Economics
Dean Baker – The Washington Post’s Debt Cult
It’s not only the Washington Post. We are going to hear much more of this is the near future along with austerity to pay down the debt. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the […]
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Economics
Dean Baker – The Length of the Shutdowns Will be Determined by Donald Trump, not Science
What Dean Baker describes is valid in other nations as well, although in most it will be corporate interests that make these decisions, governments will simply implement this decision. Thus a piece applicable for any […]
Economics
Dean Baker – Coronavirus, the Stock Market, and the Economy
Seeing what occurred on the Asian stock markets this morning, we thought we would post this. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean Baker’s […]
Economics
Dean Baker: NYT Does Public Relations Work for Emmanuel Macron
One probably calls this international reactionary solidarity. Read here
Corruption
Dean Baker – Technology, Patents, and Inequality: An Explanation that Even Economists Can Understand
Monopolies do not naturally happen, they are the product of government policy. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean Baker’s Beat The Press Blog […]
Economics
Dean Baker – The Crushing Burden of Japan’s Debt and Other Scare Stories for Small Children
This is even more relevant for the EU, where interest rates are even much lower, some negative, than in the United States. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy […]
Climate Crisis
Dean Baker – Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Right to Dump Sewage on Your Lawn
Good. Baker’s ideas of what money should be spent on to reduce Green House Gases are debatable. More important is the issue of how much could be redirected to this from subsidies for fossil fuel. […]
Economics
Dean Baker – Trade Deals Are About Increasing Protectionist Barriers
A short, but good take on what trade agreements are really about. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean Baker’s Beat The Press Blog […]
Economics
Dean Baker – Simple Economics that Most Economists Don’t Know
“For this holiday season, I will give three big items that are apparently too simple for economists to understand.” Especially interesting in point 3! Also an article for non-economists Dean Baker is a Senior Economist […]
Austerity
Dean Baker – Combatting Global Warming and Austerity
“Most of Europe is in a situation where it could easily make large commitments toward increased spending on clean energy, mass transit, and conservation at essentially no economic cost.” Dean Baker is a Senior Economist […]