Publications

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The New York Times Doesn't Like the U.K. Health Care System

Dean Baker / September 17, 2014

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Crapo-Johnson and Affordable Housing

Dean Baker / September 17, 2014

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Timothy Geithner's Revenge: A Broken Bond Rating System

Dean Baker / September 17, 2014

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Haiti

Latin America and the Caribbean

World

U.N. and U.S. Blame Haiti’s Opposition for Delayed Elections, Ignore History

At the United Nations Security Council meeting last week, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power did not mince words regarding who was to blame for Haiti’s electoral impasse. Power, speaking to the assembled members, stated bluntly [PDF]: But a group

Jake Johnston and Alexander Main / September 16, 2014

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Health and Social Programs

Workers

Today, ACA Boosts Voluntary Part-Time Employment

Dean Baker / September 16, 2014

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Trade Deals Do the International Equivalent of Banning State Tax Incentives

Dean Baker / September 16, 2014

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Economic Growth

The Myth that Sold the Financial Bailout

Dean Baker
Al Jazeera America, September 15, 2014

Dean Baker / September 15, 2014

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Affordable Care Act

Workers

Obamacare and Family Values: Parents Get to Stay Home With Children

Dean Baker
Truthout, September 15, 2014

Dean Baker / September 15, 2014

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Workers

NYT Does Mind Reading on Rhode Island Gubernatorial Candidate

Dean Baker / September 15, 2014

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Ensuring that Airbnb Renters Comply With the Law: It's Simple!

Dean Baker / September 14, 2014

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It Really Wasn't Hard to See the Dangers Posed by the Housing Bubble

Dean Baker / September 13, 2014

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Manufacturing Employment Is Down Everywhere, Not Just Michigan

Dean Baker / September 13, 2014

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Haiti

Latin America and the Caribbean

World

Is the Martelly Government Putting Former President Aristide in Danger?

Fanmi Lavalas leaders report that the police that have guarded former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s residence since he returned to Haiti in 2011 were removed around 1:00 a.m. this morning. It is unclear who ordered the removal of the state security a

CEPR / September 12, 2014

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Skills Gap In Manufacturing Seems to Be Primarily at the Top

Dean Baker / September 12, 2014

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State and Local Pension Funds Face a Shortfall Equal to 0.3 Percent of GDP

Dean Baker / September 12, 2014

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Are Corporate Inversions Shareholder Capitalism or Wall Street Capitalism?

Dean Baker / September 12, 2014

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Fiery Comebacks Ain't Want They Used to Be

Dean Baker / September 12, 2014

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Haiti

Latin America and the Caribbean

World

USAID Education Contractor Gets a Bad Grade

Education remains one of Haiti’s lasting challenges. Illiteracy remains high (more than half of the total population), but since the great majority of schools are private, families usually pay for school expenses such as uniforms, meals, books and fees. T

CEPR / September 11, 2014

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Labor Market Policy Research Reports, August 22 – September 11

The following reports on labor market policy were recently released:

Center for American Progress

Administrative Action on Immigration Reform: The Fiscal Benefits of Temporary Work Permits
Patrick Oakford

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

House Bill Would Raise Small Business Premiums and Undercut Health Reform’s Consumer Protections
Edwin Park

State Earned Income Tax Credits and Minimum Wages Work Best Together
Erica Williams and Chris Mai

CEPR and Janine Duffy / September 11, 2014

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