CEPR examines how U.S. and international government policies affect economic growth, employment, prices, poverty and health.

In Focus                                                      

Video: Why the World Isn't Flat: The Truth About Globalization and the Secret History of Capitalism, book talk featuring Ha-Joon Chang, February 1, 2008

KPFK Evening News: Economists Respond to President Bush's Stimulus Plan, January 18, 2008

RTT News: Dean Baker on the Fed, November 28, 2007

Audio and Video: Latin America's Economic Prospects as the U.S. Economy Slows, Discussion featuring Mark Weisbrot of CEPR and Anne Kreuger, former World Bank Chief Economist and first Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.

Reports

Slow-Motion Recession: What Congress Can Do to Help
July 2008, Eileen Appelbaum, Dean Baker and John Schmitt

The Economic Impact of a U.S. Slowdown on the Americas
March 2008, Mark Weisbrot, John Schmitt and Luis Sandoval

Subprime Rescue Plans: Backdoor Bank Bailouts
March 2008, Dean Baker

Update: The Venezuelan Economy in the Chávez Years
February 2008, Mark Weisbrot and Luis Sandoval

What We’re In For: Projected Economic Impact of the Next Recession
January 2008, John Schmitt and Dean Baker

Op-Eds & Columns

When You're in Jackson Hole, Stop Digging
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, August 18, 2008

The Menace of Inflation
Dean Baker
The Hankyoreh (South Korea), July 28, 2008

Statement on the Bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Dean Baker, July 16, 2008

The Recession in the United States: A Progress Report
Dean Baker
The Hankyoreh (South Korea), July 1, 2008

Bloodletting on Wall Street
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, June 23, 2008

Press Releases

Higher Apparel Prices Push Core Inflation Higher in July
August 14, 2008 (Prices Byte)

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

Soaring Net Exports Lead to 1.9 Percent Growth in Second Quarter
July 31, 2008 (GDP Byte)

WTO Talks Collapse Amidst Developing Countries' Reluctance to Sacrifice Food Security
July 29, 2008

More Substantial Stimulus and Policy Proposals Needed to Help Americans Weather the Recession
July 24, 2008

Other Resources