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GRITtv: Dean Baker: Economists Had No Incentives For Speaking Up

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Dean Baker explains that for economists to predict the economic crisis, they would’ve had to go against all the incentives they had for staying quiet. GRITtv with Laura Flanders brings participatory democracy onto your computer screen and into your living room, bridging the gap between audience and advocates. Watch any show, at any time: http://grittv.org

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Dean Baker explains that for economists to predict the economic crisis, they would’ve had to go against all the incentives they had for staying quiet.


GRITtv with Laura Flanders brings participatory democracy onto your computer screen and into your living room, bridging the gap between audience and advocates. Watch any show, at any time: http://grittv.org


Dean Baker
Dean Baker is a macroeconomist and codirector of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. He previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He is a regular Truthout columnist and a member of Truthout's Board of Advisers.

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