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Center for Economic and Policy Research
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Washington, DC 20009

John Schmitt

Senior Economist, Center for Economic and Policy Research
Research Associate, Economic Policy Institute

John Schmitt is a senior economist with the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. He has worked as a consultant for national and international organizations including the American Center for International Labor Solidarity, the Global Policy Network, the International Labor Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America, and others. A visiting lecturer at the Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona), Schmitt has contributed to The American Prospect, The Boston Review, Challenge, The Guardian, The International Herald Tribune, The Washington Post, and other newspapers and magazines.

Issues: Anti-Poverty programs, Anti-Trust Regulations, Bank Bail Out, Bank Bonuses, Banking and Finance, Business, Corporate Incentives, Developing Economies, Economic Mobility, Entrepreneurialism, Family/Medical leave, Fannie/Freddie, Financial Markets, Globalization, Healthcare, Housing Market Collapse, International Competition, Jobs, Labor Force, Living Wage, Medicare/Medicaid, Middle Class, Multi-national corporations, OSHA, Ratings Agencies, Retirement, Securitization, Small Business, Social Investment, Social Security, Too Big To Fail, Trade, Unemployment Insurance, Unions, US Infrastructure, Wealth Creation, Welfare, Workforce Development

Education:

Ph.D., Economics, London School of Economics
M.Sc., Economics, London School of Economics
B.A., Public and International Affairs, Princeton University

Books:

John Schmitt, Lawrence Mishel, and Jared Bernstein. The State of Working America 2000-2001. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 2001.

John Schmitt, Lawrence Mishel, and Jared Bernstein. The State of Working America 1998-99. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1999.

John Schmitt, Lawrence Mishel, and Jared Bernstein. The State of Working America 1996-97. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1996.

John Schmitt and Lawrence Mishel. Beware the U.S. Model: Jobs and Wages in a Deregulated Economy. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute, 1995.