1. Austerian Dissent: Jamaica and the IMF
(Matching tags: imf, austerity, jamaica)

... IMF’s Executive Board—or at least 62.5 percent of it— wants Jamaica to go: further fiscal austerity. The Jamaican Finance Minister had told Parliament that there were no pre-conditions that had to be ...

2. CEPR in the News April 2012
(Matching tags: imf, world bank, cholera, economy, housing, Haiti, Social Security, stimulus, austerity, low-wage workers, Latvia)

... This was the latest in a series of CEPR debates with senior IMF officials on austerity and alternatives to austerity in the eurozone crisis. Video of this latest debate is here; videos of past debates ...

3. Austerity, the Path to Prosperity?
(Matching tags: economy, unemployment, spending, stimulus, austerity, budget, deficit)

... is “…prosperity, not austerity.” This is an interesting point for Ryan to make since austerity – deficit reduction via decreased government spending --  is exactly what the House budget calls for. ...

4. Labor Market Policy Research Reports, January 30 - February 3, 2012
(Matching tags: poverty, jobs, retirement, Social Security, minimum wage, China, austerity, safety net)

The following reports on labor-market policy were released over the past week. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Testimony of Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ...