That’s right boys and girls, the alleged upturn in the housing data was
just due to weather
. Yes, analysts were surprised, but competent analysts were not.
–Dean Baker
Dean Baker is senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. Read more about Dean. More by Dean Baker