February 25, 2009
Boomer Bust? Securing Retirement in a Volatile Economy
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February 24, 2009
Strengthening Worker Retirement Security
Dean Baker testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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February 24, 2009
10 Years with President Hugo Chavez: Debating the Progress of the Bolivarian Revolution
CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot participated in this panel presented by the AU Council on Latin American Studies, along with H.E. Diego Arria, former Venezuelan Ambassador to the United Nations. It took place from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at American University in the Mary Gradon Center, Room 5.
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February 19, 2009
Economists Discuss Fiscal Responsibility Summit
CEPR co-Director Dean Baker, along with other prominent economists and experts on Social Security and Medicare, participated in a news conference call with reporters to discuss a progressive approach to achieving a long-term responsible federal budget.
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February 13, 2009
Press Breakfast with Pablo Solón, Bolivia’s Ambassador to the United Nations
Press Breakfast with Mark Weisbrot and Ambassador Pablo Solón. Watch the video.
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January 27, 2009
Book Signing and Discussion at Busboys and Poets
CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker discussed and signed copies of his new book, Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy. Watch the video, which aired on CSPAN2's BookTV.
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January 17, 2009
Inauguration Weekend Advocacy Summit
Dean Baker spoke at this grassroots summit, sponsored by DC for Obama and other progressive organizations. The event was held at the Navy Memorial, located at 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
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January 9, 2009
Beyond the Meltdown: Regulatory Reform of the Financial Sector
In the wake of the Wall Street meltdown, financial re-regulation is
high on the legislative calendar for 2009. The Consumer Education
Foundation, Demos, and Essential Information hosted an exciting
symposium about what needs to be done. It took place at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. (CEPR
Co-Director Dean Baker participated in Panel # 3, "Charting a
New Course: Regulation and Restructuring after the Cataclysm").
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December 11, 2008
Ecuador's Debt Audit: Implications in the Global Economic Crisis
Minister of Economy and Finance of Ecuador, Maria Elsa Viteri, discussed the implications of the Ecuadorian debt situation in the context of the global economic crisis, including the negative impacts of deregulation of the financial markets and the lack of appropriate established international mechanisms for auditing developing country debt.
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December 10, 2008
Media Briefing: Ecuador's Debt Audit
Ecuador will announce a decision on December 15, 2008 regarding debt payment on approximately $3.8 billion in foreign debt. This comes after a 30-day grace period in which debt payments were suspended based on serious irregularities in the country’s debt history detailed in a 172-page final report by an independent Public Credit Audit Commission. If Ecuador defaults, it will be the first Latin America country to do so since Argentina in 2002.
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