Press Releases

CEPR Responds to IMF’s Defense of Questionable Policies During World Recession

October 22, 2009

New Report Finds IMF Agreements Have Included Policies That Could Worsen Economic Slowdown in 31 of 41 Countries

October 5, 2009

New CBO Numbers Paint Grim Picture of Economy
August 25, 2009

Future Budget Deficits Almost Entirely Due to Rising Private Sector Health Care Costs
August 12, 2009

Costs of Renting Still Considerably Cheaper than Ownership

July 27, 2009

Right To Rent Plan Offers Simple Solution to Foreclosure Crisis

July 16, 2009

New CEPR Paper Assesses the Ecuadorian Economy Under Correa
June 24, 2009

New Funds for IMF Approved by U.S. Senate Would Worsen Global Economic Downturn, Economists Say
May 22, 2009

IMF's Economic Growth Projections for Latin America and Caribbean Appear Questionable
April 28, 2009

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

Ambitious Health Care Reform Can Lead to Lower Budget Deficits
March 5, 2009

Pro-Union Workers Fired in Over One-fourth of Union Election Campaigns
March 4, 2009

New CEPR Study Looks at Recent Inflation in Latin America, in Context of Current Economic Slowdown
February 11, 2009

Report Examines Economy and Social Indicators During the Chávez Decade in Venezuela
February 5, 2009

CEPR Releases Summary of Tax and Benefit Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
February 2, 2009

Attempt to Convene Last-Minute WTO "mini-Ministerial" Collapses In the Midst of Global Recession
December 12, 2008

New Report Shows Need for Rapid Debt Cancellation for Haiti in Wake of Recent Disasters
December 8, 2008

New Paper Finds That Oil Price Decline Doesn't Threaten Venezuelan Economic Growth
November 18, 2008

Sharpest Consumption Drop Since 1980 Pushes GDP Negative
October 30, 2008 (GDP Byte)

Inflation Levels Off in September
October 16, 2008 (Prices Byte)

Are You Better Off in 2008 Than You Were in 2000?
September 25, 2008

Analysis: Myth That Offshore Drilling Would Lower Gas Prices Gets Boost from Major Media
September 4, 2008

Soaring Net Exports Lead to 1.9 Percent Growth in Second Quarter
July 31, 2008 (GDP Byte)

More Substantial Stimulus and Policy Proposals Needed to Help Americans Weather the Recession
July 24, 2008

CEPR Responds to Debate About Venezuelan Economy
April 17, 2008   En español

Lower Health and Housing Inflation Leave Overall and Core CPI Flat in February
March 14, 2008 (Prices Byte)

U.S. Recession Will Hurt Major U.S. Trading Partners, Projections Show
March 6, 2008

One in Five People in Working Families Fail to Attain to the Middle Class
February 21, 2008

Flat Screen TVs Keep GDP Growing in Fourth Quarter
January 30, 2008 (GDP Byte)

Recession in 2008 Will Lead to Grim Economic Realities for Millions in US
January 29, 2008

Statement: President Bush’s Stimulus Plan is a Positive Step in Confronting Crisis
January 18, 2008

Core Inflation Continues to Edge Higher in December
January 16, 2008 (Prices Byte)

Economic Stimulus Needed Now
January 16, 2008

Job Growth Sags and Unemployment Jumps in December
January 4, 2008 (Jobs Byte)

Inflation Remains Steady in October
November 15, 2007 (Prices Byte)

Exports and Structures Drive Third Quarter GDP Growth
October 31, 2007 (GDP Byte)

Lessons from Argentina: New Paper Looks at Economic Policy in Argentina's High-Growth Recovery
October 24, 2007   En español

Core Inflation Creeps Higher in September
October 17, 2007 (Prices Byte)

Health Care and Restaurants Support Modest Job Growth
October 5, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

New CEPR Paper Looks at Sustainability of Exchange Rate Targeting and Sterilization
September 25, 2007    En español

Core Inflation Edges Higher in August
September 19, 2007 (Prices Byte)

New CEPR Paper Looks at the Instability of the Housing and Stock Markets
August 9, 2007

Housing Continues to Hold Down Core Inflation in June
July 18, 2007 (Prices Byte)

Does the Financial Times Believe the U.S. Unemployment Rate is 13 Percent?
June 5, 2007

U.S. Only Advanced Economy That Does Not Guarantee Workers Paid Vacation
May 16, 2007

Job Growth Slows in April
May 4, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

Report Shows Increased U.S. Military Spending Slows Economy
May 1, 2007

Economists Analyze Argentina's Economic Expansion at 5 Years
April 10, 2007

Slow Productivity Growth, Not Just Income Redistribution, to Blame for Lagging Wages
April 10, 2007

New Report Raises Doubts About IMF Growth Projections
April 4, 2007

New Book Explains Right Turn in US Politics Since 1980
April 3, 2007

Over 40 Million Jobs - 1 in 3 - Pay Low Wages
March 15, 2007

Economy Adds 97,000 New Jobs, but Hours Fall
March 9, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

Decline in U.S. Manufacturing Hurts African-Americans Disproportionately
March 1, 2007

Job Growth Weak in January, Despite Good Weather
February 2, 2007 (Jobs Byte)

Consumption and Trade Spur 4th Quarter Growth
January 31, 2007 (GDP Byte)

One-fifth of Union Activists Illegally Fired During Unionization Campaigns
January 4, 2007

U.S. Recession Looms in 2007
November 29, 2006

CEPR Looks at Economic Issues in Ecuador's Tight Presidential Election
November 21, 2006    En español

Drug Companies Making Billions in Excess Profits Under Medicare Plan
August 15, 2006

New Report Projects Shrinking Market For U.S. Imports
July 11, 2006

Federal Minimum Wage At Lowest Point In 50 Years
June 19, 2006

Decline In Auto Industry Undermines Well-Paid Jobs for African Americans
January 23, 2006

Statement: Economic Arguments Surrounding CAFTA Remain Misunderstood
Statement by Mark Weisbrot, July 14, 2005

The ABCs of the Housing Bubble
July 7, 2005

Focus on Social Security Misses 9 Disturbing Trends
June 1, 2005

Can Developing Countries Afford to Hold Dollar Reserves?
September 29, 2004

Alternative Economic Policies Would Aid Development
August 3, 2004

English Central Bank Warns of Housing Bubble - Greenspan Does Not Follow Lead
June 2004

NAFTA at Ten: World Bank Study Found to be Flawed
March 1, 2004

Understanding the Social Security Trustees Report: Will Trustees Follow CBO on Growth Projections?
March 16, 2001

The Crashing Stock Market -- A Predictable Disaster
March 13, 2001

CEPR Releases Study on the Cost of the Stock Market Over-Valuation
October 18, 2000

CBO Shows Brighter Picture for Social Security, Weak Profits for Wall Street
January 26, 2000

Social Security Panel Projects Slow Economic Growth
December 6, 1999