The Center for Economic and Policy Research

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Unemployment Rate Falls to New Low

The Labor Department reported little change in the unemployment or employment rates in December, as job growth slowed slightly to 156,000 in the month. For more, read the latest Jobs Byte.

The Real Impact of Trump's Jobs Claims

CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker appeared on MSNBC's All in with Chris Hayes to talk about the minimal impact of Trump's jobs claims, a topic also covered in Dean's latest Hankyoreh column.

Can Brazilians Afford Brazil’s Enormous Interest Rate Tax?

A new CEPR paper looks at Brazil's unusually high interest rates and warns that unless Brazil corrects its monetary policy, it could contribute to another severe, long-term growth failure comparable to the experience of 1980–2003.

Haiti's Long-Delayed Elections Finally Happen, Despite Hurricane Damage

CEPR's Jake Johnston has written primers on the recent election in Haiti. You can read them here, here, here, here and here.

Op-eds & Columns

The Economics of the Affordable Care Act

Dean Baker
Institute for New Economic Thinking, January 17, 2017

Republican Part-Time Nation: Going Involuntary

Dean Baker
Truthout, January 16, 2017

Will Trump Be Better for Latin America than Obama?

Alexander Main
Jacobin, January 13, 2017

President Obama Should Make Sure that Haitian Victims of UN-Caused Cholera Are Compensated

Mark Weisbrot
The Huffington Post, January 12, 2017

Publications

A Blow to Brazilian Democracy: The Illegitimate Removal of Dilma Rousseff from Power

November 2016, Alexander Main

A Critical Review of the US State Department’s 2015 Progress Report on Haiti

December 2016, Alexander Main, Jasmine Huggins, Jake Johnston, Charissa Zehr, Jessica Hsu, and Alan Yarborough

Brazil’s Enormous Interest Rate Tax: Can Brazilians Afford It?

December 2016, Mark Weisbrot, Jake Johnston, and Julia Villarruel Carrillo

The International Trade Commission’s Assessment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Main Findings and Implications

November 2016, Dean Baker

CEPR in the News

Rex Tillerson’s Exxon Mobil Frequently Sought State Department Assistance, New Documents Show

The Intercept, January 17, 2017

Why the Rich Want to Repeal Obamacare

The Big Picture, January 13, 2017

Restyling the East Asian Economic Development Blueprint

BRINK Asia, January 10, 2017

Donald Trump Said He'd Lower Drug Prices. But They're Already Going UP

TIME Magazine, January 09, 2017

Mexico and Mr Trump: What Will Happen to Trade Ties?

BBC News, January 05, 2017

Blogs

CEPR Blog

Blog postings by CEPR staff and updates on the latest briefings and activities at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

Beat the Press

Beat the Press is Dean Baker's commentary on economic reporting. Dean Baker is co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).

The World in Transition: Economics & Politics

Mark Weisbrot’s blog on economic and political trends in a multi-polar world.

Director Watch

Putting an end to blank checks for CEOs. These people deserve the public's scrutiny however accomplished they may be in other areas. Director Watch is an effort to provide this scrutiny.

Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch

Relief and Reconstruction Watch is a blog that tracks multinational aid efforts in Haiti with an eye towards ensuring they are oriented towards the needs of the Haitian people.