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Haitian Government Must Not be Bypassed in Relief and Reconstruction Efforts

The Global Health blog at Change.org yesterday reported on how international NGOs have largely bypassed the Haitian health ministry in their relief efforts: In advance of a March 31 donors' conference on Haiti, health officials are scrambling to assemble

CEPR / March 17, 2010

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Economic Growth

Workers

Work-Sharing: An Effective Tool Against Chronic Unemployment

March 17, 2010, Testimony of Dean Baker before the Congressional Black Caucus

Dean Baker / March 16, 2010

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Over 200,000 Face Risk of Flooding; No Housing Solution for Hurrican Season

CEPR / March 16, 2010

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Out of Work But Not Out of Hope: Addressing the Crisis of the Chronically Unemployed

March 17, 2010

Out of Work But Not Out of Hope: Addressing the Crisis of the Chronically Unemployed

9-11 am
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237
50 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20515

CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker testified at a hearing on policy solutions that address the needs of the "chronically unemployed."

CEPR / March 16, 2010

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New York Times: Relief Efforts Inadequate

CEPR / March 15, 2010

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Agricultural Support Needed, But Who From?

*This post was edited slightly for accuracy.The FAO and other experts have warned that support for Haiti's agricultural sector is key to increasing food security and ensuring recovering from the earthquake. Despite this, the agricultural program remains

CEPR / March 15, 2010

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Economic Growth

The Inquisition for Fed Appointees

Dean Baker
The Guardian Unlimited, March 15, 2010

Dean Baker / March 15, 2010

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American Refugee Committee: "A Public Health Disaster Looms"

CEPR / March 15, 2010

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TransAfrica Forum: "U.S. Relief Efforts in Haiti Are Not Being Effective"

CEPR / March 15, 2010

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AP Reports on Shelter: 2 Months On, "It’s got the makings of a major disaster."

A new AP article describes the lack of progress on shelter on the two-month anniversary of the quake, as aid groups that say they’re ready to provide housing but haven’t been told where they can build yet, the Haitian government “has yet to relocate a sin

CEPR / March 12, 2010

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Is the US Overstating What it’s Done for Shelter?

The White House issued a press release yesterday detailing the US government's response to the earthquake in Haiti. The release included this: USAID has provided 160,000 plastic sheets and 24,500 family size tents that will help 185,000 families out of t

CEPR / March 11, 2010

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Economic Growth

Financial Innovation: What Is It Good For? Credit Default Swaps

Dean Baker
TPM Café, March 11, 2010

Dean Baker / March 11, 2010

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Economic Growth

World

Greenspan’s Nightmare Is Much of the World’s Dream

Mark Weisbrot The Guardian Unlimited, March 10, 2010

Mark Weisbrot / March 10, 2010

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Progressivism on Tap with Dean Baker

CEPR / March 10, 2010

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The Politics of Aid

Jacqueline Charles reports for the The Miami Herald today on the politics of aid in Haiti. Charles notes that despite hundreds of thousands still without shelter, the "behind-the-scenes jockeying" by aid groups, NGOs and governments alike will only increa

CEPR / March 10, 2010

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UNDP Haiti Country Director Previously Retaliated Against Whistleblower Who Exposed Fraud

Reuters reports today on the case of Ismail Ahmed, a whistleblower who worked for UNDP Somalia. Mr. Ahmed made protected disclosures of wrongdoing on the part of the UNDP, including "fraudulent payments and bogus contracts." The UN Ethics Committee ruled

CEPR / March 09, 2010

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Haiti’s Elections Must Be Inclusive and Fair

CEPR / March 09, 2010

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Dean Baker to Discuss False Profits at Public Citizen

March 22, 2010

Dean Baker to Discuss False Profits at Public Citizen

4:30 pm
Public Citizen
1600 20th St NW
Washington, D.C. 20009

CEPR Co-Director Dean Baker discussed his new book False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy, in which he recounts the causes of the economic meltdown, dissects the government's inadequate responses to it and offers a thoughtful progressive program for rebuilding the economy and reforming the financial system.

CEPR / March 09, 2010

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Economic Growth

Wall Street Wants a Free Lunch, Not a Free Market

Dean Baker
Boston Review, March/April 2010

Dean Baker / March 09, 2010

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Argentina

Honduras

Latin America and the Caribbean

World

El Viaje hacia América Latina de Hillary Clinton para el Control de daños