Areas of expertise
Macroeconomics • Budget and taxes• Social Security • Inflation and interest rates • Trade
Biography
Dean Baker formerly was an assistant professor of economics at Bucknell University. He is currently a co-director of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, D.C.
Education
Ph.D. Economics, University of Michigan (1988)
M.A. Economics, University of Denver (1983)
B.A. History, Swarthmore College (1981)
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Reining in CEO compensation and curbing the rise of inequality
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CEO pay: Still not related to performance
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Does high CEO pay matter to shareholders?
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Does tax deductibility affect CEO pay? The case of the health insurance industry
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Nominating Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair would be the latest way Trump reneged on promises to put workers’ interests over financial elites
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The wrong tool for the right job: The Fed shouldn’t raise interest rates to manage asset bubbles
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Frequently Asked Questions: On the Federal Reserve Board, monetary policy, and the proposed Full Employment Federal Reserve Act
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Saving Social Security with stocks: The promises don’t add up
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The benefits of full employment
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Smoothing the Waves of the Perfect Storm: Could Changes in Pension Funding Rules Ease the Burden for Pension Funds?
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A Deal Privitization Can’t Beat
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Full employment: Don’t give it up without a fight
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On net, the economy is in recession
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The Economic Case for Coroporate Responsibility to Workers
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The Macroeconomic Roots of High European Unemployment
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Cleaning up the Kyoto Protocol: Emission permit trading would let developing nations reap profits from green policies
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Globalization and Progressive Economic Policy
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Saving Social Security in three steps
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Defusing the Baby Boomer Time Bomb: Projections of Income in the 21st Century
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America’s Golden Years—Ensuring prosperity in an aging society (EPI Issue Brief #125)
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The Public Investment Deficit: Two Decades of Neglect Threaten 21st Century Economy
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Getting Prices Right—EPI Book
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The good-for-nothing budget: Clinton-GOP deal a boon to the wealthy, but not the economy
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Going for Broke: The Fiscal Implications of the Dole Tax Plan
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Been there, done that—didn’t work: The Dole economic plan
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Privatizing Social Security: The Wall Street Fix
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The Economic Case for Corporate Responsibility to Workers
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Robbing the Cradle? A Critical Assessment of Generational Accounting
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The Illusory Rewards of a Capital Gains Tax Cut
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The Safety Of The Temple: Why Do Budget Cutters Spare the Federal Reserve?