May 27, 2021

27 Mayo 2021

At the most basic level, we have to understand that patent (and copyright) monopolies are a way the government pays for things it wants.

• COVID-19Coronavirus

The New York Times Says 200,000,000 People Have Been Infected with Covid in the United States (sort of)

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 26, 2021

26 Mayo 2021

Its central estimate assumes a case fatality rate of 0.3. This means that for every thousand people who get infected, three will die.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Larry Summers Is Concerned About Inflation, Again

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 24, 2021

24 Mayo 2021

Everyone knew these big price jumps were coming, so they really should not be cause for panic.

• COVID-19CoronavirusEconomic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónInequalityLa DesigualdadIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Vaccinating the World: If We Had Grown Ups in Charge

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 23, 2021

23 Mayo 2021

Why ask a question that could jeopardize the profits of some of the world’s largest corporations?

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónEconomic GrowthEl Desarollo

Republicans Reject Biden Proposal to Spend an Amount Equal to a Quarter of the Military Budget on Infrastructure

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 21, 2021

21 Mayo 2021

The piece never bothered to tell readers the number of years over which this money would be spent. Eight is the magic number.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Population Growth and the Which Way Is Up Problem in Economics

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 17, 2021

17 Mayo 2021

Instead of having too much demand, it looks like we will have too little demand. We will actually need the government to run large deficits to keep the economy close to full employment.

• COVID-19CoronavirusIntellectual PropertyPropiedad Intelectual

Hot Tip for the NYT on Vaccines: There Are These Two Countries Called Russia and China

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 15, 2021

15 Mayo 2021

The place where this NYT piece goes seriously off the rails is that it completely ignores the vaccines developed by Russia and China.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperaciónGovernmentEl GobiernoInequalityLa Desigualdad

President Biden Should Reappoint Powell as Fed Chair, Now

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 12, 2021

12 Mayo 2021

Jerome Powell has explicitly said that he wants to have the economy run hot, pushing it as far he can without kicking off inflation.

• Affordable Care ActGovernmentEl GobiernoHealth and Social ProgramsLos Programas Sociales y de Salud

The Fighting Isn’t Over: Review of The Ten Year War, by Jonathan Cohn

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 10, 2021

10 Mayo 2021

I will make a few comments about the book Cohn wrote and then get to some of the things I would have liked to see him discuss more.

• Economic Crisis and RecoveryCrisis económica y recuperación

Are Those $300 Weekly Supplements Making It Impossible for Employers to Get Good Help?

By Dean BakerDean Baker

May 10, 2021

10 Mayo 2021

In short, it is not plausible that the generosity of unemployment insurance benefits are a major factor affecting employers’ ability to find workers.

Beat the Press

Beat the press por Dean Baker

Debts, Deficits, and Patent Monopolies

The New York Times Says 200,000,000 People Have Been Infected with Covid in the United States (sort of)

Larry Summers Is Concerned About Inflation, Again

Vaccinating the World: If We Had Grown Ups in Charge

Republicans Reject Biden Proposal to Spend an Amount Equal to a Quarter of the Military Budget on Infrastructure

Population Growth and the Which Way Is Up Problem in Economics

Hot Tip for the NYT on Vaccines: There Are These Two Countries Called Russia and China

President Biden Should Reappoint Powell as Fed Chair, Now

The Fighting Isn’t Over: Review of The Ten Year War, by Jonathan Cohn

Are Those $300 Weekly Supplements Making It Impossible for Employers to Get Good Help?

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