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111th Congress

CEPR analyzes many issues that are being addressed in the 111th Congress, including health care, student loans and wages.

Reports

Free Ride: The Senate Health Bill’s Approach to “Employer Responsibility” Means Some Large Employers Get to Take It Easy
December 2009, Shawn Fremstad

Dropping the Ax: Illegal Firings During Union Election Campaigns, 1951-2007
March 2009, John Schmitt and Ben Zipperer

The Housing Crash Recession and the Case for a Third Stimulus
March 2009, Dean Baker

Investment Bank Welfare?
March 2009, Dean Baker and Matt Sherman

Bringing Home the Green Recovery: A User's Guide to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
March 2009, Shawn Fremstad, Radhika Fox and Jason Walsh

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Op-Eds & Columns

Public Spending Still Key to Economic Recovery
Mark Weisbrot
Kansas City Star (MO), January 3, 2010

Occupying Afghanistan Is Making Things Worse
Mark Weisbrot
Sacramento Bee, October 8, 2009

Health Care and Student Loans: The Bad Guys Are on the Run
Dean Baker
TPMCafé, May 11, 2009

Financial Transactions Tax: The Perfect Gift for Wall Street
Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, April 27, 2009

IMF Shouldn't Get Money Without Reform
Mark Weisbrot   En español
New York Times and International Herald Tribune, April 24, 2009

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Events

Press Releases

Will the Senate Health Care Bill Give Some Employers a Free Ride?
December 17, 2009

U.S. Group That Supported Overthrows of Democratically Elected Governments in Haiti and Venezuela Will Observe Elections in Honduras
November 23, 2009

More Stimulus Needed to Slow Spiraling Unemployment and Deepening Recession
March 17, 2009

Greater Transparency Needed for Fed’s Special Lending Facilities
March 12, 2009

Unemployment Jumps to 8.1 Percent as Job Loss Accelerates
March 6, 2009 (Jobs Byte)

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Other Resources

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Online Calculators
Compare home ownership vs. rental costs and convert federal budget numbers into per capita or percentage totals.

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CEPR\'s regular analysis of government economic data releases (unemployment, CPI, quarterly GDP).

The Mobility Agenda The Mobility Agenda
This project brings new ideas for improving job quality, wages and benefits to the attention of researchers and policymakers.

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Bridging the Gaps
CEPR is teaming up with state and national groups to document the persistent gaps between low-income working families\' basic needs and the resources available to them.

CEPR Work and Family Briefings
Audio files and PowerPoint presentations of five Congressional briefings on work/life issues

Latin America in the Post-Bush Era: What Can We Expect in the Next Phase of U.S.-Latin American Relations?
Discussion with Mark Weisbrot and
Álvaro Vargas Llosa, May 29, 2008 (Audio and video)

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

 



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