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Dean Baker

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Senior economist at the Center for Economic &Policy Research (@ceprdc). Blog-- Beat the Press (@beat_the_press) Tweets are my own views. @deanbaker13.bsky.socia
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The Real Abundance Agenda: Weakening Patent and Copyright Monopolies

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By Dean Baker
| Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
I know I promised inflation talk, but I forgot to check the timing of the release of the Import Price Index, which will not be out until Tuesday. So, I’ll talk abundance today. The immediate motivation is an American Prospect piece about how big buck Silicon Valley types are tossing huge money at Democratic politicians who will back their abundance agenda.
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Inflation and Revisiting Section 230 – Make Musk and Zuckerberg Pay

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By Dean Baker
| Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
The inflation data released yesterday and today were bad and worse. The CPI increased 0.5% in May, while the core rose 0.2%. That brought their year-over-year inflation rates to 4.2% and 2.9%, respectively, well above the Fed’s 2.0% target. The Producer Price Index (PPI) showed that much more inflation is in the pipeline. The overall index rose 1.1%, bringing its increase over the last twelve months to 6.5%. The core PPI rose 0.8%. It is now up 5.1% over the last year.
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Mostly Economics - Episode 38

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By Dean Baker
| Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Episode 38: Economist Arindrajit Dube joins Dean Baker to discuss his book The Wage Standard, examining why the federal minimum wage has stagnated for over a generation, how outsourcing reshaped worker pay, and why sectoral wage standards may be the key to rebuilding middle-class wages. About Arindrajit Dube Dube received his B.A. in Economics and M.A. in Development Policy from Stanford University, and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago.
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