Dean Baker
Dean Baker is a macroeconomist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. He previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He is a regular Truthout columnist and a member of Truthout's Board of Advisers.
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Celebrate the Defeat of the Granny Bashers!
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis![]()
The Trade Deal Scam
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Economy Adds 175,000 Jobs in May, Unemployment at 7.6 Percent
By Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research | Report![]()
Student Loans on the Cheap
By Dean Baker, Truthout | Op-Ed![]()
Social Security and Medicare Reports Little Changed From 2012
By Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research | Report![]()
Excel Spreadsheet Error: Lessons from the Reinhart-Rogoff Controversy
By Dean Baker, Truthout | Op-Ed
Cutting Social Security and Not Taxing Wall Street
By Dean Baker, Truthout | Op-Ed
Moody’s Playing Dangerous Games With Public Pension Funds
By Dean Baker, Truthout | Op-Ed
Logic Deficit: Why Were Reinhart-Rogoff Ever Taken Seriously?
By Dean Baker, Truthout | Op-Ed