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.
Other articles by this author
Affirmative Action for School Reformers?
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Healthy Job Growth Pushes Employment-to-Population Ratio Upward
By Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research | News Analysis
Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and the Bowles-Simpson Commission Report
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Gas in the US Elections
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
What if the Next Steve Jobs Is Chinese?
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Policy Follies in the Housing Market: The First-Time Homebuyers' Tax Credit
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Debt, Toll Roads and Patents
By Dean Baker, Truthout | News Analysis
Strong Job Growth Leads to Drop in Black/Hispanic Unemployment
By Dean Baker, The Center for Economic and Policy Research | News Analysis