Author Bios

Mehdi Shafaeddin is a development economist. Mr. Shafaeddin is a international consultant affiliated with the Institute of Economic Research, University of Neuchatel, Switzerland.

Dean Baker is a co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Sarita Gupta is the executive director of Jobs With Justice.

Laith Saud is a visiting assistant professor of religious studies at DePaul University and co-author of An Introduction to Islam in the 21st Century.