Opinion pieces and speeches by EPI staff and associates.

EPI Viewpoints in The American Prospect

Why You Should Care About the 2007 Economic Nobel |  October 16, 2007
Who are those guys? What exactly is "mechanism design theory" and what does it mean? TAP gets an economist to explain it all. 
By John S. Irons

Malpractice Made Perfect | August 2, 2005
Don't blame lawyers for malpractice costs. Blame an epidemic of medical errors.
By Ross Eisenbrey

Debt and Taxes | February 11, 2005
A few things are certain with Bush's latest budget.
By Max B. Sawicky

Crunching Numbers | February 4, 2005
New reports reveal growth without wages.
By Jared Bernstein

Torts Flim-Flam | January 21, 2005
The economic impact of "lawsuit abuse" is greatly exaggerated.
By Lawrence Mishel

On Big Issues | October 14, 2004
The senator casts his lot with fiscal discipline and citizen soldiers — and does well with the ladies.
By Jared Bernstein and The American Prospect Staff

The Squeeze is On | September 28, 2004
The last three years have hurt the middle class — no matter what the American Enterprise Institute or Slate might say.
By Jared Bernstein

Schoolhouse Schlock | September 23, 2004
Conservatives hold research on charter schools to a new, low standard.
By Lawrence Mishel

Room for Growth | September 3, 2004
New data show that our living standards have the potential to go up.
By Jared Bernstein

Can Better Skills Meet Better Jobs? | September 2004 (v15, no9)
The economy needs both. Here’s how we can attain them.
By Steve Savner and Jared Bernstein

Excuses, Excuses | August 23, 2004
The administration offers plenty of explanations for the poor economy — just not the true ones.
By Lawrence Mishel

They Did it Again | August 11, 2004
Here’s why Alan Greenspan decided to raise rates despite the sputtering economy.
By Jared Bernstein

The Fog Machine | August 9, 2004
The skinny on right-wing "fact checkers" who are spinning the lousy job numbers.
By Jared Bernstein

Tax Man | July 27, 2004
Bush says tax cuts stimulate the economy. Unfortunately, he's fallen more than 2.2 million jobs short of the projection made by his own economists.
By Lawrence Mishel and Lee Price

Pressure Cooler | July 12, 2004
Hourly wages are falling, retail sales are off, GDP growth is slower than expected. Yet Greenspan wants to slow things down.
By Jared Bernstein

Growing Apart | June 10, 2004
There's a recovery under way, but guess what? You're not included.
By Jared Bernstein and Dean Baker

Dismal Scientists | May 27, 2004
A new book spurs the thought: It's time to link economics to a language of values.
By Lawrence Mishel

Workers, Stiffed | May 12, 2004
Bush and Co. are doing their best to keep wages low for those who make the least.
By Jared Bernstein

Snow Job | April 26, 2004
Bush's economic numbers keep getting flakier.
By Lawrence Mishel

Working Wounded | April 12, 2004
Companies aren't hiring new employees, but they're still trying to maximize profits.
By Jared Bernstein

Office Space | April 1, 2004
Sure, the working class has been hit hard by the economic downturn. But so have white-collar workers.
By Lawrence Mishel

School's Out | March 18, 2004
Greenspan says the answer to everything that ails us is education. Unfortunately, it's no panacea.
By Jared Bernstein

Job Lurch | March 8, 2004
Despite cheerful predictions about new jobs, the latest employment figures are grim.
By Lawrence Mishel and Jared Bernstein

Econ Chamber | March 5, 2004
Do presidents really affect the economy? A rational look at the question.
By Jared Bernstein and Lawrence Mishel

Wise Words | February 23, 2004
What Alan Greenspan wouldn't — or couldn't — say about unemployment.
By Jared Bernstein

Growing Pains | January 20, 2004
The economy may be looking brighter on spreadsheets, but, most people are still plagued by stagnant paychecks, fear of job loss and few opportunities.
By Lawrence Mishel

The Young and the Jobless | October 2003 (v14, no9)
Why those new to the workforce stand to lose the most.
By Jared Bernstein

Snow Job | May 16, 2003
The Treasury secretary's mountains of disinformation.
By Jared Bernstein

Savings Incentives for the Poor | May 2003 (v14, no5)
Why the scale doesn't match the promise.
By Jared Bernstein

It's Full Employment, Stupid | November 2002 (v13, no20)
Even a slight rise in unemployment clobbers the bottom half.
By Jared Bernstein

Economic Casualties | December 2001 (v12, no21)
By Jared Bernstein and Ed Lazere

Do It Big, Do It Now | November 2001 (v12, no19)
By Lawrence Mishel

Full Employment at Risk | November 2001 (v12, no19)
By Jared Bernstein and Dean Baker

Reforming Welfare Reform | January 2001 (v12, no1)
By Jared Bernstein and Mark Greenberg

Two Cheers for the EITC | June 2000 (v11, no15)
By Jared Bernstein

The Black-White Test Score Gap | November 1998 (v9, no41)
By Christopher Jencks, Jared Bernstein, Mindy Kornhaber, Wendy M. Williams, Claude M Steele, Meredith Phillips, Stephen J. Ceci, Richard Rothstein and Glenn C. Loury

Capital's Gain | July 1997 (v8, no33)
By Lawrence Mishel

Rising Tides, Sinking Wages | September 1995 (v6, no23)
By Lawrence Mishel

The Myth of the Coming Labor Shortage | September 1991 (v2, no7)
By Lawrence Mishel