Latest Research
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Financing recovery and fairness by going where the money is: Progressive revenue increases are key to meeting nation’s fiscal challenges
November 15, 2016
Progressive revenue increases would provide long-run financing for projected deficits but impose only minimal short-run fiscal drag. All other deficit-reduction measures would do clear economic damage if imposed in the short run.
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When it comes to the minimum wage, we cannot just ‘leave it to the states’
November 10, 2016
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A growth pick-up, but less than headline GDP numbers indicate
October 28, 2016
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Black workers’ wages have been harmed by both widening racial wage gaps and the widening productivity-pay gap
October 25, 2016
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Most states inch closer to full employment, although energy-dependent states continue to struggle
October 21, 2016
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What is the gender pay gap and is it real?: The complete guide to how women are paid less than men and why it can’t be explained away
October 20, 2016
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Hispanic workers are less likely to have the opportunity to participate in retirement plans
October 13, 2016
Blog
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How will a Trump administration lift wages for the vast majority of Americans?
November 9, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump succeeded, in part, through an appeal to working class voters who have seen their incomes stagnate or fall for decades, the jobs they depended on moved off-shore, and their hopes for a secure retirement dwindle.
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The TPP is a back door for dumped and subsidized imports from China; it would enhance, not limit, China’s influence in the region
November 7, 2016
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Setting a higher bar for the economy—and policymakers
November 4, 2016
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What to Watch on Jobs Day: A steadily improving, but still-weak labor market for the next president
November 2, 2016
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What the UK decision implies for Uber drivers in the U.S.
November 1, 2016
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Fed should hold steady—the economy had “room to run” over past year and may well have more in the next year
October 31, 2016
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Strong across-the-board wage growth in 2015 for both bottom 90 percent and top 1.0 percent
October 27, 2016
EPI in the news
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Forbes | November 11, 2016
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CNN Money | November 11, 2016
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The Associated Press | November 11, 2016
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Mic | November 11, 2016
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WIRED | November 10, 2016
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USA Today | November 10, 2016
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The Washington Post | November 8, 2016