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Prevailing wages and government contracting costs: A review of the research
by Nooshin Mahalia
July 8, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #215

Bailing out on America: Air Force tanker decision will ground at least 14,000 U.S. jobs
by Robert E. Scott
June 5, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #218

The Rising Instability of American Family Incomes, 1969-2004: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics
by Jacob S. Hacker and Elisabeth Jacobs
May 29, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #213

A Feeble Recovery: The fundamental economic weaknesses of the 2001-07 expansion
by L. Josh Bivens and John Irons
May 1, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #214

Investing in U.S. infrastructure: Promoting economic stimulus and growth
by John Irons
April 29, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #217

Good buildings, better schools: An economic stimulus opportunity with long-term benefits
by Mary Filardo
April 29, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #216

Offsets and the lack of a comprehensive U.S. policy: What do other countries know that we don't?
by Owen E. Herrnstadt
April 17, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #201

A Decade of Decline: The Erosion of Employer-Provided Health Care in the United States and California, 1995-2006
by Jared Bernstein and Heidi Shierholz
April 16, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #209

Do subprime loans create subprime cities? Surging inequality and the rise in predatory lending
by Gregory D. Squires
February 28, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #197

Building energizing prosperity: Renewable energy and re-industrialization
by George Sterzinger
February 13, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #205

The importance of manufacturing: Key to recovery in the states and the nation
by Robert E. Scott
February 13, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #211

Renewing U.S. manufacturing: Promoting a high-road strategy
by Susan Helper
February 13, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #212

Strategy for economic rebound: Smart stimulus to counteract the economic slowdown
by Lawrence Mishel, Ross Eisenbrey and John Irons
January 11, 2008 | EPI Briefing Paper #210

2007

Building on Social Security's success
by Virginia P. Reno
November 20, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #208

Protecting Social Security's beneficiaries: Achieving balance without benefit cuts
by Nancy J. Altman
November 20, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #206

Guaranteed retirement accounts: Toward retirement income security
by Teresa Ghilarducci
November 20, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #204

The erosion of employment-based insurance: More working families left uninsured
by Elise Gould
November 1, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #203

Strengthening unemployment insurance: A critique of individual accounts and wage-loss insurance
by Wayne Vroman
October 23, 2007 | Briefing Paper #202

Globalization and American wages: Today and tomorrow
by L. Josh Bivens
October 10, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #196

Work, work supports, and safety nets: Reducing the burden of low-incomes in America
by Jared Bernstein
October 2, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #200

Improving Work Supports: Closing the financial gap for low-wage workers and their families
by Nancy K. Cauthen
October 2, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #198

California kids lose employment-based coverage: The impact on the community, business, and the public insurance system
by Elise Gould
September 20, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #199

Economy's Gains Fail to Reach Most Workers' Paychecks
by Jared Bernstein and Lawrence Mishel
September 3, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #195

An economy that puts families first: Expanding the social contract to include family care
by Heidi Hartmann, Ariane Hegewisch, and Vicky Lovell
May 24, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #190

The Work-Family Balance: An Analysis of European, Japanese, and U.S. Work-Time Policies
by Janet C. Gornick, Alexandra Heron, and Ross Eisenbrey
May 24, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #189

Costly Trade With China: Millions of U.S. jobs displaced with net job loss in every state
by Robert E. Scott
May 2, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #188

Outsourcing America's technology and knowledge jobs: High-skill guest worker visas are currently hurting rather than helping keep jobs at home
by Ron Hira
March 28, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #187

Getting Immigration Reform Right
by Ray Marshall
March 15, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #186

A fish is not a fowl: Tax credits and the minimum wage
by Max B. Sawicky
February 27, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #183

A New Social Contract: Restoring Dignity and Balance to the Economy
By Thomas Kochan and Beth Shulman
February 22, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #184

Do Workers Still Want Unions? More Than Ever
by Richard B. Freeman
February 22, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #182

Unions, the Economy, and Employee Free Choice
by Harley Shaiken
February 22, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #181

Health care for America: A proposal for guaranteed, affordable health care for all Americans building on Medicare and employment-based insurance
by Jacob S. Hacker
January 11, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #180

Globalization that works for working Americans
by Jeff Faux
January 11, 2007 | EPI Briefing Paper #179

2006

State minimum wages: A policy that works
by Paul Wolfson
November 27, 2006 | EPI Briefing Paper #176

Tort costs and the economy: Myths, exaggerations, and propaganda
by Ross Eisenbrey
November 20, 2006 | EPI Briefing Paper #174

Minimum wage trends: Understanding past and contemporary research
by Liana Fox
October 25, 2006 | EPI Briefing Paper #178

Securing the wage floor: Indexing would maintain the minimum wage's value and provide predictability to employers
by Michael Ettlinger
October 12, 2006 | EPI Briefing Paper #177

Health insurance eroding for working families: Employer-provided coverage declines for fifth consecutive year
by Elise Gould
September 28, 2006 | EPI Briefing Paper #175

Revisiting NAFTA: Still not working for North America's workers
by Robert E. Scott, Carlos Salas, and Bruce Campbell; introduction by Jeff Faux
September 28, 2006 | EPI Briefing Paper #173

The Colorado revenue limit: The economic effects of TABOR
by Therese J. McGuire and Kim S. Rueben
March 23, 2006 | EPI Briefing Paper #172

Trade deficits and manufacturing job loss: Correlation and causality
by L. Josh Bivens
March 14, 2006 | EPI Briefing Paper #171

The economic impact of local living wages
by Jeff Thompson and Jeff Chapman
February 16, 2006 | EPI Briefing Paper #170

2005

Worker centers: Organizing communities at the edge of the dream
by Janice Fine
December 14, 2005 | EPI Briefing Paper #159

The President's Tax Reform Panel: Increased Burdens for Working Families, Less Tax for the Wealthiest Americans
by Max B. Sawicky
October 31, 2005 | EPI Briefing Paper #169

The boom that wasn't: The economy has little to show for $860 billion in tax cuts
by Lee Price
October 24, 2005 (revised March 2006) | EPI Briefing Paper #168

Prognosis worsens for workers' health care: Fourth consecutive year of decline in employer-provided insurance coverage
by Elise Gould
October 20, 2005 | EPI Briefing Paper #167

Lessons for post-Katrina reconstruction: A high-road vs. low-road recovery
by Peter Philips
October 6, 2005 | Briefing Paper #166

An off-kilter expansion: Slack job market continues to hurt wage growth
by Jared Bernstein and Lee Price
September 2, 2005 | Briefing Paper #164

Basic family budgets: Working families' incomes often fail to meet living expenses around the U.S.
by Sylvia A. Allegretto
September 1, 2005 | Briefing Paper #165

Truth and consequences of offshoring: Recent studies overstate the benefits and ignore the costs to American workers
by L. Josh Bivens
August 2, 2005 | Briefing Paper #155

The rising stakes of job loss: Stubborn long-term joblessness amid falling unemployment rates
by Andrew Stettner (National Employment Law Project) and Sylvia A. Allegretto (EPI)
May 26, 2005 | Briefing Paper #162

Do-it-yourself tax cuts: The crisis in U.S. tax enforcement
by Max B. Sawicky
April 12, 2005 | Briefing Paper #160

Advantage none: Re-examining Hoxby's finding of charter school benefits
by Joydeep Roy and Lawrence Mishel
April 15, 2005 | Briefing Paper #158

The frivolous case for tort law change: Opponents of the legal system exaggerate its costs, ignore its benefits
by Lawrence Chimerine and Ross Eisenbrey
May 17, 2005 | Briefing Paper #157

Collision course: The Bush budget and Social Security
by Max B. Sawicky
March 16, 2005 | Briefing Paper #156

2004

Less cash in their pockets: Trends in incomes, wages, Taxes, and health spending of middle-income families, 2000-03
by Lawrence Mishel, Michael Ettlinger, and Elise Gould
October 21, 2004 | Briefing Paper #154

The budget arithmetic test: Repairing federal fiscal policy
by Lee Price and Max B. Sawicky
October 13, 2004 | Briefing Paper #153

Longer hours, less pay: Labor Department's new rules could strip overtime protection from millions of workers
by Ross Eisenbrey
July 14, 2004 | Briefing Paper #152

No longer getting by: An increase in the minimum wage is long overdue
by Amy Chasanov
May 11, 2004 | Briefing Paper #151

Employment and the minimum wage: Evidence from recent state labor market trends
by Jeff Chapman
May 11, 2004 | Briefing Paper #150

Shifting blame for manufacturing job loss: Effect of rising trade deficit shouldn't be ignored
by L. Josh Bivens
April 8, 2004 | Briefing Paper #149

2003

Measuring employment since the recovery: A comparison of the household and payroll surveys
by Elise Gould
December 12, 2003 | Briefing Paper #148

The high price of 'free' trade: NAFTA's failure has cost the United States jobs across the nation
by Robert E. Scott
November 17, 2003 | Briefing Paper #147

Understanding the severity of the current labor slump
by Lee Price with Yulia Fungard
November 7, 2003 (revised February 19, 2004) | Briefing Paper #146

Show me the money: Evidence is sorely lacking that the Bush Administration's proposed A-76 rules for contracting will bring budget savings
by Max B. Sawicky
October 2003 | Briefing Paper #145

Mending manufacturing: Reversing poor policy decisions is the only way to end current crisis
by Josh Bivens, Robert Scott, and Christian Weller
September 2003 | Briefing Paper #144

How unions help all workers
by Lawrence Mishel and Matthew Walters
August 2003 | Briefing Paper #143

Labor market left behind: Evidence shows that post-recession economy has not turned into a recovery for workers
by Jared Bernstein and Lawrence Mishel
September 2003 | Briefing Paper #142

The benefits of the dollar's decline: Maintaining an overvalued dollar means missed opportunity for U.S. economy and manufacturing
by Josh Bivens
July 24, 2003 | Briefing Paper #140

Eliminating the right to overtime pay: Department of Labor proposal means lower pay, longer hours for millions of workers
by Ross Eisenbrey and Jared Bernstein
June 26, 2003 | Briefing Paper #139

The benefits of a lower dollar: How the high dollar has hurt U.S. manufacturing producers and why the dollar still needs to fall further
by Robert A. Blecker
May 30, 2003 | Briefing Paper #138

Share of workers in 'nonstandard' jobs declines: Latest survey shows a narrowing — yet still wide — gap in pay and benefits
by Jeffrey Wenger
April 2003 | Briefing Paper #137

Comp time bills off target: Existing labor law already allows the flexibility that employers say they want for their workers
by Lonnie Golden
April 2003 | EPI Briefing Paper #135

2002

Time to fix the federal unemployment benefits program: Long-term joblessness rising beyond the recession
By Maurice Emsellem and Jeffrey Wenger
July 2002 | Briefing Paper #136

Generating jobs and growth: An economic stimulus plan for 2003
by Lawrence Mishel
December 2002 | EPI Briefing Paper #132

Reining in exchange rates: A better way to stabilize the global economy
by Christian Weller and Laura Singleton
September 2002 | Briefing Paper #131

Immigration and poverty: Disappointing income growth in the 1990s not solely the result of growing immigrant population
by Jeff Chapman and Jared Bernstein
September 2002 | Briefing Paper #130

Retirement out of reach: Financial markets will not generate adequate retirement income for average household
by Christian E. Weller
August 2002 | Briefing Paper #129

Staying employed after welfare: Work supports and job quality vital to employment tenure and wage growth
by Heather Boushey
June 2002 | Briefing Paper #128

Pulling apart: A state-by-state analysis of income trends
by Jared Bernstein, Heather Boushey, Elizabeth McNichol, Robert Zahradnik
April 2002 | CBPP/EPI Briefing Paper #127

Working mothers in a double bind: Working moms, minorities have the most rigid schedules, and are paid less for the sacrifice
by Elaine McCrate
May 2002 | Briefing Paper #124

Former welfare families need more help: Hardships await those making transition to workforce
by Heather Boushey
March 2002 | Briefing Paper #123

Failing the unemployed: A state-by-state evaluation of unemployment insurance systems
by Maurice Emsellem, Jessica Goldberg, Rick McHugh, Wendell Primus, Rebecca Smith, and Jeffrey Wenger
March 2002 | Briefing Paper #122

It ain't over till it's really over: Slow growth will lead to rising unemployment in 2002 and high unemployment in 2003
by Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein, and Thacher Tiffany
January 2002 | Briefing Paper #121

Time after time: Mandatory overtime in the U.S. economy
by Lonnie Golden and Helene Jorgensen
January 2002 | Briefing Paper #120

The fair-weather ship in a storm: How will welfare reform do in a slowing economy?
by Mark Greenberg and Steve Savner
2002 | Briefing Paper #118

2001

Fast track to lost jobs: Trade deficits and manufacturing decline are the legacies of NAFTA and the WTO
by Robert E. Scott
October 2001 | Briefing Paper #117

An idea whose time has returned: Anti-recession fiscal assistance for state and local governments
by Max Sawicky
October 2001 | Briefing Paper #116

Addressing the nation's needs: A plan for emergency relief and economic stimulus
by Robert E. Scott and Christian Weller
September 2001 | Briefing Paper #115

Trading away U.S. farms: 'Fast track' will exacerbate problems with U.S. trade and agricultural policies that continue to hurt farmers
by Robert S. Scott and Adam S. Hersh
September 2001 | Briefing Paper #114

The unremarkable record of liberalized trade: After twenty years of global economic deregulation, poverty and inequality are as pervasive as ever
by Christian E. Weller, Robert E. Scott and Adam S. Hersh
October 2001 | Briefing Paper #113

Privatization and the market role of local government
by Mildred Warner and Amir Hefetz
December 2001 | Briefing Paper #112

The free trade magic act: in dubious study, first you see the benefits of globalization, then you don't
by Peter Dorman
September 2001 | Briefing Paper #111

Divided we fall: Deserving workers slip through America's patchwork unemployment insurance with the minimum wage
by Jeffrey B. Wenger
August 2001 | Briefing Paper #110

'Right-to-work' laws and economic development in Oklahoma
by Lawrence Mishel (ed.)
August 2001 | Briefing Paper #109

Scattered showers for Labor Day 2001: Job losses, falling wages hit many states
by Edith Rasell and Yvon Pho
September 2001 | Briefing Paper #108

When work just isn't enough: Measuring hardships faced by families after moving from welfare to work
by Heather Boushey and Bethney Gundersen
June 2001 | Briefing Paper #107

NAFTA at seven: Its impact on workers in all three countries
by Robert E. Scott, Carlos Salas, and Bruce Campbell (Introduction by Jeff Faux)
April 2001 | Briefing Paper #106

Changes in federal aid to state and local governments, as proposed in Bush administration FY 2002 budget
by Lawrence Mishel
May 2001 | Briefing Paper #105

Tax cuts and consequences: Bush budget plan will require steep reductions in real spending over next decade
Barbara Chow and Lawrence Mishel
April 2001 | Briefing Paper #104

Competing spending priorities: A comparison of the Senate Democratic and Republican budgets
by Barbara Chow
April 2001 | Briefing Paper #103

The case for a prosperity dividend
by Eileen Appelbaum and Richard B. Freeman
February 2001 | Briefing Paper #102

2000

The forgotten workforce: More than one in 10 federal contract workers earn less than a living wage
by Chauna Brocht
2000 | Briefing Paper #101

What Explains Employment Developments in the U.S.?
by Eileen Appelbaum
2000 | Briefing Paper #100

Any way you cut it: Income inequality on the rise regardless of how it's measured
by Jared Bernstein, Lawrence Mishel, and Chauna Brocht
2000 | Briefing Paper #99

Pulling apart: A state-by-state analysis of income trends
by Jared Bernstein and Elizabeth McNichol
2000 | Briefing Paper #98A

Raising the retirement age: The wrong direction for Social Security
by Christian E. Weller
2000 | Briefing Paper #98

The impact of the minimum wage: Policy lifts wages, maintains floor for low-wage labor market
by Jared Bernstein and John Schmitt
2000 | Briefing Paper #96

Wrong numbers: MCI WorldCom, Sprint, and monopoly power in the long-distance market
by William G. Shepherd
2000 | Briefing Paper #95

PNTR With China: Economic and political costs greatly outweigh benefits
by Jeff Faux
2000 | Briefing Paper #94

U.S. investment in China worsens trade deficit: U.S. firms build export-oriented production base in China's low-wage, low labor-production economy
by James Burke
2000 | Briefing Paper #93

China and the states: Booming trade deficit with China will accelerate job destruction in next decade
by Robert E. Scott
2000 | Briefing Paper #92

Giving tax credit where credit is due: A 'Universal Unified Child Credit' that expands the EITC and cuts taxes for working families
by Max Sawicky and Robert Cherry
2000 | Briefing Paper #91

1999

No shortage of 'nonstandard' jobs: Nearly 30% of workers employed in part-time, temping, and other alternative arrangements
by Ken Hudson
1999 | Briefing Paper #89

NAFTA's pain deepens: Job destruction accelerates in 1999 with losses in every state
by Robert E. Scott
1999 | Briefing Paper #88

Tax cut no cure for middle class economic woes
by Jared Bernstein, Edie Rasell, John Schmitt and Robert E. Scott
1999 | Briefing Paper #87

Exported to death: The failure of agricultural deregulation
by Robert E. Scott
1999 | Briefing Paper #86

The ticking debt bomb: Why the U.S. international financial position is not sustainable
by Robert A. Blecker
1999 | Briefing Paper #85

Certifying international worker rights: A practical alternative
by Jerome Levinson
1999 | Briefing Paper #84

China can wait: WTO accession deal must include enforceable labor rights, real commercial benefits
by Robert E. Scott
1999 | Briefing Paper #83

Fixing Social Security: The Clinton plan and its alternatives
by Edith Rasell and Jeff Faux
1999 | Briefing Paper #82

Rebuilding the Caribbean: A better foundation for sustainable growth
by Robert E. Scott
1999 | Briefing Paper #81

A revenue-raising plan for Maine
by Daphne A. Kenyon
1999 | Briefing Paper #80

1998

Waitress moms and technician dads: The story behind the 1998 election results
by Ruy Teixeira
November 1998 | Briefing Paper #78

Saving Social Security in three steps
by Dean Baker
November 1998 | Briefing Paper #77

The public investment deficit: Two decades of neglect threaten 21st century economy
by Dean Baker
February 1998 | Briefing Paper #76

American jobs and the Asian crisis: The employment impact of the coming rise in the U.S. trade deficit
by Robert E. Scott and Jesse Rothstein
January 1998 | Briefing Paper #75

1997

The failed experiment: NAFTA at three years
June 26, 1997 | Briefing Paper #74

A revenue-raising plan for Illinois
J. Fred Giertz and Therese J. McGuire
1997 | Briefing Paper #73

A revenue-raising plan for Wisconsin
Andrew Reschovsky
1997 | Briefing Paper #72

A revenue-raising plan for New York
Howard Chernick
1997 | Briefing Paper #71

A new look at environmental protection and competitiveness
by Eban Goodstein
November 1997 | Briefing Paper #70

Falling prices: Cost of complying with environmental regulations almost always less than advertised
by Hart Hodges
1997 | Briefing Paper #69

Trading away good jobs: An examination of employment and wages in the U.S., 1979-94
by Robert E. Scott, Thea Lee, and John Schmitt
1997 | Briefing Paper #68

The sky hasn't fallen: An evaluation of the minimum-wage increase
by Jared Bernstein and John Schmitt
1997 | Briefing Paper #67

NAFTA and the Peso collapse: Not just a coincidence
by Robert A. Blecker
1997 | Briefing Paper #66

Family friend or foe? Working time, flexibility, and the Fair Labor Standards Act
by Lonnie Golden
1997 | Briefing Paper #65

1996

Who joined the Democrats? Understanding the 1996 election results
by Ruy Teixeira
1996 | Briefing Paper #64

Assessing the impact of California's Proposition 214 on health care costs: A critique of the Barents Group analysis
by Edith Rasell
1996 | Briefing Paper #63

North American Trade after NAFTA: Rising deficits, disappearing jobs
Robert E. Scott
1996 | Briefing Paper #62

Revenue sharing as a public investment: Why unrestricted aid to local governments will stimulate municipal capital expenditures
by Bruce Wallin
May 1996 | Briefing Paper #61

The minimum wage and job loss: Opponents of wage hike find no effect
by John Schmitt
January 1996 | Briefing Paper #60

1995

Wide cast for safety net: Over time, middle class as well as poor rely on entitlement help
by Howard Chernick
1995 | Briefing Paper #59

Cutting wages by cutting welfare: The impact of reform on the low-wage labor market
by Lawrence Mishel and John Schmitt
1995 | Briefing Paper #58

Profits up, wages down: Worker losses yield big gains for business
by Dean Baker and Lawrence Mishel
1995 | Briefing Paper #57

False prophets: The selling of NAFTA
by Thea Lee
1995 | Briefing Paper #56

Time is still money: Americans prefer overtime pay to comp time
by Edith Rasell
1995 | Briefing Paper #55

Revising the Consumer Price Index: Correcting bias, or biased corrections?
by Dean Baker
1995 | Briefing Paper #54

Who wins with a higher minimum wage
by Lawrence Mishel, Jared Bernstein, and Edith Rasell
1995 | Briefing Paper #53

The bottom line on the balanced budget amendment: The cost to each state, congressional district, and individual
by Jeff Faux, Jared Bernstein, and Todd Schafer
1995 | Briefing Paper #52

1994

Lost in findings: A critique of the Interim Report of the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlements and Tax Reform
by Max B. Sawicky
1994 | Briefing Paper #51

Lead-based paint abatement in private homes: A study of policies and costs
by Meg Koppel and Ross Koppel
1994 | Briefing Paper #50

America's inheritance: More than just debt
by Todd Schafer
1994 | Briefing Paper #49

Back to investment: A proposal to create a capital investment fund
by Jeff Faux, Dean Baker and Todd Schafer
1994 | Briefing Paper #48

1993

The political arithmetic of the NAFTA vote
by Lawrence Mishel and Ruy Teixeira
1993 | Briefing Paper #47

The impact of the Clinton health care plan on jobs, investment, wages, productivity, and exports
by M. Edith Rasell, Dean Baker, and Kainan Tang
1993 | Briefing Paper #46

Still neglecting public investment: The FY94 budget outlook
by Todd Schafer
1993 | Briefing Paper #45

The joyless recovery: Deteriorating wages and job quality in the 1990s
by Lawrence Mishel and Jared Bernstein
1993 | Briefing Paper #44

The labor side accords to the North American Free Trade Agreement: An endorsement of abuse of worker rights in Mexico
by Jerome I. Levinson
1993 | Briefing Paper #43A

Rapid deficit reduction: The fast path to slow growth
by Dean Baker
1993 | Briefing Paper #43

Investment and U.S. fiscal policy in the 1990s
by Steven M. Fazzari
1993 | Briefing Paper #42

The failed case for NAFTA: The ten most common claims for the North American Free Trade Agreement and why they don't make sense
by Jeff Faux
1993 | Briefing Paper #41

The truth about public employees: Underpaid or overpaid?
by Dale Belman and John Heywood
1993 | Briefing Paper #40

The impact of health care financing on family budgets
by Edith Rasell, Jared Bernstein, and Kainan Tang
1993 | Briefing Paper #39

Setting the standard: International labor rights and U.S. trade policy
by Richard Rothstein
1993 | Briefing Paper #38

The parallel banking system
by Jane W. D'Arista and Tom Schlesinger
1993 | Briefing Paper #37

The rich get increasingly richer: Latest data on household wealth during the 1980s
by Edward N. Wolff
1993 | Briefing Paper #36

1992

Manufacturing employment in North America: Where the jobs have gone
by Robert A. Blecker and William E. Spriggs
1992 | Briefing Paper #35

Effects of diminished economic opportunities on social stress: Heart attacks, strokes, and crimes
by Mary Merva and Richard Fowles
1992 | Briefing Paper #34B

The slow growth trap and the public investment cure
by Robert Kuttner
1992 | Briefing Paper #34A

The effect of George Bush's NAFTA on American workers: Ladder up or ladder down?
by Jeff Faux and Thea Lee
1992 | Briefing Paper #33

Real help for America's cities
by Joseph Persky and Wim Wiewel
1992 | Briefing Paper #32

Declining wages for high school and college graduates: Pay and benefits trends by education, gender, occupation, and state, 1979-1991
by Lawrence Mishel and Jared Bernstein
1992 | Briefing Paper #31

Monetary policy in the new world order
by James K. Galbraith
1992 | Briefing Paper #30A

The myth of the coming labor shortage in rural areas
by Ruy A. Teixeira and Lawrence Mishel
1992 | Briefing Paper #30

Unprepared for recession: The erosion of state unemployment insurance coverage fostered by public policy in the 1980s
by Marc Baldwin and Richard McHugh
1992 | Briefing Paper #29

The great American time squeeze: Trends in work and leisure
by Laura Leete-Guy and Juliet Schor
1992 | Briefing Paper #28

A report card on the Greenspan Fed
by Gary Dymski, Gerald Epstein, James Galbraith and Robert Pollin
1992 | Briefing Paper #27

1991

Investment-led stimulus: A plan for short-term recovery and long-term economic growth
by Jeff Faux
1991 | Briefing Paper #26

New policies for the part-time and contingent workforce
by Virginia L. DuRivage
1991 | Briefing Paper #25

Increasing public investment: New budget priorities in the post-cold war world
by Jeff Faux and Todd Schafer
1991 | Briefing Paper #24

The recession, the dollar, and the trade deficit: Current trends and future prospects
by Robert A. Blecker
1991 | Briefing Paper #23

Still a debtor nation: Interpreting the new U.S. international investment data
by Robert A. Blecker
1991 | Briefing Paper #22

No more bank bailouts: A proposal for deposit insurance reform
by Jane D'Arista
1991 | Briefing Paper #21

U.S. jobs and the Mexico trade proposal
by Jeff Faux and William Spriggs
1991 | Briefing Paper #20

Fast track, fast shuffle: The economic consequences of the Bush administration's proposed trade agreement with Mexico
by Jeff Faux and Richard Rothstein
1991 | Briefing Paper #19

The poverty of the new paradigm
by Max Sawicky
1991 | Briefing Paper #18

1990

Eight steps to deficit reduction for growth and fairness
by Jeff Faux and Max Sawicky
1990 | Briefing Paper #17

Deficit reduction for growth and fairness
by Jeff Faux and Max Sawicky
1990 | Briefing Paper #16

Excise taxes: Not regressive? Comments on the CBO Study, "Federal taxation of tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and motor fuels"
by Max Sawicky
1990 | Briefing Paper #15

Financing opportunity for post-secondary education in the U.S.: The Equity Investment in America program
by Barry Bluestone, Alan Clayton-Matthews, John Havens and Howard Young
1990 | Briefing Paper #14

False promises: Why the Bush capital gains tax cuts would not result in more saving, investment, economic growth, or jobs
by Kevin Quinn
1990 | Briefing Paper #13

Investing the peace dividend: How to break the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings stalemate
by Jeff Faux and Max Sawicky
1990 | Briefing Paper #12

Shortchanging education: How U.S. spending on grades K-12 lags behind other industrial nations
Edith Rasell and Lawrence Mishel
1990 | Briefing Paper #11

1989

Scapegoating rent control: Masking the causes of homelessness
by Richard P. Appelbaum, Michel Dolny, Peter Dreier and John I. Gilderblom
1989 | Briefing Paper #10

The consequences of failing to develop a strong HDTV industry in the U.S.
by Robert Cohen
1989 | Briefing Paper #9

1988

False fears of wage-led inflation
by Wendy Rayack
1988 | Briefing Paper #8

Advance notice of plant closings: Benefits outweigh the costs
by Lawrence Mishel
1988 | Briefing Paper #7

Getting rid of the trade deficit: A cheaper dollar is not enough
by Jeff Faux
1988 | Briefing Paper #6

1987

Reducing the deficits: Send the bill to those who went to the party
by Jeff Faux
1987 | Briefing Paper #5

Increasing the minimum wage: The macroeconomic impacts
by F. Gerard Adams
1987 | Briefing Paper #4

Competitiveness and balanced budgets
by Jeff Faux
1987 | Briefing Paper #3

1986

Family incomes in trouble
by Mark Gardner
1986 | Briefing Paper #2

1985

High interests rates: It's not just the deficit
by Richard Medley
June 1985 | Briefing Paper #1

 

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