CEPR in the Blogs (Archive)

January - March 2010

• Secondary Sources: Productivity, Mortgage Debt, Political
  Real Time Economics (Wall Street Journal), March 31, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Big Question: Should Obama Freeze out Health 'No' Votes?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), March 31, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• HAMP: What the Loan-Mod Changes Mean
  The Real Estate Wonk (Baltimore Sun), March 27, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Greek Crisis Causes Second Thoughts on the Euro
  The Atlantic Wire, March 26, 2010 (Mark Weisbrot)


• New Report: Unions Raise Immigrant Workers’ Wages, Benefits
  AFL-CIO Now Blog, March 26, 2010 (John Schmitt)


• Top of the Morning
  The Progressive Pulse, March 24, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Why We Won't Get Social Security Reform This Year
  Derek Thompson (The Atlantic), March 23, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Will Hipsters Drag Down U.S. Health Care System?
  The Snitch (SF Weekly), March 23, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Nationwide Bank Protests Push Reform Agenda, Ask ‘Where’s My Bailout?’
  Working (In These Times), March 16, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Copyrights: An Op-Ed with Dean Baker
  The Quad, March 15, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Is Reconciliation Undemocratic?
  The Huffington Post, March 15, 2010 (Sarika Gupta)


• Will Immigration Legislation Squeeze Out Health Care?
  Arena (POLTICO.com), March 15, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• China's Water Pistol
  The Conscience of a Liberal (New York Times), March 15, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Janet Yellen Tapped for Fed Vice Chair
  Matthew Yglesias (Think Progress), March 12, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Big Question: Do Dems Have to Finish Healthcare by Easter?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), March 12, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Judd Gregg: Stop the "Sweetness and Light"
  How the World Works (Salon), March 11, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Big Question: Will the White House vs. SCOTUS Tiff Escalate?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), March 11, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Bernanke Pulls a Kanye on CFPA, Then Gets Sideswiped
  The Huffington Post, March 09, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Jobless Rate Steady in February, as ‘Two Separate Americas’ Persist
  Working (In These Times), March 06, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Sharing Is Caring
  The Huffington Post, March 05, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• After Breaking Logjam, Why Will New Senate Jobs Bills Fall Short?
  Working (In These Times), March 04, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Mortgage Rates Hover Around 5%, For Those Who Can Qualify
  Development Blog (Wall Street Journal), March 03, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Big Question: What Does Hutchison's Loss Mean for Washington?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), March 03, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Image Problem: Unions Losing American Popularity Contest, Survey Says
  Working (In These Times), February 24, 2010 (CEPR)


• Is Concern Over the Budget Deficit Just a Scare Story?
  U.S. Economy Blog (About.com), February 24, 2010 (CEPR)


• The Big Question: Will Obama's New Plan Give Health Reform a Boost?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), February 22, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy
  Firedoglake, February 21, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Failure of Government: The Word Is Out and Patience Is Growing Thin
  Seeking Alpha, February 20, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Deficit Scaremongering Undermining Economic Recovery
  docuticker, February 19, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• What the Presidential Budget Commission Should Do
  Pundits Blog (The Hill), February 19, 2010 (CEPR)


• The Big Question: Has the Stimulus Helped?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), February 17, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Riga Mortis
  The Conscience of a Liberal (New York Times), February 10, 2010 (CEPR)


• Make It Work
  TAPPED (The American Prospect), February 10, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• If You Balanced Your Budget, You Wouldn’t Go to College
  FireDogLake, February 10, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Women and the Unemployment Dip
  TAPPED (The American Prospect), February 05, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Danger: Falling Middle Class
  AFL-CIO Now Blog, February 05, 2010 (John Schmitt)


• Euro Rules Take Bite Out of Peripheral Countries
  Real Time Economics (WSJ), February 03, 2010 (Mark Weisbrot)


• Report: Union Membership Benefits Workers in Every State
  AFL-CIO Now Blog, February 03, 2010 (CEPR)


• The Big Question: Will the Budget Deficit Be a Major Issue for Voters?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), February 01, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Economists’ Reactions to Bernanke Renomination
  Economix (New York Times), January 25, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Thoughts on the Bank Tax
  Baseline Scenario, January 14, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Determining the Risks of Investing in Latin American Businesses
  Helium, January 13, 2010 (CEPR)


• Open Mic
  Arena (POLITICO.com), January 09, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• What Would Happen if C-Span Actually Televised the Health Care Negotiations?
  Arena (POLITICO.com), January 07, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Dropouts
  Arena (POLITICO.com), January 06, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Washington Post Lets Lobbysists Write Its Stories
  FAIR Blog, January 06, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Pending Home Sales in the West Fare Better Than the Rest of the Country
  Money and Company (Los Angeles Times), January 06, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Recession's Lost Wages Cost More than Health Care Reform
  AFL-CIO Now Blog, January 05, 2010 (Mark Weisbrot)


• Unlimited Credit for Fannie, Freddie Seen as Backdoor U.S. Bailout
  Reuters Blog, January 05, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Today in Economists Are NOT Totally Clueless
  Angry Bear, January 05, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Fannie's Christmas Eve Surprise
  Dealbook (New York Times), January 04, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• A Free Ride for Business Under Health Reform
  The Consumer Report (CBS Money Watch), January 04, 2010 (CEPR)


• Administration Looks For Solution To High-Stakes Foreclosure Problem
  FireDogLake, January 04, 2010 (Dean)


• Calls Begin For Washington Post To End Content-Sharing Agreement With Pete Peterson-Funded “Fiscal Times”
  FireDogLake, January 02, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• Austerity Advocate, Peter G. Peterson, Buys "Media Content" Deal With The Washington Post
  TPM Café, January 01, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• HAMP Seen Hurting Housing
  Calculated Risk, January 01, 2010 (Dean Baker)


• The Big Question: Most Memorable, Important Political Event of '09?
  Congress Blog (The Hill), January 01, 2010 (Dean Baker)