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Events
June 24, 2008
"Foreclosing on the American Dream: The Story Behind the Housing Market Collapse and Sub-Prime Mortgage Scandal"
Sponsored by Democracy for Montgomery County (DFMC), CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker and Sarah Bloom Raskin, Maryland's Commissioner of Financial Regulation, will be talking about the lead-up to the current housing crisis from a macro- and micro-economic perspective. At the Rockville Public Library, 7:00PM. New Town Center, 21 Maryland Ave., Rockville, MD. Meeting Room 2. DFMC wants to remind everyone that this event is Metro-accessible via the Red Line. (Map)
April 23, 2008
"Venezuela: What is 21st Century Socialism and Where is it Leading?"
Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of CEPR, joined John Dinges, Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, for a "Table Talk Lunch Series" event at 12PM. This event was sponsored by the Office of the University Chaplain and the Council on Latin American Studies.
April 18, 2008
"Low-Wage Work in Europe – Changing the Debate?"
John Schmitt discussed his findings at a workshop in Amsterdam, presented by AIAS (Amsterdams Instituut voor Arbeids Studies). The study was cooperatively undertaken by five European research institutions, and initiated and generously funded by the Russell Sage Foundation, New York.
April 11, 2008
"Protectionism and the Infant Industry Argument"
The AU Trade Justice group hosted a video conference with economist and CEPR Research Associate, Ha-Joon Chang, at American University.
April 11-12, 2008 "Bringing Together Research and Advocacy From Local to Global to Advance Economic Justice and Empowerment for Women"
Research Assistant Rebecca Ray traveled to Atlanta, Georgia where she spoke on two panel discussions at the 2008 Summit on Economic Justice for Women, organized by the NOW Foundation, the Institute for Women's Policy Research, and the National Council of Negro Women. The first workshop, "Between a Rock and a Workplace: Workers Without Paid Sick Days or Family Leave," examined how current labor laws and regulations affect working women given that United States is the only industrial nation that hasn’t adopted a paid family leave policy. The second workshop, "How Secure Will You Be? Strategies for Women’s Old-Age Security and Mid-Life Momentum," focused on issues that affect older women's economic well-being after they retire.
April 10, 2008 "Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Examining Proposals to Mitigate Foreclosures and Restore Liquidity to the Mortgage Markets"
Dean Baker was invited to testify at the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, as well as Lawrence H. Summers, Ellen Harnick, Scott Stern and Douglas Elmendorf. (Testimony) (Video, Dean Baker begins at 18:00)
March 25, 2008 "U.S. Policy Toward Latin America in the Post-Bush Era"
Mark Weisbrot spoke on a panel with Greg Craig, a foreign policy advisor to Senator Barack Obama; Nora Lustig, a visiting Professor at the Elliot School of International Affairs; and, Mark Schneider, who is Senior Vice President and Special Advisor on Latin America at the International Crisis Group. The discussion centered on the possible directions U.S. policy toward Latin America might take after the Bush Administration. Video and audio from the discussion are available here.
March 20, 2008
Dean Baker traveled to Sacramento, CA to speak at the California Budget Project’s 2008 policy conference, A Generation of Widening Inequality: Implications for Budget and Policy Priorities. The plenary sessions and workshops examined proposals to close the state’s budget gap, the latest trends in the state’s troubled housing markets, and the impact of federal tax and budget proposals on California. For more information, please consult the CBP's website.
March 18, 2008
Dean Baker spoke at the Take Back America 2008 conference, on the "Housing Crisis and Corporate Accountability," 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.
February 25, 2008
Shawn Fremstad spoke on a panel that examines housing affordability from a family budget perspective. The discussion, part of the National Low Income Housing Coalition's (NLIHC) 2008 National Policy Conference, was moderated by Bill Apgar of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University and also included Tamara Draut, author of Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead and Director of the Economic Opportunity Project at Demos.
February 13, 2008
The University of British Columbia in Vancouver hosted Mark Weisbrot to speak on the political climate of Latin America.
February 13, 2008
Eric Hershberg, professor of Political Science at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and a specialist on the comparative politics of Latin America and the politics of development, moderated a talk with Mark Weisbrot.
February 12, 2008
"Latin America's New Political and Economic Independence: Implications for a Multi-Polar World"
The Peninsula Peace and Justice Center in Palo Alto, CA hosted an evening with Mark Weisbrot.
February 11, 2008 "Latin America's Political Shift: Is the Region Moving in a Positive Direction?"
Joel Brinkley, former editor, reporter and Pulitzer Prize winning foreign correspondent for the New York Times and visiting professor of journalism at Stanford, and CEPR Co-director, Mark Weisbrot, discussed important political changes currently taking place in Latin America, and what they might mean for the future of the region and its relationship with the United States.
February 10, 2008 "Latin America’s New Political and Economic Independence: Implications for a Multi-Polar World"
The Berkeley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship sponsored a talk with Mark Weisbrot.
February 1, 2008 "Why the World Isn't Flat: The Truth About Globalization and the Secret History of Capitalism"
CEPR Senior Research Associate, Ha-Joon Chang takes aim at unfettered capitalism and free trade in his new book, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism. The New America Foundation and CEPR co-sponsored a book event with Ha-Joon, later airing on C-SPAN's BookTV.
January 24, 2008
Americans United for Change and the Bush Legacy Project sponsored a forum on "The Bush Legacy: The State of our Union Then and Now" at the National Press Club. Invited speakers included Dean Baker, Brad Woodhouse, Diane Archer and Daniel Weiss. For photos and the speakers' Power Point presentations, see the event website.
January 17, 2008 "An Assessment of the First Two Years of the Morales Administration in Bolivia"
Mr. Guevara Ávila, Director General of Bilateral Relations, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia, discussed the achievements and results of the first two years, with a focus on the draft new Constitution, approved just last month by the Constitutional Assembly. Audio and video available here.
January 5, 2008
The American Economic Association held it's annual meeting in New Orleans from the 4th to the 6th of January in New Orleans, LA. Several economists affiliated with CEPR, including Randy Albelda and Marcellus Andrews participated in the conference, together with co-director, Dean Baker. For more information, please consult the AEA website.
November 30, 2007 "Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution at Home and Abroad: A New Geometry of Power?"
This one-day event brought together scholars, politicians and filmmakers from across the political spectrum to consider the challenges, liabilities and potential of the government of Venezuela under the leadership of President Hugo Chávez. CEPR co-director, Mark Weisbrot talked about Venezuelan domestic policy. The discussion was moderated by Gil Joseph (Yale University) and included, Sujatha Fernandez (Queens College, SUNY) and Francisco Rodriguez (Wesleyan University). For more information, please visit the website of the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies at Yale.
November 27, 2007 "A Good Job is Hard to Find"
On November 27, John Schmitt, senior economist, CEPR, and Stephen J.Rose, principal, Rose Economic Consulting, debated how a diminishing number of good jobs effects the strength of the US economy. Are these findings a cause for alarm? What, if anything, can the government do to reverse this trend?
November 9, 2007 "The Housing Bubble: We Were Warned"
Dean Baker was keynote speaker at the 24th annual meeting of the JOBS NOW Coalition. For more information, please visit the JOBS NOW website.
October 24, 2007 "Copyrights -- Do They Have a Future in the Internet Age?"
Copyrights have been one of the main mechanisms for financing creative and artistic work for centuries. However, the development of digital technology and the Internet has brought about growing legal and practical challenges to copyrights. This debate between Dean Baker, of CEPR, and Gerard Colby, President of the National Writer's Union, answered the following question: "Are copyrights still useful or should we look to alternative mechanisms to support creative and artistic work?".
October 23, 2007
"Bank of the South: An Alternative to the IMF and World Bank"
Latin America has experienced an unprecedented long-term economic growth failure over the last quarter-century, at the same time that it has implemented a number of economic policies advocated by the IMF and World Bank. In recent years, the electorate in a number of countries has voted to reject these policies and has elected governments with an explicit mandate to change course one economic policy. These governments have been looking toward and in some cases implementing alternative economic strategies, including regional economic integration. This year, the governments of Argentina, Bolivia,Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela, and now Colombia, have decided to form a new "Banco del Sur" as an alternative to the IMF,World Bank, and allied institutions. It is scheduled to be launched in December. CEPR met to discuss the Bank of the South with some of its creators. Audio and video available here.
October 18, 2007 "Bridging the Gaps National Conference"
CEPR and the Center for Social Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston hosted the Bridging the Gaps conference.A free, day-long conference where prominent researchers and advocates debated how work supports should be designed to give all working families the opportunity to bridge the gaps between their earnings and a basic standard of living. Video and more photographs coming soon.
October 17, 2007 "The IMF/World Bank, the Economy and Energy Policy in Bolivia"
Bolivia's President Evo Morales made headlines last year when he announced the re-nationalization of Bolivia's natural resources. Carlos Villegas, Minister of Energy and CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot discussed the Bolivian economy as well as a summary of the accomplishments and pending challenges in terms of economic and energy issues in Bolivia.
October 16, 2007 "Working Moms"
Heather Boushey spoke on a panel that explored the trend of media stories that show working mothers as either leaving their careers or dreaming of doing so. The discussion was moderated by E.J.Graff, a senior researcher at Brandeis University, and also included Joan Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California; Ellen Bravo, author of Taking On the Big Boys: Why Feminism Is Good for Families and Business and the Nation; and Linda Hirshman, lawyer and professor emeritus at Brandeis University. Click here for video.
October 10, 2007 Inclusion, a CEPR affiliate, co-sponsored the screening of the new documentary Made in L.A. as part of the DC Labor Film Festival.
October 5 - 7, 2007 "What Is the Economy For, Anyway?"
Dean Baker, Heather Boushey, John Schmitt and Mark Weisbrot all spoke at this economics conference, hosted by Take Back Your Time. This event was held in conjunction with the DC Green Festival.
September 19, 2007 "From Financial Dependence to Latin American Integration: Strategies and Challenges of the Banco del Sur"
Mark Weisbrot spoke at a conference in Madrid, Spain hosted by Casa de América, on the future of the Bank of the South.
September 6 - 7, 2007 27th Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (Montréal, Canada) Mark Weisbrot presented on a panel September 6 with Eric Hershberg of Simon Fraser University, Michael Hardt of Duke University, and Sam Gindin of York University, with NYU's Greg Grandin chairing. A second panel on September 7 had Mark presenting alongside Javier Corrales of Amherst College, and Venezuelan Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez Herrera. Daniel Hellinger of Webster University chaired.
August 20, 2007 Dean Baker discussed his book The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer at Taylor Books in Charleston, West Virginia.
August 8, 2007 The Progressive Intern Network asked Dean Baker to join them for a brown-bag lunch discussion of The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer.
July 31, 2007 L"atin America and Press Freedom: A Perilous Time"
Mark Weisbrot joined journalists from Mexico and Venezuela and representatives from the Due Process of Law Foundation and the Washington Office on Latin America for a panel discussion at the National Press Club.
July 30, 2007 Mark Weisbrot was invited to speak by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, regarding the diminished role of the IMF, as part of the Foundation's Summer School on Gender and Macroeconomics.
July 24, 2007 "Can Social Security Reform Wait?"
Dean Baker debated C. Eugene Steuerle, senior fellow with the Urban Institute. July 21, 2007 CEPR, along with the DC Employment Justice Center and the National Partnership for Women and Families, hosted a screening of the film "The Motherhood Manifesto" at the True Reformer Building.
June 29, 2007 John Schmitt spoke on a panel on "Low Wage Work" at the annual meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics in Copenhagen. June 21, 2007 Margy Waller of The Mobility Agenda (CEPR's partner) spoke at the New America Foundation's forum, The Politics of Poverty and Social Policy. (Video)
June 8, 2007 "Taming the Giant Corporation"
Dean Baker discussed corporate taxes and double standards at a Washington, DC conference on corporate accountability. (Video) June 6, 2007 "Corporate Voices for Working Families"
Heather Boushey discussed the economic outlook for working families at the Corporate Voices for Working Families annual meeting.
May 31 - June 1, 2007 "A Discussion on Foreign Investment in Bolivia"
Pablo Solón Romero Oroza, Plenipotentiary Representative for Integration and Trade Issues for the Bolivian Government, talked about natural resources and foreign investment in Bolivia at two DC events. May 22, 2007 Dean Baker discussed his two recent books, The United States Since 1980 and The Conservative Nanny State, in Corte Madera and Berkeley, CA. May 17-18, 2007 "Inflation Targeting, Employment Creation, and Economic Development"
CEPR Senior Research Associate Roberto Frenkel presented his most recent report on Argentina's economic recovery at this Washington, DC, conference.
May 16, 2007 "The 10th Anniversary of the Asian Financial Crisis: Lessons Learned, Critical Assessments, and Charting the Path Forward"
Mark Weisbrot spoke on a panel with David Burton, Director of the Asia and Pacific Department, IMF and Robert Wade, Professor of Political Economy, London School of Economics and Political Science. May 11, 2007 Dean Baker spoke at a policy forum on the future of the U.S. economy: Will the Sky Fall?, hosted by the New America Foundation.
May 10, 2007 Heather Boushey and labor economist Stephen J. Rose led a workshop on Economic Inequality and Stratification in the U.S. in Washington, DC. May 7, 2007 Mark Weisbrot participated in a panel discussion at the Cornell Global Labor Institute conference, A North American Labor Assembly on Climate Crisis April 13, 2007 "National Sovereignty Versus Aid Cartels in the Global South"
Panel featuring Nancy Alexander, Oscar Ugarteche and Mark Weisbrot
April 12, 2007 "A Latin American Success Story: Five Years of Extraordinary Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Argentina"
Discussion featuring Felisa Josefina Miceli and Mark Weisbrot
April 12, 2007 "Global Imbalances, Power Shifts and the Future of Multilateralism"
Panel featuring Joseph Stiglitz, José Antonio Ocampo and Mark Weisbrot
February 21, 2007 Modern Times Bookstore, San Francisco, CA: Dean Baker discussed his book, The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer
January 29, 2007 "Financial Times Discussion on Venezuela"
Transcript of online chat between Mark Weisbrot, Financial Times' Richard Lapper and economist Francisco Rodríguez
January 24, 2007 "Press Breakfast: After the Monroe Doctrine: The Future of U.S.-Latin America Relations"
Mark Weisbrot and Riorden Roett met with members of the press to discuss the recent trajectory ofU.S.-Latin America relations.
December 14, 2006 "CEPR Holiday Party"
Thanks to Public Citizen for hosting our annual holiday party, and to CEPR's friends and supporters for helping us celebrate! December 8, 2006 "Moving On: The Economic and Policy Implications of the Housing Bubble"
Center for American Progress, Washington, DC: Dean Baker participates in a discussion on the housing market.
December 5, 2006 National Conference of State Legislators in San Antonio, TX: Dean Baker spoke on the impact of recent trade agreements on the economy. November 17, 2006 "Impossible Architecture"
Action Aid USA, Washington, DC: Mark Weisbrot participated in a round table on international finance. November 14, 2006 "The Doha Development Round: Will Free Trade End Poverty?"
American University, Washington, DC: Mark Weisbrot participated in a panel discussion on free trade.
June - October 2006 "CEPR Work & Family Briefings"
Supporting Families: A 5-part briefing series that explores the challenges facing working families May 11, 2006 The Growth and Development Challenge:What are the main drivers to fight poverty?
Discussion hosted by CEPR and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation April 7, 2006 "Conference on Development, Trade, and Immigration"
A joint U.S.-Spain conference presented by CEPR and Fundación Sistema (Madrid) March 14, 2006 "Latin America's Electoral Leftward Shift: The Importance of Economic Growth"
Press Breakfast with Mark Weisbrot and Claudio Loser Audio November 30, 2005 "Argentina's Economic Recovery: Four Years After the Meltdown"
Press Breakfast with Mark Weisbrot and Michael Mussa
November 21, 2005 Dean Baker discusses the federal budget and its impact on state budgets
Hosted by the Economic Opportunity Institute in Seattle (Audio) 
Sen. Edward Kennedy announces the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Economist Heather Boushey waits to present CEPR's report, The Impact of Proposed Minimum Wage Increase on Low-Income Families. Dec. 14, 2005.
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