Finance
Dean Baker – Beating Up On Finance
A financial transaction tax and a spotlight on private equity managers’ payouts could cut down the cost of finance to the rest of the economy Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for […]
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Economics
Dean Baker – NYT Wants to Talk About Higher Wages, but Doesn’t Want to Talk About the Real Reasons Wages are Low
Inequality is not a natural phenomenon, it is a policy. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean’s Beat the Press Blog It’s good to […]
Finance
Dean Baker – News for Bill Gates: Capitalism Is Still Capitalism Without Patent Monopolies
Like Donald Trump, Bill Gates apparently has a hard time understanding some things. The NYT had a major article on Gate’s role in developing vaccines against the coronavirus. At one point, the piece notes critics […]
Economics
Dean Baker – The Paul Krugman Boom: Don’t Bank on It
There are number of very good observations in this piece that are being completely ignored in Europe. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean’s […]
Economics
Dean Baker – Lowering the Bar on Success: COVID Drug Development
When the goal of public health is not the well-being of citizens, but the profits of corporations. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean’s […]
Economics
Dean Baker – Donald Trump and Being Deplorable
Odd. This sounds pretty much like Bernie Sander’s programme Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean’s Beat the Press Blog As it increasingly looks […]
Economics
Dean Baker – US Election: Being Fed Pablum on Our Social Problems
Liberal Democrats: Always good, always right. But about what? Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean’s Beat the Press Blog In its efforts to […]
Economics
Dean Baker – Trade Wars Are Class Wars: Even More than Klein and Pettis Say
On Matthew Klein’s and Michael Pettis’ Book “Trade Wars Are Class Wars” and how to correct today’s egregious inequality. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted […]
Economics
Dean Baker – Are Corporate CEOs Worth $20 Million?
It is a very tight-knit group at the top of the corporate world, with a bloated sense of self worth , and a stellar sense of entitlement. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the […]
Economics
Dean Baker – Uber, Lyft, and Lessons on the Market
Amazing how the concept of a free market disappears into thin air when it comes to defending monopolies. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from […]