Inequality Archives - Center for Economic and Policy Research

CEPR investigates economic and social policies that affect, as well as methods of measuring, levels of hardship, poverty and inequality in the U.S.

CEPR investiga las políticas económicas y sociales que afectan, así como los métodos para medir, los niveles de adversidad, pobreza y desigualdad en los Estados Unidos.

Op-Ed/Commentary

Globalization and TradeInequalityIntellectual Property Lessons for Steve Rattner from Folks Who Actually Remember the 1990s

Many progressives have better memories than Rattner, which is why they are determined to not have the Biden presidency be a repeat of the Clinton presidency.

Dean Baker / December 02, 2020

Op-Ed/Commentary

Inequality Repeal Section 230 and Never Again Have to Worry About What Mark Zuckerberg Thinks About Anything

The net effect would be to make Facebook much smaller, so what Mark Zuckerberg chose to favor or ban would not make much difference to anyone.

Dean Baker / December 02, 2020

Op-Ed/Commentary

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CEPR / December 01, 2020

Op-Ed/Commentary

GovernmentGrowthInequalityUS Another Slow Recovery from Economic Disaster

The lesson learned from the Great Recession was that the initial stimulus was far too small. The subsequent austerity during the recovery directly obstructed a return to full employment.

Dean Baker / INTERECONOMICS / November 30, 2020