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July 15, 2009
Prospects for Change: Obama's International Economic Diplomacy
CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot and other presenters in this session looked at how the economic crisis is impacting developing country economies, and what this means for the future of both the International Monetary Fund and the US "free trade" agreement (FTA) model. Watch the video of the keynote presentation here.
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July 15, 2009
The Federal Reserve’s Expanded Role: Is Greater Transparency Needed?
July 15, 2009
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CEPR co-director Dean Baker was a panelist at this Economic Policy Institute event, along with Jon Faust (director of the Center for Financial Economics at John Hopkins University), George Goehl (Executive Director of National People's Action), and William Greider (journalist and author of numerous books including "Secrets of the Temple," about the Federal Reserve). Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gave the keynote address and Nancy Cleeland of EPI's Bailout Analysis Project moderated.
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June 19, 2009
The IMF's New Lending in a Time of Global Economic Downturn
This panel discussion, which featured Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director at Center for Economic and Policy Research; Hugh Bredenkamp, Deputy Director of Strategy, Policy, and Review Department at the IMF; Doug Rediker, Director of the Global Strategic Finance Initiative at the New America Foundation; and Robert Weissman, Director of Essential Action, looked at the economic issues involved in current IMF lending and its role in dealing with the global financial and economic crisis, with a particular focus on economic conditions attached to IMF agreements and proposed reforms of IMF governance, particularly in light of current funding decisions by some of the major contributing countries. The event was moderated by Nancy Alexander of the Heinrich Boell Foundation. You can watch video of the event here.
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May 21, 2009
First Paid Vacation Bill in U.S. History to be Introduced in Congress
CEPR Senior Economist John Schmitt participated in a news conference held by Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) to introduce the Paid Vacation Act of 2009 at the Cannon House Office Building Terrace in Washington, D.C. at 11 a.m.
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May 19, 2009
The Science of Insolvency
CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker testified at this hearing held by the Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight of the Committee on Science and Technology (House of Representatives), along with Simon Johnson, Jeffrey Sachs, and David John, on the issue of the solvency of the banking industry in the United States and bank bailouts. Watch the video.
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May 18, 2009
Blank Check or Real Reform?
Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director at CEPR joined Steve Clemons, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation; Amy Gray, Policy Analyst, Global Campaign for Education; and Neil Watkins, Executive Director, Jubilee USA Network at a congressional briefing to discuss what reforms are needed at the IMF make to ensure that funds channeled through the IMF will truly stimulate global economic growth and what impact will new loans have on low-income countries. |
May 18, 2009
Protecting America from Infectious Disease: U.S. Lags World in Paid Sick Days for Workers and Families
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
HC-8, U.S. Capitol Building
Washington, DC
Recently the Centers for Disease Control advised people to stay home if they have flu symptoms in order to avoid infecting others in their communities. But the 60 million American workers who don't have paid sick time can't afford to give up their wages and possibly risk their jobs by staying home. While some may argue that providing paid sick days is too costly for employers, all of the most competitive economies in the world, except the U.S., provide paid sick time to their workers. To effectively control infectious diseases, can American afford NOT to do the same?
Dr. Jody Heymann, co-author of a CEPR paper on paid sick days in the U.S. and other developed countries, discussed this important issue at this CEPR briefing. Karen Minatelli of the National Partnership for Women and Families and Barbara Gault of the Institute for Women's Policy Research will also participated.
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May 16, 2009
2009 Michigan Policy Summit
CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker will be the keynote speaker at this year's Michigan Policy Summit.
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