Press Releases

Statement on the Financial Transaction Tax and Harkin-Defazio Bill

February 28, 2013

The Effects of Raising the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap

January 24, 2013

More Than 200,000 Petition for Paul Krugman to Be Treasury Secretary

January 7, 2013

Share of Bad Jobs Has Risen Since 1979

September 5, 2012

The Small-Dollar Loan Problem

August 29, 2012

The Share of Good Jobs has Fallen Since 1979
July 31, 2012

The Billion Dollar Question: What is the Impact of Private Equity on Workers and Companies?
May 14, 2012

Work Sharing Could Save States $1.7 Billion Per Year
May 8, 2012

First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit was Temporary Fix At Best
April 18, 2012

New Calculator Shows Long-Run Deficit is Entirely Due to Health Care Costs
April 5, 2012

Bank of America Tests Right to Rent
March 23, 2012

Unemployment Rate Does Not Tell the Full Story: Long-term Hardship a Tremendous Burden on Millions of Workers and the Economy
March 6, 2012

Statement In Support of Passage of Work-Share Legislation
February 23, 2012

High and Rising Levels of Low-wage Work Remain a Cause for Concern in Many Countries
January 26, 2012

Statement on New Jersey’s Approval of Work Sharing
January 17, 2012

CEPR Co-Directors Call for Fed to Intervene in European Bond Market
November 28, 2011

Senator Harkin and Representative DeFazio Introduce Financial Transactions Tax Proposal
November 2, 2011

Do Tax Cuts Boost the Economy?
September 13, 2011

Work Sharing Should be Part of the President's Job Program
September 7, 2011

Statement on the S&P Downgrade
August 8, 2011

Statement on the Debt Ceiling Deal
August 1, 2011

Statement on the Gang of Six Plan
July, 19, 2011

Statement on Using the Chained CPI for Social Security Cost of Living Adjustments
July 8, 2011

Statement on Introduction of Work Sharing Bills by Senator Reed and Representative DeLauro
July 6, 2011

New Report Suggests Work Sharing as Best Means of Preventing Layoffs and Lowering the Unemployment Rate
June 23, 2011

Statement on Latest CBO Projections
June 22, 2011

Debt, Deficits, and the Dollar: 7 Key Facts
June 16, 2011

Statement on the President's Deficit Reduction Plan
April 13, 2011

Ryan Proposal Will Lead to Large Rise in Health Care Costs for Seniors
April 6, 2011

The Impact of City-Specific Minimum Wage Standards
March 22, 2011

Is Means Testing an Effective Way to Reduce the Cost of Social Security?
March 8, 2011

Online Calculator Estimates Retirement Income, Showing Importance of Social Security
January 26, 2011

Financial Speculation Tax Serious Tool for Long-Term Deficit Reduction
January 24, 2011

Senators Will Receive Social Security Benefits for Years to Come, Just like Everyone Else
January 5, 2011

Statement by Dean Baker on the Final Meeting of The President's Fiscal Commission
December 3, 2010

Statement from Dean Baker on President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
November 30, 2010

Report Warns Austerity Will Block Recovery, Risk Recession. Launches Campaign on Real Causes of Deficit
November 30, 2010

Statement on Deficit Commission Proposals
November 10, 2010

New Report: Increase in Retirement Age Disproportionately Hurts Workers at the Bottom
October 28, 2010

Given Current Economic Conditions, Fiscal Austerity not a Viable Path to U.S. Recovery
October 20, 2010

IMF Forecasts Global Slowdown, But Policies Remain Pro-cyclical In Many Countries
October 6, 2010

New Report Demonstrates That in Times of High Unemployment and Lost GDP, Deficits Not a Burden

September 28, 2010

Right to Rent Legislation Would Slow Growing Rate of Foreclosure
September 22, 2010

State and Local Workers Earn Less than Private Sector Workers, Even Factoring in Benefits
September 15, 2010

Seven Key Facts About Social Security and the Federal Budget
September 1, 2010

The Push for Social Security Cuts Ignores the Reality of the Program's Finances and Conditions of Near-Retirees
August 12, 2010

Pre-Recession Unemployment Rates May Not be Reached for a Decade
July 20, 2010

Proposals to Cut Social Security Benefits will Significantly Impact Retirement Income for Low-and Middle-Class Retirees
July 13, 2010

U.S. Experiencing Worst Episode of Prolonged Unemployment Since Great Depression
July 1, 2010

Deficit Calculator Demonstrates Effect of Several Policy Options on Future U.S. Debt-to-GDP Ratio
June 29, 2010

Poll Finds AmericaSpeaks Participants Poorly Informed About the Deficit and Economy
June 28, 2010

Statement on Wall Street Reform Bill
June 25, 2010

Senate Ignores Fed's Threats, Passes Audit Amendment 96-0
May 11, 2010

Deficit Scaremongering Undermining Economic Recovery
February 16, 2010

Statement on Ben Bernanke's Re-Approval
January 28, 2010

Statement on The State of the Union Address
January 27, 2010

Financial Transactions Taxes Would Raise Billions in Revenue
December 21, 2009

Economists in Support of a Financial Transactions Tax
December 3, 2009

New Analysis Points to High Wage Loss and Large Jobs Deficit through 2012
December 3, 2009

Statement on President Obama's Job Summit
December 2, 2009

New CBO Numbers Paint Grim Picture of Economy
August 25, 2009

Though Home Prices Appear to Bottom Out, Possibility of Long-Term Slump in Housing Remains
August 6, 2009

Right To Rent Plan Offers Simple Solution to Foreclosure Crisis
July 16, 2009

New Funds for IMF Approved by U.S. Senate Would Worsen Global Economic Downturn, Economists Say
May 22, 2009

State & Local Budget Shortfalls to Blunt Effect of ARRA
May 4, 2009

IMF's Economic Growth Projections for Latin America and Caribbean Appear Questionable
April 28, 2009

Unionization Substantially Increases the Wages of Service-Sector Workers
April 7, 2009

U.S. Unemployment Understated in Recent Data
March 19, 2009

More Stimulus Needed to Slow Spiraling Unemployment and Deepening Recession
March 17, 2009

Greater Transparency Needed for Fed’s Special Lending Facilities
March 12, 2009

Unemployment Jumps to 8.1 Percent as Job Loss Accelerates
March 6, 2009 (Jobs Byte)

Ambitious Health Care Reform Can Lead to Lower Budget Deficits
March 5, 2009

Pro-Union Workers Fired in Over One-fourth of Union Election Campaigns
March 4, 2009

Housing Market Meltdown and Stock Market Collapse Threaten Retirement Wealth of Millions of Baby Boomers
February 25, 2009

Progressive Leaders at White House Summit Today Underscore Need for Health Care Reform
February 23, 2009

CEPR Releases Summary of Tax and Benefit Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
February 2, 2009

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announce Programs to Help Homeowners
February 2, 2009

Child Tax Credit in Need of Overhaul
January 15, 2009

State Government Spending Cuts Could Lead to Higher Unemployment
December 30, 2008

House Prices Must Return to Trend Levels to Stabilize Market
December 3, 2008

Leading Economists to Call for Broad and Comprehensive Recovery Package
November 18, 2008

Sharpest Consumption Drop Since 1980 Pushes GDP Negative
October 30, 2008 (GDP Byte)

Statement on the Need for Coordinated Stimulus
October 10, 2008

Unemployment Jumps to 6.1 Percent, Women Hit Hardest
September 5, 2008 (Jobs Byte)

Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.7 Percent, Economy Loses 51,000 Jobs
August 1, 2008 (Jobs Byte)

More Substantial Stimulus and Policy Proposals Needed to Help Americans Weather the Recession

July 24, 2008