Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives. In order for citizens to effectively exercise their voices in a democracy, they should be informed about the problems and choices that they face. CEPR is committed to presenting issues in an accurate and understandable manner, so that the public is better prepared to choose among the various policy options.
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Newswire article Monday, January 11, 2021 CEPR Publishes Guide to Federal Budget Activism The Biden administration will need to activate every tool in the shed to deal with the urgent needs of a country suffering from a pandemic, a recession, and staggering inequities at every level. To optimize the use of public spending and taxation, the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, November 05, 2020 Thirty Members of Congress Call For FBI to Investigate Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, and Others for Possible Criminal Violations Involving Election Interference Thirty members of Congress are calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to investigate Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a Trump appointee, for possible criminal interference in the election — a demand made more urgent after the Post Office disregarded a court-ordered deadline on Election Day to... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, October 27, 2020 Working-Class, White Voters Meet Economic Hardship: Which Way Will They Swing in 2020? The largest group of voters swinging from Obama in 2012 to Trump in 2016 were lower-income whites without college degrees. But recent economic hardship like housing insecurity, as documented in this new analysis by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), has spiked among these voters... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, October 07, 2020 August Blue Collar Jobs Continue Slow, Uneven Recovery Employment in the blue collar sectors of construction, manufacturing, and mining and logging increased in August by 45,000, or 0.23 percent over the previous month. But we are, “nowhere close to making up” the deep job losses of April, explains CEPR data analyst Matt Sedlar in today’s Blue Collar... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 29, 2020 The Economic Benefits of a Public US Postal Service Recent changes to the United States Postal Service (USPS) imposed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy prompted reports of potential sabotage, lawsuits, and emergency Congressional hearings. A new report , released today by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) challenges long-standing... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, September 15, 2020 US Poverty Measure Fails to Meet Government Standards of Reliability, Accuracy, Timeliness, and Objectivity In response to release of income and poverty data today by the US Census Bureau, CEPR Senior Policy Fellow Shawn Fremstad issued the following statement: “The Census Bureau’s statement that only 10.5 percent of Americans were poor in 2020 is an utterly unreliable and inaccurate claim that does not... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, August 14, 2020 Housing Crisis by the Numbers: Trends and Disparities in Housing Insecurity Before and During the Pandemic Absent a massive increase in direct financial assistance to struggling renters and homeowners, the findings of a new analysis by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), released today, suggest that millions of strapped renters and homeowners will go deeper into debt, face more hardship... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, August 12, 2020 International Community Should Condemn Violent Repression of Pro-Democracy Protests in Bolivia, CEPR Co-Director Says The international community should condemn recent government repression and racist violence by far-right militias in Bolivia, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Co-Director Mark Weisbrot said today. The de facto government’s violent response to protests and road blockades opposing the... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, July 24, 2020 Analysis Shows Impact of Pandemic on Employment of Disabled People As the pandemic sparks widespread unemployment in the US, a new analysis , published today by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), shows the impact it has on the employment of people with disabilities. Even before the pandemic, there was an employment gap between those with and... Read more |
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Newswire article Friday, July 17, 2020 New Analysis of Pandemic-Related Job Loss To Multiple Jobholders Before the pandemic, the trend of workers holding more than one job was rising. Since the pandemic, unemployment has risen, and the number of workers with multiple jobs has fallen precipitously. Multiple Jobholders: Who Are They and How Are They Impacted by the Pandemic? , released today by the... Read more |