Publications

Big Pharma Strikes Back

Not surprisingly, the pharmaceutical industry is not letting the resolution put forward before the WTO go unchallenged in public debate.

Dean Baker / December 10, 2020

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Bolivia

Organization of American States

World

What Criticisms of Bolivia’s 2019 Elections Continue to Get Wrong

This paper reaffirms our previous conclusions that Morales’s first-round victory was predictable based on the data available at the time of the October 21, 2019 OAS statement.

David Rosnick / December 09, 2020

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Haiti

US Foreign Policy

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Hold Hearing on Haiti

Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti December 09, 2020

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COVID-19

United States

World

Want Vaccines Fast? Suspend Intellectual Property Rights

Otherwise, there won’t be enough shots to go around, even in rich countries.

Dean Baker, Achal Prabhala and Arjun Jayadev / December 07, 2020

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Beating Up on Finance

It is true that I haven’t beaten up on the financial sector for a while, and with Biden now putting together his administration, this would be a great time to take a few shots.

Dean Baker / December 07, 2020

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Journalism Lesson for Ron Elving at NPR’s Weekend Edition: You Don’t Know What Republican Members of Congress “Think” About Aid to State and Local Governments

I'm not sure why it is so hard for reporters to just tell us what politicians say and do, instead of telling us what they think and believe.

Dean Baker / December 05, 2020

Jobs Byte Artículo

Economy Adds 245,000 Jobs in November, Unemployment Falls to 6.7 Percent

Contrary to normal patterns, the workweek has actually gotten longer in the pandemic recession.

Dean Baker / December 04, 2020

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Government

Honduras

World

As Private Cities Advance in Honduras, Hondurans Renew Their Opposition

Efforts to develop semi-privately governed jurisdictions called Economic Development and Employment Zones (ZEDEs) in Honduras have recently emerged anew.

Beth Geglia December 03, 2020

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Globalization and Trade

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

Jobs Byte Artículo

COVID-19

Economic Growth

United States

PREVIEW: What to Look for in the November Jobs Report

The resurgence of the pandemic is likely to be the biggest factor driving labor market performance in November, especially in a context where most of the CARES Act supports have ended.

Dean Baker / December 02, 2020

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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

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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 / November 30, 2020

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Haiti

US Foreign Policy

Protests, Repression Mark Police Chief’s First Week

Jake Johnston and Kira Paulemon / November 30, 2020

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

NYT Wants to Talk About Higher Wages, but Doesn’t Want to Talk About the Real Reasons Wages are Low

The bigger problem is the assertion that the failure of pay to keep pace with productivity growth over the last four decades is due to higher profits.

Dean Baker / November 29, 2020

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More Bad News About the Pandemic Recession: Longer Hours

One way of dealing with this reduction in employment opportunities is to have shorter work weeks/work years. Unfortunately, it seems we are now headed in the wrong direction.

Dean Baker / November 28, 2020

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Economic Crisis and Recovery

Why are the Free Traders All Protectionists? Vaccines and Sharing Knowledge (Fun for Thanksgiving)

But the fact remains, protection for manufactured goods is universally derided in outlets like the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Atlantic. Protectionism in the form of patent and copyright monopolies, which is hugely more costly, is never even

Dean Baker / November 25, 2020

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