Dean Baker

Dean Baker
Born (1958-07-13) July 13, 1958
Academic background
EducationSwarthmore College (BA)
University of Denver (MA)
University of Michigan (PhD)
Doctoral advisorW. H. Locke Anderson
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
macroeconomics
Real estate economics
Urban economics
InstitutionsCenter for Economic and Policy Research
Bucknell University
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Dean Baker (born July 13, 1958) is an American macroeconomist who co-founded the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) with Mark Weisbrot. Baker has been credited as one of the first economists to have identified the 2007–08 United States housing bubble.