Publications

This research brief summarizes findings by the Center for Economic and Policy Research on job quality and workers' economic security. The authors find that one in five Americans in working families ha...chevron_right

This policy proposal outlines a substantial economic stimulus package needed to address the downturn in the US economy. The package details steps to create jobs, provide economic support and lessen th...chevron_right

This report uses the past three US' recessions of the early 1980s, early 1990s and early 2000s to project the effects of a recession in 2008. The paper details how key economic variables changed over ...chevron_right

This issue brief takes issue with forecasts suggesting that the UK’s living standards will exceed those of the US in 2008. The paper argues that such forecasts rely on a basic misunderstanding of stan...chevron_right

This article examines Venezuela's success in reducing poverty and inequality, and in increasing employment and quality of life, under the Chávez government. It finds that in all these areas, Venezuela...chevron_right

This paper presents an overview of Haiti’s outstanding foreign debt, and how much of this debt is scheduled to be canceled under Haiti’s participation in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Worl...chevron_right

This issue brief analyzes the increase in Medicare Part D premiums in the US over 2007 and finds, on average, a 24.5 percent rise. It goes on to look at Medicare Part D statistics on a state-by-state...chevron_right

This report examines the evolution of "good jobs" in the US over the last three business cycles. It finds that the US economy has created fewer good jobs in the 2000s than was the case over comparable...chevron_right

This report documents the hardships, eligibility and coverage gaps for working families in nine US states and the District of Columbia. The applied methodology includes measurements of who is eligible...chevron_right

This paper examines some of the policies that may have contributed to Argentina's success in overcoming its economic crisis between 2001 and 2007. It also considers briefly some implications of Argen...chevron_right

This paper looks at the conditions under which a central bank can target its exchange rate and still be able to afford to "sterilize" the central bank's interventions in the foreign exchange markets. ...chevron_right

This paper examines the legacy of the Asian financial crisis of 1997. The author argues that the most important long-term impact of this crisis was the initiation of the process that led to the collap...chevron_right

This paper examines the fundamentals in the stock and housing markets and the extent to which 2007 prices are inconsistent with underlying values. It also speculates on the process through which these...chevron_right

This paper argues that the Bolivian economy has shown considerable progress on most economic indicators since 2006. The authors state that the government has begun a number of initiatives to address t...chevron_right

This report analyzes 15 of the lowest paying occupations in the US and finds that unionized workers earn about 16 percent more than their non-unionized counterparts. The authors show that unionized wo...chevron_right