How the World can take Covid-19 more seriously
4 minute read. By Dean Baker, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C.
Republican-led states are failing Coronavirus Testing
2 minute read. By Dean Baker, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C.
How Drug Companies are Ripping Us Off for a Vaccine
8 minute read. By Dean Baker, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C.
How do we fix Facebook? An exchange between two scholars (Part 1 of 4)
7 min read By Dean Baker, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C.
Why the Stock Market is a Bad Metric for the Economy
6 min read By Dean Baker, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C.
In Defense of the Federal Reserve’s Bailout
6 min read While he opposed the 2008 Bailout, Dean Baker, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C., argues that the current one was necessary
Concerned that China’s trying to “Steal” a Vaccine? There’s a simple solution: Make it Free
6 min read "...it is not clear why those of us who don’t either own large amounts of stock in drug companies or give a damn about Donald Trump’s ego, should be upset about the prospect of China “stealing” a vaccine," writes Dean Baker, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C.
After four decades of redistributing wealth to the top, here are some practical economic proposals for a more just society
7 min read Dean Baker, Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington D.C., offers some practical ideas that policy makers would be wise to note
We Need an Economic Survival Package, not simply a Stimulus
"Our problem is not creating demand in the economy, the problem is keeping people more or less whole for a possibly extended period in which much of the economy is shut down," writes Dean Baker, Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington D.C.