CEPR’s work encompasses a variety of personal finance issues, including personal savings, retirement, health insurance, real estate, student loans, taxes, and Social Security.

Reports

The Impact of the Housing Crash on Family Wealth
July 2008, Dean Baker and David Rosnick

The Housing Crash and the Retirement Prospects of Late Baby Boomers
June 2008, Dean Baker and David Rosnick

Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets (Congressional Testimony)
April 2008, Dean Baker

The Need for an Economic Stimulus Package
January 2008, Eileen Appelbaum, Dean Baker and John Schmitt

No-Vacation Nation
May 2007, Rebecca Ray and John Schmitt

Op-Eds & Columns

Employee Free Choice Act Could Be Biggest Reform Since New Deal
Mark Weisbrot
Olympian (WA), August 28, 2008

McCain's "Knowledge Gap": It's An Issue
Mark Weisbrot
AlterNet, July 11, 2008

Internet Purchases Shouldn't Be Subsidized
Mark Weisbrot
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 12, 2008

Exit, Pursued By Bear Stearns
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, March 24, 2008

Thrifty Thinking
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, February 25, 2008

Press Releases

Policymakers Should Promote Access to Driving by Reducing License Suspensions
July 17, 2008

Housing Market Meltdown Will Cause Massive Losses in Household Wealth
July 9, 2008

Baby Boomers Face Massive Loss of Retirement Wealth Due to Housing Market Meltdown
June 24, 2008

Buyer Beware: Housing Calculator Compares Cost of Owning vs. Renting in 379 Regions
June 26, 2007

Ratio of Mortgage Debt to Housing Value Hits New Record
June 7, 2007 (Housing Byte)

Other Resources