Dean Baker

Dean Baker is an American economist and critic of free trade agreements, known for his writings on globalization's negative impact on the U.S. economy.

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Cinematic

Kingsman

April 10, 1985

Aries

40

London, England, United Kingdom

Dean Baker is a prominent economist and policy analyst known for his progressive views and advocacy for economic fairness. He currently serves as the Senior Economist and Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, D.C.

Baker’s expertise spans a wide range of economic issues, including macroeconomic policy, trade, labor markets, and social security. He is the author of several influential books, including “The Conservative Nanny State” (2007), “False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy” (2009), and “Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer” (2016).

Baker is a frequent commentator on economic issues in the media and has appeared on various news programs and networks. He is also the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the L. Randall Wray Prize for Research on the Political Economy of Money and Finance (2014), the James K. Galbraith Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in Economics (2016), and the Rethinking Economics Prize (2018).

In addition to his professional achievements, Baker is known for his passion for running and his dedication to his family. He is married to economist Heidi Shierholz, and they have two children together.