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January 25, 2010
Latin America's Emerging Models of Partnership
2-4 pm
United Methodist Building
100 Maryland Avenue, NE
Conference Rooms 1-4
Washington, DC 20002
CEPR's Alex Main took part in a discussion on models of collaboration and partnership between the U.S. and Latin America. |
January 25, 2010
Debate Over Proposed Financial Speculation Tax
2:00 pm
Cannon House Office Building
Room 121
Independence Ave. & First St., S.E.
Washington, D.C.
CEPR co-director Dean Baker participated in this debate about a Financial Speculation Tax (a.k.a. Financial Transactions Tax) with Dr. Jim Angel (professor at McDonough Business School at Georgetown University), Robert Pollin (professor and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts), and George Sauter (managing director and chief investment officer, Vanguard Group, Inc.). Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen, will moderate.
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January 18, 2010
Coface Country Risk Conference: The Trends of the Global Economy in One Day
CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker gave a talk entitled "Households and Companies in the United States and in Europe: Spenders or Savers?" at the 14th Coface Country Risk Conference in Paris. His PowerPoint presentation can be here. |
December 14, 2009
Universal Voluntary Retirement Accounts: A Financially Secure Retirement
2:00-4:00pm EST
CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker participated in this free webinar (registration required) dicussing Universal Voluntary Retirement Accounts (UVRAs), hosted by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law.
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December 11, 2009
Health Care Reform and International Trade: Lost Opportunity?
CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker participated in this panel discussing the prospects and barriers to expanding international trade in medical services, hosted by the American Enterprise Institute.
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December 3, 2009
Disability and Poverty: What Is the Connection and What Should We Do About It?
12:00-1:30 pm
Mathematica Policy Research
600 Maryland Ave., SW, Suite 550, Washington, D.C.
CEPR's Shawn Fremstad participated in this forum, the seventh in the Center for Studying Disability Policy's bi-monthly lunchtime seminar series.
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November 19, 2009
Congressional Oversight Panel to Hear from Independent Experts about TARP's Effectiveness
On Thursday, November 19, the Congressional Oversight Panel held a hearing entitled "Taking Stock: Independent Views on TARP's Effectiveness." The Panel will hear from several prominent economists, including CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker, about their perspectives on the performance to date of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
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November 13, 2009
The Next Stage: Financial Reforms, Jobs and Housing, the Dollar and the International System
CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker took part in a panel at this conference in Washington, D.C. The conference analyzed and offered actionable recommendations for the ongoing economic crisis and reform proposals, including the new initiatives of the G-20 and the Obama administration. Issues ranged from banks and regulation reform to international banking and finance including the international monetary system. Discussion also covered unemployment and the mortgage crisis. Other experts included Damon Silvers, James K. Galbraith, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Michael Lind, Jan Kregel, and Robert Johnson. |
November 11, 2009
Asset Building and the Disability Community
CEPR's Shawn Frestad participated in this webinar, hosted by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, on how asset-buildling tools can be effectively used to increase the financial stability and independence of individuals with disabilities. |
November 5, 2009
Restoring Human Rights and Democracy in Honduras: An evening with Bertha Oliva and Jessica Sanchez at Busboys and Poets
Bertha Oliva and Jessica Sanche discussed the dramatic human rights abuses that have taken place in Honduras under the coup regime, the broad-based movement of resistance to the June 28 coup, and the implications of the tentative settlement reached on October 29. CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot provided an introduction.
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