Center for Economic and Policy Research
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| Abbreviation | CEPR |
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| Formation | 1999 |
| Type | Economic policy think tank |
| Headquarters | 1611 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC, United States |
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Co-directors
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Dean Baker Mark Weisbrot |
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Revenue (2014)
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$1,279,111 |
| Expenses (2014) | $1,934,308 |
| Website | www |
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) is an economic policy think-tank that was founded in 1999 by economists Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot. It has been described as both progressive and left-leaning. CEPR is based in Washington, DC.
The organization states that it aims "to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives."
CEPR's staff includes Ha-Joon Chang and Eileen Appelbaum. Other staff members include John Schmitt, Deborah James and Alexander Main.
CEPR contributors include Advisory Board Members Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Solow.
As of 2015, CEPR's Board of Directors includes:
CEPR supports the Affordable Care Act stating that it is "a family-friendly policy" and that the policy "has allowed thousands of workers to voluntarily reduce their work hours to care for children or elderly parents, or to explore new opportunities". Despite these noted changes in the percentage of workers employed on a part-time basis, CEPR concluded that such statistics were not sufficient to make any overall judgments on the health of the labor market.
CEPR backs alongside the Economic Policy Institute the Full Employment Caucus, a group on United States House officials that advocate for full employment in the United States.
A 2014 study by CEPR shows that 13 states that increased their minimum wage had an average payroll of 0.99% compared to 0.68% in other states, though the CEPR stated the analysis was "far from scientific".
In a 2014 report in Fortune, CEPR co-founder Dean Baker suggested that according to poll findings, many citizens of the United States did not notice a 2% increase in their Social Security tax.
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