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A US-Kenyan Rescue in Haiti and Its Implications for American Foreign Policy

Explore the benefits and risks of the US-Kenya security relationship in Haiti and East Africa during this streaming event. Will this succeed where others have failed?

05/21/2024

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Haiti News Round-Up 16: Transitional Presidential Council Is Sworn in, a President Is Selected, but Disagreements Ensue

Jake Johnston and Chris François / May 08, 2024

Haiti News Round-Up No. 15: Presidential Council Awaits Installation After Weeks of Delays

Chris François and Jake Johnston / April 12, 2024

Here’s a Tip: Tips are Not Always Gratuity

The truth about tipped workers: Discover the history and implications of the two-tiered wage system in the US.

Sylvia Allegretto / May 20, 2024

A glass tip jar with paper currency and coins inside is placed on a counter, indicating gratuities. The jar has a hand-drawn label with the word "TIP" and a small heart. The background is blurred with soft, colorful lights.

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The Demographics and Geography of Remote Workers in the US

Hayley Brown / May 08, 2024

Women With Unpredictable Schedules Face Lower Earnings Than Male Counterparts

Julie Yixia Cai / May 07, 2024

CEPR Comments to FTC, DOJ, HHS on Consolidation in Health Care Markets

Explore the impact of private equity in healthcare. Learn about the influence of Wall Street on the healthcare industry and its implications.

Eileen Appelbaum, Emma Curchin, Brandon Novick and Rosemary Batt / May 16, 2024

A close-up of an open hand holding several yellow capsules, emphasizing concerns about the impact of private equity in healthcare. The person appears to be a doctor wearing a blue garment, with the focus on the palm and capsules, set against a blurred background.

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Medicare Advantage and Deceptive Marketing

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Economy Adds 150,000 Jobs in October, as Unemployment Edges Up to 3.9 Percent

Dean Baker / November 03, 2023

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Más DEG para América Latina y el Caribe: una oportunidad en tiempos de múltiples crisis

El presente informe evidencia que las emisiones de derechos especiales de giro (DEG) son un instrumento idóneo para mitigar los efectos de las múltiples crisis que los países de América Latina y el Caribe enfrentan en la actualidad.

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CEPR analiza cómo las políticas gubernamentales afectan el crecimiento, el empleo, los precios, la pobreza y la salud en el mundo y en EE. UU.

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• Op-Ed/Commentary Jobs and WagesUnited StatesWorkers

Here’s a Tip: Tips are Not Always Gratuity

The truth about tipped workers: Discover the history and implications of the two-tiered wage system in the US.

Sylvia Allegretto / May 20, 2024

• Press Release Jobs and WagesMinimum WageSubminimum WageTipped Minimum Wage

To Honor National Waitstaff Day Eliminate Two-Tiered Wages

Washington, DC — The enactment of the 1938 federal minimum wage excluded waitstaff. It took until 1966 for waitstaff to get covered, and then only by a subminimum wage. CEPR’s Sylvia Allegretto explains in this new commentary that the tip you leave for the waitperson serving you first pays the employer to make up the difference between the subminimum wage and the minimum wage.

“The public is often unaware that customers foot the majority of the wage bill for many employers,” explains Allegretto. “Today, the portion of the federal minimum wage covered by tips is 71 percent.”

For more information on the various state policies on subminimum and minimum wages along with tip credit amounts, see the full report by Dr. Allegretto.

May 20, 2024

• Report HealthcareMedicaidMedicare AdvantagePrivate EquityUnited States

CEPR Comments to FTC, DOJ, HHS on Consolidation in Health Care Markets

Explore the impact of private equity in healthcare. Learn about the influence of Wall Street on the healthcare industry and its implications.

Eileen Appelbaum, Emma Curchin, Brandon Novick and Rosemary Batt / May 16, 2024

• Press Release Economic PolicyInequalityPovertyPrivate Equity

US Affordable Rental Housing Policy is Actually Designed to Enrich Real Estate Developers

Washington, DC — To understand why US policy on creating affordable rental housing continues to fail decade after decade, look at what is being done – more and more tax credits for the rich – and what isn’t being done – addressing the very long waiting lists for public housing. CEPR’s Algernon Austin shows how the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and the Faircloth Amendment dampen the expansion of affordable rental housing while enriching real estate developers and investors.

“Some members of Congress have recognized the need to repeal the Faircloth Amendment. Once that Amendment is gone, the federal government can move toward constructing affordable, quality social housing,” writes Austin.

May 16, 2024

• Op-Ed/Commentary GovernmentHousingInequalityUnited States

US Affordable Rental Housing Policy Either Doesn’t Make Any Sense or Is Working as Intended

The truth about the affordable rental housing policy: Current strategies, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, are failing renters.

Algernon Austin / May 16, 2024

• Op-Ed/Commentary GovernmentStudent DebtStudent LoansUnited States

Student Debt Crisis Would Likely Worsen Under a Second Trump Administration

Explore the potential consequences of a second Trump administration on the student debt crisis and the future of student loan forgiveness.

Alex Richwine and Algernon Austin / May 15, 2024

• Press Release Student Debt

What Another Trump Administration Could Mean for Student Loan Debt

Washington, DC — If a new Trump administration comes to power, they are likely to heed a proposal from the conservative guidebook, the Mandate for Leadership, that demands “there should be no loan forgiveness.” Such a policy would further indebt those students seeking economic security through higher education.

In a new analysis, CEPR’s Alex Richwine and Algernon Austin compare the track records of the Biden and Trump administrations to speculate about what policies indebted students could face if Trump comes to power.

Despite the Supreme Court striking down a proposal to cancel over $400 billion in federal student debt in 2021, the Biden administration has pursued other ways to administer the most student debt forgiveness of any presidential administration. Student debt relief brings significant benefits to groups facing social and economic disadvantages.

“The crisis of student debt is restraining many hardworking Americans from economic prosperity. Early indications and past experience tell us a second Trump administration would allow this crisis to worsen,” said Austin.

May 15, 2024

• Op-Ed/Commentary Consumer Price IndexEconomic Crisis and RecoveryInflationUnited States

Preview: What to Look for in the April CPI

Stay updated with the latest Consumer Price Index release. Explore the rise in energy prices and its implications on inflation.

Dean Baker / May 13, 2024

• Informe CoronavirusGlobalización y comercioOrganización Mundial del Comercio

¿Qué está en juego en la XIII Conferencia Ministerial de la OMC en Abu Dhabi este mes?

Lo que está en juego es una lucha entre dos visiones sobre el papel que debería desempeñar la OMC, como organismo normativo más poderoso del mundo en la economía global.

Deborah JamesDeborah James / February 24, 2024 24 Febrero 2024

• Informe Crisis económica y recuperaciónFondo Monetario InternacionalSobrecargos del FMISobrecargos

El creciente peso de los sobrecargos del FMI: una estimación actualizada

Esta investigación estima el peso de los sobrecargos que el Fondo Monetario Internacional (fmi) espera cobrar a los países deudores de medianos ingresos durante 2023-2033.

Francisco Amsler and Michael GalantFrancisco Amsler y Michael Galant / December 20, 2023 20 Diciembre 2023