizations, businesses, and non-governmental organizations (…)
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5 de abril, por Adam Fishbein
This was another very solid month for jobs growth as the economy added 303,000 jobs, bringing the gain over the last year to 2,927,000. Unlike in prior months, the household survey also showed a solid picture, with an increase in employment of 498,000 and a dip in the unemployment rate to 3.8 (…)
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4 de abril, por Dean Baker
The New York Times is apparently finding it difficult to be honest with its readers about the burden of student loan debt. It ran a major column telling readers that the burden of student loan debt is discouraging young people from becoming priests or nuns. The whole premise of this column rests (…)
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3 de abril, por Adam Fishbein
The major anomalies in the January jobs report were reversed in the February report, showing the sharp drop in hours and big jump in hourly pay were in fact weather-driven. The 0.2 hour drop in the length of the average workweek reported for January was partially reversed in February, while the (…)