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IMF Forecasts Global Slowdown, But Policies Remain Pro-cyclical In Many Countries



The IMF is forecasting a slowdown in world GDP growth, yet it continues to recommend fiscal or monetary tightening in many recession-hit countries. CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot and the IMF’s Petya Koeva recently discussed which measures are appropriate to stimulate recovery, a theme also covered in Mark’s new New York Times/IHT op-ed.

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“South of the Border”: New Openings, Interviews, and Response to Criticism

Mark Weisbrot, CEPR Co-Director and co-writer of the Oliver Stone documentary," South of the Border," has written a new response to misleading criticism of the film from a New York Times reporter. The film is currently playing in the U.S. and U.K. will open in several new U.S. cities in the coming weeks. Listen to Mark's latest radio interviews about the film here.

"Three Quarters-Empty" or "Three-Quarters Full"

CEPR economist John Schmitt recently reviewed Stephen Rose's Rebound: Why America Will Emerge Stronger from the Financial Crisis in the magazine Challenge. Schmitt cites a wealth of evidence contradicting Rose's claim that the U.S. economy has done a good job delivering the benefits of economic growth to the middle class.


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NPR, October 11, 2010


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