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“Economists and financial analysts are not like steelworkers or people in other occupations. They don't get evaluated based on their performance. They can mess up every day of the week through their whole careers, and this would be just fine, as long as they messed up in the same way as their peers.”

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Dean Baker is an American economist known for his research on economic policy, income distribution, and the labor market. He serves as the chief economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and regularly contributes articles to publications such as the American Economic Review. more

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