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My Take
Martin Neil Baily commands my respect as a scholar who refused to stay in the abstract. Born in Chicago in 1945, he built his reputation on productivity and competitiveness, then stepped into the Clinton administration, rising from member to chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. Economists who enter the political arena get caught between theory and grubby reality, and reaching the chair anyway signals real conviction. He has continued writing at think tanks well into later life. I admire academics who keep questioning rather than coasting, and Baily strikes me as exactly that kind of restless mind.
Overview
Martin Neil Baily (born January 13, 1945) is an economist at the Brookings Institution and formerly at the Peterson Institute. He is best known for his work on productivity and competitiveness and for his tenure as a cabinet member during the Clinton Administration. He was one of three members of the Council of Economic Advisers from 1994 to 1996, and chairman of the council from 1999 to 2001.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martin Neil Baily
- Name (Japanese)
- マーティン・ニール・ベイリー
- Reading
- まーてぃん・にーる・べいりー
- Born
- January 13, 1945 (age 81)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rooster
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- economist / university teacher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- King's College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.