Information on "Economic Research " and "Americas"
January 2013
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Jan 2013
State Union Membership 2012
Author: John Schmitt, Janelle Jones, Milla Sanes
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
On 23 January 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its estimates for union membership in the United States in 2012. More on «State Union Membership 2012» -
Jan 2013
Raising the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap: How Many Workers Would Pay More?
Author: Nicole Woo, Janelle Jones, John Schmitt
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This report looks at the effect of raising the maximum amount of annual earnings subject to the Social Security Tax (the payroll tax cap). More on «Raising the Social Security Payroll Tax Cap: How Many Workers Would Pay More? »
September 2012
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20 Sep 2012
Violence Containment Spending in the United States
Author: Institute for Economics and Peace
Publisher: Institute for Economics and Peace
This report presents a newly developed methodology to quantify the cost of violence and the economic gains associated with peace for the US economy. More on «Violence Containment Spending in the United States»
April 2012
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11 Apr 2012
US Energy: Overview and Key Statistics
Author: Carl E Behrens, Carol Glover
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report examines modern and historic US energy supply and consumption of various forms. More on «US Energy: Overview and Key Statistics»
March 2012
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Mar 2012
The Minimum Wage is Too Damn Low
Author: John Schmitt
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This brief looks at how by all of the most commonly used benchmarks – inflation, average wages, and productivity – the US minimum wage is now far below its historical level. More on «The Minimum Wage is Too Damn Low» -
1 Mar 2012
Rising Gasoline Prices 2012
Author: Neelesh Nerurkar, Robert Pirog
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
In this report, the authors examine the increase of gasoline prices and its reasons as well as short term policy options. More on «Rising Gasoline Prices 2012»
December 2011
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1 Dec 2011
Free Trade Agreements: Impact on US Trade and Implications for US Trade Policy
Author: William H Cooper
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The 112th Congress and the Obama Administration face the question of whether and when to act on three pending FTAs—with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. More on «Free Trade Agreements: Impact on US Trade and Implications for US Trade Policy»
November 2011
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14 Nov 2011
Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options
Author: Vivian C Jones, JF Hornbeck, M Angeles Villarreal
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report discusses the major US trade preference programs, their possible economic effects, stakeholder interests, and legislative options. More on «Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options»
August 2011
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25 Aug 2011
United States' Economic Problems and their Ripple Effects
Author: Shahid Javed Burki
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
This paper examines the agreement reached on 2 August 2011 between President Barack Obama and the US Congress on increasing the debt ceiling and discusses its likely ripple effects on the global economy. More on «United States' Economic Problems and their Ripple Effects» -
Aug 2011
Scholars Who Became Practitioners
Author: Nora Lustig
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
Celebrated by academics, multilateral organizations, policymakers and the media, Mexico’s Progresa/Oportunidades conditional cash transfers program (CCT) is constantly used as a model of a successful antipoverty program. More on «Scholars Who Became Practitioners»
