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Commentary

Defiant Trump Ignites Trade War with Canada and G-7 Allies

The Real News Network

Interview, June 2018 | Gerald Epstein

Defiant Trump Ignites Trade War with G-7 Allies In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Gerald Epstein discusses the G-7 summit and the implications of Trump's trade war with Canada and EU countries.   >> Watch interview
Commentary

Misleading Unemployment Numbers and the Neoliberal Ruse of "Labor Flexibility"

Truthout

Interview, June 2018 | Robert Pollin

Commentary

Trade Wars Are Never "Easy to Win"

Truthout

Interview, June 2018 | Robert Pollin

Commentary

Decreased Bargaining Power Leads to Wage Stagnation

The Real News Network

Interview, May 2018 | Robert Pollin

Decreased Bargaining Power Leads to Wage Stagnation In The Real News Network interview, PERI's Robert Pollin addresses the unemployment rate and the reasons why wages aren't rising. >> Watch interview
Commentary

Universal Basic Income and Minimum Wages: Progressive or Regressive?

The Real News Network

Interview, May 2018 | Katherine Moos

Universal Basic Income and Minimum Wages: Progressive or Regressive? In The Real News Network interview, PERI economist Katherine Moos discusses Finland's experiment with a Universal Basic Income. >> Watch interview
Commentary

Neoliberalism and the Rise of the Net Social Wage

The Real News Network

Interview, February 2018 | Katherine Moos

Neoliberalism and the Rise of the Net Social Wage In The Real News Network interview, new PERI economist Katherine Moos discusses her working paper that examines the trends of fiscal transfers between the state and workers during 1959-2012. 
Commentary

Trump Budget: Reaganomics Plus Military Keynesianism Equals Deficit Boom

The Real News Network

Interview, February 2018 | Robert Pollin

Trump Budget: Reaganomics Plus Military Keynesianism Equals Deficit Boom In The Real News Network interview, Robert Pollin discusses the Trump budget and the urgent need for massive spending on an egalitarian green economy. 
Research

Is It Merely A Labor Supply Shock? Impacts of Syrian Migrants on Local Economies in Turkey

Working Paper, February 2018 | Doruk Cengiz, Hasan Tekguc

Commentary

Trump's Economic Nationalism: Who's It Good For?

The Real News Network

Interview, February 2018 | Robert Pollin

Trump's Economic Nationalism: Who's It Good For? In The Real News Network panel interview, Robert Pollin, Stephanie Kelton and James Henry respond to Trump's State of the Union address.
Research

Neoliberal Redistributive Policy: The U.S. Net Social Wage in the 21st Century

Working Paper, January 2018 | Katherine Moos

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