Deficit Scaremongering
As millions of families lose their jobs or homes to the Great Recession, false concerns about the deficit threaten to derail efforts at economic recovery. A new CEPR report examines misperceptions about the federal budget and shows that right now, deficits are not the nation's biggest concern. Policies that put the economy back on the right path are.
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CEPR has launched a new blog to track the multinational Haiti relief and reconstruction efforts with an eye towards ensuring that they are oriented toward the most urgent and important needs of the Haitian people, and that aid is not used to undermine Haitians' right to self-determination. |
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Unemployment Holds at 9.7 Percent
The construction sector continued to shed jobs, while most sectors were flat or saw very modest growth. Were it not for the February snowstorms that kept millions out of work, the economy would have likely added a small number of jobs in February. More in this month's Jobs Byte. |
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CEPR in the News |
Obama Defies Pessimists as Rising Economy Converges With Stocks
BusinessWeek, March 10, 2010
Corker: No Exemption for Payday Lenders in Bank Reform Bill
MarketWatch, March 10, 2010
Post Recession, a New Era of Consumer Caution Arises
Christian Science Monitor, March 09, 2010
Clinton, Preval Urge Quick Haiti Elections
AFP, March 09, 2010
Jobless Rate Holds Steady, Raising Hopes of Recovery
The New York Times, March 05, 2010
Argentina Celebrates Diplomatic Coup as Hillary Clinton Calls for Talks over Falklands
The Times (UK), March 03, 2010
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