Center for Economic and Policy Research
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| Abbreviation | CEPR |
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| Formation | 1999 |
| Type | Economic policy think tank |
| Headquarters | 1611 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC, United States |
Co-directors | Dean Baker Mark Weisbrot |
| Website | www |
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) is an economic policy think-tank that was founded in 1999 by economists Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot.[1] It has been described as both progressive[2] and left-leaning.[3][4] CEPR is based in Washington, DC.
Staff and contributors
Staff
Its staff includes Senior Research Associate Ha-Joon Chang,[5] a leading development economist, and Senior Economist Eileen Appelbaum,[6] formerly the Director of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University.[7] Other staff members include John Schmitt, as well as Deborah James and Alexander Main, who were former employees of the Government of Venezuela's Venezuela Information Office (VIO), where James was the Executive director of the VIO[8] and Main was an analyst.[9][10] James has also worked as the Global Economy Director at Global Exchange[11] and Director of the WTO Program at Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, in which capacity she spoke at a UNCTAD public symposium on equality and sustainable development.[12]
Contributors
Its contributors include Advisory Board Members Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Solow,[13] Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureates.
Board of Directors
As of November 2014, CEPR’s Board of Directors comprises:[14]
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References
- ^ CEPR, About Us, accessed 13 March 2009
- ^ ″The Incredible Shrinking Think Tank″, Extra!, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. March 1, 2008.
- ^ Rosenberg, Tina (4 November 2007). "The Perils Of Petrocracy". New York Times. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
... Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a left-leaning Washington policy group.
- ^ Fox, Maggie (24 July 2013). "Obamacare won't slash workers' hours, report finds". NBC News. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Ha-Joon Chang". CEPR. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Eileen Appelbaum". CEPR. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Eileen Appelbaum". Russell Sage. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Deborah James". Global Exchange. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ CEPR website, Staff Listing, accessed 27 September 2012
- ^ Daza Tapia, Andrea (20 October 2009). "Agentes recargan fuerzas para batallar por la "revolución"" (PDF). El Mundo. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Deborah James". Global Exchange. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Deborah James". UNCTAD. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Joseph Stiglitz and Robert Solow". CEPR. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Center for Economick and Policy Research. November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.