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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

  • Revising NYT History on Democrats Losing the Working Class

    6 de enero, puesto en línea por Adam Fishbein
    The New York Times had a lengthy piece giving a story on how the Democrats lost the support of working-class voters over the last three decades. The essence of the argument is that working-class voters were angered by Democrats’ support of “free trade” and the bailouts of the financial industry (…)

  • Stock Market and Budget Projections: Do the Numbers Add Up?

    3 de enero, puesto en línea por Adam Fishbein
    It’s been a while since we’ve had Mr. Arithmetic here, but with Donald Trump coming back to the White House, we may need him around. The immediate reason for consulting his expertise is the projections for big stock market gains in 2025. It seems the median forecast is for the S&P 500 to (…)

  • Best Bet for 2025: Stronger Trade Ties Between Europe and China

    2 de enero, puesto en línea por Adam Fishbein
    One development for 2025 that can be seen clearly in the crystal ball is improving trade ties between China and Europe. The reason this is a virtual certainty is Donald Trump is doing everything he can to convince the world that, under his leadership, the United States is an unreliable trading (…)

  • The New York Times Doesn’t Know About the Affordable Care Act

    30 de diciembre de 2024, puesto en línea por Adam Fishbein
    That is the only possible conclusion from this NYT column on the difficulty that people in the restaurant industry face getting health care insurance. The piece literally does not mention the Affordable Care Act (ACA) once either directly or indirectly. For example, a serious discussion would (…)

  • Senator Chris Coons and the Cult of Patent Monopolies

    26 de diciembre de 2024, puesto en línea por Adam Fishbein
    Last week, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, the chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, made an assertion about the nature of patents that is flat out wrong. Senator Coons said: “OUR FOUNDING FATHERS MADE IT CLEAR THAT INVENTORS SHOULD HAVE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO THEIR INVENTIONS. (…)