Deal with It
Michael Ettlinger and Michael Linden explain how we got to massive deficits and how we can begin thinking about solutions.
Multimedia & Video
Interactive Graphic: Equal Work Without Equal Pay
Women are close to surpassing men in the U.S. workforce. But this historic shift is not evidence of workplace equality, writes Heather Boushey.
Uneven Job Losses
With the labor market still in free fall, is it back to
business as usual for some companies in the financial sector, ask Nayla Kazzi and Heather Boushey.
Recent Publications
- Putting Credit Card Debt on Notice: Using electronic reminders to give consumers the right information at the right time
- Equal Pay for Breadwinners: New Report from Heather Boushey
- Transitioning to a New U.S. International Economic Policy: Toward a “Global Deal” to Revive and Broaden the Benefits of Growth
- College-Ready Students, Student-Ready Colleges: An Agenda for Improving Degree Completion in Postsecondary Education
- Take a Walk on the Supply Side: Tax Cuts on Profits, Savings, and the Wealthy Fail to Spur Economic Growth
- Progressive Growth: Transforming America’s Economy
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Economic Outlook
Weekly Round Up
This week CAP hosted Vice President Joe Biden, provided several interactives on why we need health reform, and released a report on China's new role in the international community.Economic Outlook
Recession Brings Higher Unemployment to Unmarried Women
Unmarried women are seeing higher unemployment rates, write Liz Weiss and Heather Boushey. Extensions of Recovery Act provisions in Congress can help. Labor Market
Unemployment Rises Above 10 Percent
There is some good news in today’s employment report, writes Heather Boushey, but the prospects for American workers remain grim.Analysis of Recent Data
Economic Snapshot for October 2009Christian E. Weller argues that policymakers need to focus on those economically most vulnerable as the labor market tries to recover.
- National Employment Numbers for July 2009, by David Madland
- State Employment Numbers for June 2009, by Heather Boushey and Nayla Kazzi
- State of Minorities: 2009, by Amanda Logan and Christian E. Weller
More on Economy
Insurance Market Concentration Creates Fewer Choices: Interactive Map on Health Care Competition
Working Hard for Progressive Change: Anna Burger Speaks at Progressivism on Tap Event
Unemployment: Cawthorne and Boteach on Extending Unemployment Insurance
Health Care Reform Can Treat the National Deficit: Council of Economic Advisors Chair Christina Romer Visits CAP
Health Spending Drives Deficits: Ask the Expert: Michael Linden
Banks: Garofalo on Limiting Executive Pay
Monopolies: Balto on the Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger
Stimulus Aids Strong Economic Rebound: GDP Numbers Show Growth, But It’s Not Sustained Recovery Yet
Protecting Unmarried Women from Unscrupulous Lenders: Congress’s Work is Crucial to Oversight Perverse Financial Incentives
Unlocking Competition: The Need to Eliminate the Antitrust Exemption for Health Insurers
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