1. CEPR News December 2012
(Matching tags: poverty, venezuela, inequality, Haiti, financial transaction tax, Fiscal Cliff)

... Communications Director Dan Beeton was quoted in this article in the Miami Herald, and CEPR Research Associate Jake Johnston was quoted in this Al-Jazeera piece. CEPR on the “Fiscal Cliff” and Why the ...

2. Fiscal Cliff Deal was a Raw Deal for Low-Income, Working-Class People
(Matching tags: economy, unemployment, taxes, Fiscal Cliff, EITC, low-income workers, Child Tax Credit)

In a fascinating recent post The Nation’s Greg Kaufman pulls together a range of responses from economic justice advocates and researchers (including me) on whether the fiscal cliff deal was a good one ...

3. Unemployment Falls, But Slow Job Growth Mixed With Deficit Reduction Could Make for an Even Slower Recovery
(Matching tags: jobs, unemployment, spending, Fiscal Cliff, retail, job growth, deficits)

The unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent in November, its lowest level since December of 2008. However, the immediate cause was a drop of 350,000 in the size of the labor market as reported employment ...

4. CEPR News November 2012
(Matching tags: poverty, jobs, inequality, unemployment, Haiti, unions, latin america, private equity, employment, marriage, Elections 2012, Fiscal Cliff, Hostess)

The following highlights CEPR's latest research, publications, events and much more. CEPR on the So-called “Fiscal Cliff” CEPR weighed in on the “Fiscal Cliff” debate, reminding everyone that – as ...