Thursday , May 30 2024
Home / Real-World Economics Review (page 31)

Real-World Economics Review

Dean Baker – The Economic Consequences of Mr. Trump

As tax day approached, St. Francis College Economics Professors launched their first Economics Week with three days of guest speakers, and student research. Dean Baker, co-founder and a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, D.C. discussed "The Economic Consequences of Mr. Trump" on April 6, 2018. Baker is the writer of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich...

Read More »

Glenn Loury & Dean Baker [The Glenn Show]

00:16 Why Dean is moderately optimistic on the economy 02:28 Will the minimum wage go up? And will it matter? 09:11 The forces behind wage stagnation 12:21 We import Chinese goods, why not import Indian doctors? 14:41 Dean: More education for workers isn't the (only) answer Glenn Loury (Brown University) and Dean Baker (Center for Economic and Policy Research, Beat the Press) Join the conversation on Bloggingheads.tv: http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/32066 Recorded on November 12, 2014...

Read More »

Pinioned Edition | Dean Baker & Brink Lindsey

00:46 Dean doesn't foresee a double-dip recession 03:36 Could Europe's debt crisis lead to a new financial meltdown? 11:53 Work-sharing as a way to cut unemployment 29:51 Brink: Bernanke is abdicating his responsibility 41:41 GOP inflation phobia and Obama's monetary failure 49:16 Heart surgery in Thailand as a cure for Medicare Dean Baker (Center for Economic and Policy Research, Beat the Press) and Brink Lindsey (Cato Institute, The Captured Economy) Join the conversation on...

Read More »

Nationalizing Intellectual Property | Aaron Swartz & Dean Baker

05:12 Dean's own-to-rent plan, and why it's not catching on 14:39 The MSM's crisis of accountability 19:54 Dean's deal: government payments for no patents 37:53 Does Obama really oppose a single-payer system? 44:16 Aaron frets over Obama's tenuous liberalism, massive power 53:20 Tell us: how does one beat the press? Aaron Swartz (AaronSW.com, Watchdog.Net, Open Library) and Dean Baker (Center for Economic and Policy Research, Beat the Press) Join the conversation on Bloggingheads.tv:...

Read More »