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CEPR examines how the federal budget and fluctuation in taxes affect wages, housing, health care and economic well-being.

Reports

Economists' Letter to Congress in Support of a New Economic Stimulus Package
November 2008

IOUSA Not OK
October 2008, Dean Baker and David Rosnick

The United States and the World: Where Are We Headed?
September 2008, Mark Weisbrot

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

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

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Op-Eds & Columns

Henry Paulson Takes Down the TARP: Sort Of
Dean Baker
TPM Café (Talking Points Memo), November 16, 2008

The G-20 and Biological Warfare
Dean Baker
Truthout, November 10, 2008

Summers at Treasury: What Would We Tell the Children?
Dean Baker
TPM Café (Talking Points Memo), November 7, 2008

After Four Decades, Finally: The Beginning of the End
Mark Weisbrot
Common Dreams, November 5, 2008

President Obama's Path to Greatness: Health Care As Stimulus
Dean Baker
TPM Café (Talking Points Memo), November 4, 2008

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Press Releases

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

CEPR Deficit Calculator Deflates IOUSA Scare Story
November 10, 2008

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

Inflation Levels Off in September
October 16, 2008 (Prices Byte)

Statement on the Need for Coordinated Stimulus
October 10, 2008

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Other Resources

Budget Deficit: NPR Interview with Dean Baker
February 9, 2007 (audio)

The Causes of Economic Hardships for the Middle Class
Dean Baker's testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee, January 31, 2007

What if the Answers Don't Add Up? Transparency and Government Data
Heritage Foundation panel discussion featuring Heather Boushey, March 14, 2006 (audio)

The Federal Budget and its Impact on State Budgets
Presentation by Dean Baker at the Economic Opportunity Institute in Seattle (audio), Nov. 21, 2005

CEPR's Budget Calculator
Converts dollar amounts into either dollars per capita or into a percentage of total revenues, total discretionary spending, or the total budget.

CEPR Economics Seminar Series
Audio and video files of ten CEPR lectures on economic issues

The Conservative Nanny State
How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer
a free e-book by Dean Baker
(2006)

Social Security: The Phony Crisis
by Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot
(1999)