John Schmitt

John Schmitt is a Senior Economist with the CEPR. He has written extensively on unemployment, economic inequality, U.S./Europe labor economic performance and the welfare state. He has worked as a consultant for the American Center for International Labor Solidarity, the Global Policy Network, the International Labor Organization, and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America. He is also a visiting lecturer at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. He holds a B.A. in International Affairs from Princeton University and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics.