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Haiti: Two Years After the Earthquake



CEPR's Mark Weisbrot and Jake Johnston have a chapter in a book, Tectonic Shifts: Haiti Since the Earthquake. Two years later, hundreds of thousands remain homeless, more lack adequate sanitation, and the nation grapples with a cholera epidemic the UN refuses to take responsibility for causing. See our Haiti blog for more.

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Inventories Give Boost to Fourth Quarter GDP

A sharp reversal from the third quarter's decline in inventories added 1.94 percentage points to GDP growth in the fourth quarter, bringing the rate to 2.8 percent. For more, read our latest GDP Byte.

Among OECD Nations, United States has Highest Percentage of Workforce in Low-Wage Work

Amid concerns of high and rising rates of low-wage work, a new CEPR report looks at the recent experiences of the United States and other rich economies in the OECD and draws five distinct lessons showing that countries can succeed in reducing low pay, if they take the right steps.


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Union Membership Up Slightly, Outlook in Doubt
Associated Press (USA Today), January 27, 2012


Is Capitalism Under Attack in the 2012 Republican Race?
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Haiti Disaster Help Lags Badly
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