Center for Economic and Policy Research

The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) is a progressive<!-- "progressive" is less ambiguous than "liberal"; see analysis on talk page, posted in September 2010 --> economic policy think-tank based in Washington, DC, founded in 1999. CEPR works on Social Security, the US housing bubble, developing country economies (particularly Latin America), and gaps in the social policy fabric of the US economy.

According to its own analysis, CEPR ranked first or second for cost-effectiveness in 2004-2008 among the 25 most widely-cited think-tanks, in terms of media citations and web traffic per dollar of budget. On its 2006 budget of $1.3m, CEPR achieved 197 media citations. In 2008 CEPR had the maximum four-star efficiency rating from Charity Navigator.Charity Navigator , accessed 2 August 2009

In spite of the similarity in their names, this think tank is not affiliated with the London-based Centre for Economic Policy Research. The two organizations are not related in any way.

Key people

CEPR was founded by economists and current co-directors Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot in 1999. In addition to Baker and Weisbrot, CEPR's economists are David Rosnick, Jose Antonio Cordero, and John Schmitt. The think tank's research fellows include Buenos Aires-based economist......
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