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Beat the Press is Dean Baker's commentary on economic reporting. He is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). To never miss a post, subscribe to a weekly email roundup of Beat the Press. Please also consider supporting the blog on Patreon.

Owning Up to Mistakes and Pandemic Deaths

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 07, 2023

07 Junio 2023

• Consumer Price IndexEconomic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónEconomic GrowthEl DesarolloUnited StatesEE. UU.

Recreational Vehicles and Magazines: What’s Up Since the Pandemic

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 06, 2023

06 Junio 2023

If people feel they are doing poorly in today’s economy, we can’t tell them they are wrong to feel the way they do. We can say that, based on the consumption data, it doesn’t look like they are doing poorly.

• Economic GrowthEl DesarolloJobsTrabajosUnited StatesEE. UU.WagesWorkersSector del trabajo

Have We Whipped Inflation Now?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

June 04, 2023

04 Junio 2023

Wage growth has slowed to a pace that is roughly consistent with the Fed’s inflation target.

Homeownership Rate for Moderate-Income Households Hits Highest Level on Record

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 30, 2023

30 Mayo 2023

We Can Do Better with a Thousand Years: Review of Power and Progress, by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 23, 2023

23 Mayo 2023

• United StatesEE. UU.Wall StreetEl Mundo Financiero

Should Jamie Dimon Get a Government Salary?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 22, 2023

22 Mayo 2023

While government tax and transfer policy to reduce inequality is desirable, it is best not to structure the market to create so much inequality in the first place.

Quick Note on the Debt Burden and the Burden of Patent and Copyright Monopolies

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 21, 2023

21 Mayo 2023

Import Prices are Falling!

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 18, 2023

18 Mayo 2023

• HousingUnited StatesEE. UU.

Housing Units Under Construction Still Above Year-Ago Level

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 17, 2023

17 Mayo 2023

With many homes still under construction, we will see many more homes being completed over the course of the year, which should mean downward pressure on prices and rents.

• Budget and National DebtDebtEconomic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónUnited StatesEE. UU.

Will Biden Invoke the 14th?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 16, 2023

16 Mayo 2023

Many of us have underestimated Biden before. He managed to get an amazing amount of important legislation through a 50-50 Senate and with only a narrow Democratic majority in the House. It doesn’t seem likely he would walk into negotiations with a Republican Speaker indebted to the party’s biggest loons without a backup plan.