Dean Baker
Organization:
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Position:
Co-Director
Areas of Expertise:
General economic picture, economic stimulus package of Fall 2001, airline bailout package, stock market, Social Security, consumer price index, economic policy, Federal Government's economic data on prices, employment, corporate profits, and the GDP, Failure of globalization and IMF and World Bank policies to promote economic growth or reduce poverty; failure of the IMF to promote international financial stability; undermining of Social Security and other public pension systems by the World Bank.
Personal Website:
| Dean Baker (DC): Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research; Former Senior Economist, Economic Policy Institute; wrote, "The Next Treasury Secretary: What's Their Track Record?" (11/08); co-wrote, "The Changing Prospects for Building Home Equity" (10/08) and "IOUSA Not OK" (10/08); housing bubble and Bernanke's response to its burst, Paulson's tax scam, U.S. economy, President Obama's plans for economy |
