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2008 Elections

CEPR examines the economic issues that matter to voters in this year's elections.

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Economics and Elections: The Dollar
Is a weak dollar bad? How does dollar-policy affect trade? What is the relationship between the dollar and inflation?

Economics and the Elections: Economic Downturn
How will the recession affect working America? How many people could lose their jobs? What caused the recession?

Economics and the Elections: Social Security
Do we need to reform Social Security? What are the trust funds? Is Social Security running out of money?

Economics and the Elections: The War and the Recession
Did the war cause the recession? How much is the war costing the nation? Does war spending provide a boost to the economy?

In Focus: Videos & Interviews

Event: Latin America in the Post-Bush Era: What Can We Expect in the Next Phase of U.S.-Latin American Relations?
Discussion with Mark Weisbrot and Álvaro Vargas Llosa, May 29, 2008. Video and audio available here.

Event: U.S. Policy Toward Latin America in the Post-Bush Era, March 25, 2008
Mark Weisbrot spoke on a panel with Greg Craig, a foreign policy advisor to Senator Barack Obama; Nora Lustig, visiting Professor at the Elliot School of International Affairs; and Mark Schneider, Senior Vice President and Special Advisor on Latin America at the International Crisis Group, at the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Video and audio available here.

Event: "Housing Crisis and Corporate Accountability" panel at Take Back America 2008.
Dean Baker spoke on a panel with Al Meyerhoff, Lisa Ransom (Vice President of Federal Affairs for the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL)), and Theresa DiMartino. Video of the panel discussion can be viewed here.

Event: "The Bush Legacy: The State of our Union Then and Now"
Dean Baker spoke at a forum sponsored by Americans United for Change and the Bush Legacy Project at the National Press Club in January. For photos and the speakers' Power Point presentations, see the event website.

Event: "Taming the Giant Corporation: Corporate Taxes and Double Standards"
National conference on corporate accountability panel featuring Dean Baker

CNN Radio: Recession and the Labor Market, March 13, 2007

CBS Evening News: Bush Rebukes Recession Claims, February 28, 2008

The Real News Network: Democrats on the Economy, February 22, 2008

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

CNBC: Abolish the Fed?, September 4, 2008