Reports

The IMF’s Stand-by Arrangements and the Economic Downturn in Eastern Europe: The Cases of Hungary, Latvia, and Ukraine
September 2009, Jose Antonio Cordero

An International Comparison of Small Business Employment
August 2009, John Schmitt and Nathan Lane

Paid Sick Days Don't Cause Unemployment
June 2009, John Schmitt, Hye Jin Rho, Alison Earle, and Jody Heymann

Contagion Nation: A Comparison of Paid Sick Day Policies in 22 Countries
May 2009, Jody Heymann, Hye Jin Rho, John Schmitt, and Alison Earle

U.S. Unemployment Now As High as Europe
May 2009, John Schmitt, Hye Jin Rho, and Shawn Fremstad

Empowering the IMF: Should Reform be a Requirement for Increasing the Fund’s Resources?
April 2009, Mark Weisbrot, Jose Cordero and Luis Sandoval

The United States and the World: Where Are We Headed?
September 2008, Mark Weisbrot

'Misunderestimating' Living Standards
January 2008, John Schmitt and David Rosnick

"Usable Productivity" Growth in the U.S.: An International Comparison, 1980-2005
June 2007, Dean Baker and David Rosnick

Is the Unemployment Rate in Sweden Really 17 Percent?
June 2007, John Schmitt

No-Vacation Nation
May 2007, Rebecca Ray and John Schmitt

Social Inclusion in the United States
April 2007, Heather Boushey, Natalie Branosky, Shawn Fremstad, Rachel Gragg and Margy Waller

Are Shorter Work Hours Good for the Environment? A Comparison of U.S. & European Energy Consumption
December 2006, David Rosnick and Mark Weisbrot

Increasing Inequality in the United States
November 2006, Dean Baker

Whatever Happened to the American Jobs Machine?
October 2006, John Schmitt

Old Europe Goes to Work: Rising Employment Rates in the European Union
September 2006, John Schmitt and Dean Baker

Is the U.S. a Good Model for Reducing Social Exclusion in Europe?
August 2006, John Schmitt and Ben Zipperer

Are Protective Labor Market Institutions Really at the Root of Unemployment? A Critical Perspective
July 2006, David R. Howell, Dean Baker, Andrew Glyn and John Schmitt

Changing Patterns in the Relative Economic Performance of Immigrants to Great Britain and the U.S., 1980-2000
April 2006, John Schmitt and Jonathan Wadsworth

Employment Regulation and French Unemployment: Were the French Students Right After All?
April 2006, John Schmitt and David Howell

Scorecard on Development: 25 Years of Diminished Progress
September 2005, Mark Weisbrot, Dean Baker and David Rosnick

Four Economic Issues That Environmentalists Should Care About
September 2005, Mark Weisbrot

Labor Market Protections and Unemployment: Does the IMF Have a Case?
November 2003, Dean Baker and John Schmitt

George W. Bush's America vs. "Old Europe" on Jobs
April 2003, Dean Baker and Simone Baribeau

Labor Market Institutions and Unemployment: A Critical Analysis of Cross-Country Evidence
November 2002, Dean Baker, Andrew Glyn, David Howell and John Schmitt

Give Me a Break: The Extent of Paid Holidays and Vacation
September 2002, Helene Jorgensen

Alan Greenspan and the ECB: Different Policies, Different Results
February 2002, Dean Baker

One Year After Seattle: Globalization Revisited
November 2000, Mark Weisbrot

Diverting the Old Age Crisis: International Projections of Living Standards in the 21st Century
July 2000, Dean Baker