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The University of Tulsa will host economist Dean Baker for the Lectureship in Politics and Law on Thursday, April 9th, at 7:00 p.m. Dean Baker is Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be delivered in the Chapman Hall Lecture Hall at 2830 E. 5th Street. The topic of Dean Baker’s talk is “Inequality in American Society – Should We Blame the Market?”
Mr. Baker received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan and he is frequently cited in economics reporting in major media outlets, including the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, CNBC, and National Public Radio. He writes a weekly column for the Guardian Unlimited (UK), the Huffington Post, and TruthOut. His blog, Beat the Press, features commentary on economic reporting.
He has written numerous books, and previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, and the OECD’s Trade Union Advisory Council.
For more information about the event call 918-631-2338. This event is sponsored by the Social Science Interest Group, the Departments of Political Science and Economics, and the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences (all with the University of Tulsa.)
