Tuesday, November 28, 2023 A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society As secretary of labor, I thought it important to explain why the Democrats had lost both the House and the Senate in the…
The View from the Rear View Mirror: A…
CEPR’s senior economist Dean Baker argues in The Housing Bubble and the Great Recession: Ten Years Later that the Lehman event marks the peak of a recession caused by the collapse of the housing bubble.…
Labor Market Policy Research Reports, October 2018
CEPR regularly publishes a curated collection of original research from academic institutions and nonprofits on the state of the US labor market. The compilation is part of our ongoing effort to promote informed debate on…
Jobs, Pensions Lost in Sears Bankruptcy, but Hedge…
It was a few days after Christmas when Sears announced plans to close up to 120 Sears and Kmart locations. The year was 2011. With a market cap of only $3.45 billion, Sears looked like…
Want Transparent Government? Answer These Questions
At first glance, the contentious Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process and the Trump Administration’s response to the apparent brutal assassination of Jamal Khashoggi have very little in common. But there is one disturbing commonality — a…
Building An Agency Tracker to Monitor Government Appointments
The Independent Federal Agencies Leadership Tracker monitors appointments to agency leadership positions through the confirmation process and beyond. The initiative is part of the Revolving Door Project’s effort to even the playing field by empowering…
How Goldman Sachs Still Holds Sway at SEC
With the departures of Gary Cohn, Steve Bannon, and Dina Powell from the White House, has Goldman Sachs’ initial influence on the Trump Administration dwindled? CNN asked that question this spring, noting that “one by one,…
Labor Market Policy Research Reports, November 2018
CEPR regularly publishes a curated collection of original research from academic institutions and nonprofits on the state of the US labor market. The compilation is part of our ongoing effort to promote informed debate on…
Crypto Investors That Bought Bitcoin at $1,000 are…
Twitter Facebook LinkedIn According to Michael Moro, the CEO of a major over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading firm, investors that bought Bitcoin in early 2017 are now starting to sell. Speaking to The Block, Genesis Global…