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Household Wealth in Freefall
A report by Christian E. Weller and Jessica Lynch examines the fall in household wealth since the beginning of the current economic crisis.
Investing for Widespread, Productive Growth
Christian E. Weller and Amanda Logan examine the links between investment, productivity, income, and economic growth and some worrying trends in all four.Other Economic Outlook Features
November 20, 2009
Economic Snapshot for November 2009
Policy attention should focus on job creation to ensure that the recent improvements are not short lived, writes Christian E. Weller.
November 6, 2009
Weekly Round Up: November 2 - 6, 2009
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.
November 6, 2009
The 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.
November 2, 2009
Health Care Reform Can Treat the National Deficit
Christina Romer explains the link between health care reform and the budget deficit at CAP.
October 29, 2009
Stimulus Aids Strong Economic Rebound
Third quarter GDP numbers show strong growth aided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but it’s not a strong and sustained recovery yet, writes Christian E. Weller.
October 27, 2009
Extending Help to the Unemployed
Congress can aid the rising number of long-term unemployed workers by extending unemployment insurance benefits, write Alexandra Cawthorne and Melissa Boteach.
October 16, 2009
Weekly Round Up: October 13 - 16
This week CAP released a report with Maria Shriver on the changing role of women in society, highlighted increased support for LGBT rights among evangelicals, and testified on creating clean energy jobs to drive economic recovery.
October 13, 2009
Why the Savings from Health Care Reform Are Underappreciated
The lack of a whole-hearted, landslide, public embrace of health reform is surprising considering that unless your family earns over $250,000, reform costs you nothing and, the president's health care plan, if enacted, is estimated to increase the income of the average family of four by about $10,000 in 2030.
October 9, 2009
Weekly Round Up: October 5 - 9, 2009
The center concluded this week that more needs to be done to help the jobless, health reform is the best prescription, and a global climate agreement needs four key building blocks.
October 7, 2009
More Spending Is Necessary to Clean Up The Economic Mess
Scott Lilly examines September’s employment numbers and concludes that more needs to be done to help Americans who are suffering.
October 6, 2009
Economic Snapshot for October 2009
Christian E. Weller argues that policymakers need to focus on those economically most vulnerable as the labor market tries to recover.
October 2, 2009
Weekly Round Up: September 28 - October 2, 2009
CAP focused this week on the federal deficit and debt, comparative effectiveness research, and wind energy's benefits for rural America.
September 30, 2009
Deficits and Debt 101
Michael Linden answers basic questions on federal deficits and debt and what can be done to reduce them.
September 23, 2009
Leveling the Playing Field
Christian E. Weller and Amanda Logan make the case for policies to erase the economic discrepancies between whites and minorities.
September 22, 2009
Economic Snapshot for September 2009
Christian E. Weller argues that continued public support for investment in health care, energy, education, and innovation are necessary to bring millions of lost jobs back.
September 21, 2009
States Will Drag on Economic Growth and Job Recovery
Analysis of state budget data from Christian E. Weller, Scott Levy, and Amanda Logan shows that state deficits will continue through 2009 and 2010.
September 15, 2009
Unequal Opportunity Lenders?
Report from Andrew Jakabovics and Jeff Chapman shows racial disparities in higher-priced lending among the 14 largest banks and subsidiaries during the housing bubble.
September 11, 2009
Weekly Round Up: September 7 - 11, 2009
This week the Center analyzed new Census Bureau data as well as President Obama's health reform speech, and showed how the energy bill before Congress would boost energy efficiency.
September 8, 2009
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.
September 4, 2009
Mixed News for Older Workers
Older workers with a job may be doing better than their younger counterparts, but those without a job face an unprecedented challenge, write Nayla Kazzi and David Madland.
August 25, 2009
Who's to Blame for the Deficit Numbers?
Forty percent of the new deficit numbers is due to President Bush, 20 percent to the economic downturn, and 16 percent to Obama's efforts to save the economy, write Michael Ettlinger and Michael Linden.
August 14, 2009
Economic Snapshot for August 2009
Christian E. Weller argues that continued public support for investment in health care, energy, education, and innovation are necessary to bring back millions of lost jobs.
August 7, 2009
Interactive Graphic: More Families Must Rely on Women Wage Earners
The pace of job losses over the past three months has slowed, but men are still losing three-out-of-every four jobs, writes Heather Boushey.
August 6, 2009
Less Spending on Gas and Cars Means More Money in the Bank—For Now
Americans appear to be saving more according to the latest BEA data, but without stronger income growth we could see this trend come to an end, observe Amanda Logan and Christian Weller.
July 31, 2009
The Recovery Act Is Working
The latest GDP figures and the many jobs preserved are just the first indications that the president’s economic stimulus program is working, writes Reece Rushing.
July 31, 2009
A Presentation on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Scott Lilly discusses the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at Ohio Wesleyan University.
July 31, 2009
Government Spending Helps Slow Economic Freefall
Economic declines are slowing, writes Christian E. Weller upon analyzing new GDP numbers, but sustained recovery will take more time.
July 23, 2009
Whose Economic Problem Is It?
It is no small irony that those who are complaining the loudest about the length of time it takes to see the results of economic stimulus were standing shoulder to shoulder with President George W. Bush in rejecting a much-needed boost for the economy last fall, writes Scott Lilly in Politico.
July 20, 2009
Women Breadwinners, Men Unemployed
The Great Recession is 19 months old now and is increasingly hurting families who must rely more and more on wives’ incomes to stay afloat, writes Heather Boushey.
July 9, 2009
Getting Off the Oil Price Rollercoaster
Yesterday’s op-ed by Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy on oil prices highlights an issue that hurts consumers and businesses, writes Amanda Logan.
July 9, 2009
Economic Snapshot for July 2009
We are learning the hard way this month that Wall Street, the economy, and the labor market are three separate things, writes Christian E. Weller.
June 30, 2009
Booklovers Should Cheer Google’s Plan
Lex’s article on the Google Books settlement (June 19) requires correction. As an advocate for consumer rights and a former antitrust enforcer, I have taken a great interest in the debate surrounding the Google Books settlement. Overall I think the settlement enhances competition and opens new markets, and the criticisms Lex poses are simply off the mark.
June 24, 2009
Spring Is Not Yet Awakening, Says the Federal Reserve, with Good Reason
The Federal Reserve, with good reason, kept interest rates low today and recognized our economy is far from blooming anew, observes Heather Boushey.
June 24, 2009
Signals on the Fritz
Amanda Logan and Christian E. Weller look at how energy price swings affect consumers and businesses and what policymakers can do.
June 23, 2009
Addressing Unemployment Among Black Men
A CAP event addresses the unemployment gap and ways to improve the occupational prospects for black men.
June 22, 2009
Public Opinion Snapshot: Public Optimistic on Obama’s Economic Plans
The public has faith that Obama’s policies will improve economic conditions and bring down the deficit in the long run, writes Ruy Teixeira.
June 19, 2009
Insight from the States on Economic Recovery
Analysis of new state employment data and an interactive map from Luke Reidenbach and Heather Boushey show where, when, and how recovery may occur.
June 16, 2009
Economic Snapshot for June 2009
There are no “glimmers of hope” yet for families, writes Christian E. Weller. The economy will have to grow for an extended period before families regain economic security.
June 12, 2009
Weekly Round Up: June 8 - 12, 2009
The Center advocated for paid family leave for workers, argued conservatives' approach to national security isn't working, and promoted climate change as cultural change.
June 11, 2009
Child Homelessness in the Economic Crisis
Joy Moses interviews Michigan educator Kathy Kropf about the difficulties facing homeless children in the recession.
June 5, 2009
Weekly Round Up: June 1 - 5, 2009
This week CAP looked at the job market figures, recommended a comprehensive immigration reform and discussed China's new clean-energy plans and Latin American affairs.
June 5, 2009
Interactive Graphic: Women Breadwinners More Important than Ever
Men are still hit harder by the recession than women, leaving even more women to be primary breadwinners, writes Heather Boushey.
June 5, 2009
Job Outlook Still Bleak
There's some improvement in the job market, writes David Madland, but many indicators hit new lows in May and employment still looks grim.
May 18, 2009
After the Stress Tests
Financial institutions are in a rush to exit the government’s $700 billion rescue operation, but policymakers need to consider the consequences of hasty repayments, writes David Min.
May 18, 2009
Economic Snapshot for May 2009
It will take an extended turnaround period before families feel economically secure again and the United States begins to see positive economic growth, writes Christian E. Weller.
May 8, 2009
Unemployed—and Staying That Way
The grim labor market picture shows an economy mired in recession for some time to come, writes Heather Boushey.
April 29, 2009
The Incredible Shrinking Economy
The economy shrank 6.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009, indicating that recovery may still take some time, writes Christian Weller.
April 27, 2009
Guarding Stress Test Results
The stress tests run on big banks aren’t public yet, note David Min and Joshua Picker. The SEC and TARP’s inspector general must prevent the misuse of this information for personal gain.
April 24, 2009
Weekly Round Up: April 20 - 24, 2009
This week the center investigated the fall of household wealth, proposed ways to spend recovery funds for education, and showed why the United States needs to step up on energy.
April 16, 2009
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