Isaac Shapiro

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May 1, 2013 | Will Apple follow in Nike’s failed footsteps?
April 24, 2013 | $100 billion to Apple shareholders, any to Apple workers?
Feb. 26, 2013 | New Investigation Finds Alarming Conditions at Three Apple Suppliers
Jan. 16, 2013 | Apple’s own data reveal 120,000 supply-chain employees worked excessive hours in November
Jan. 9, 2013 | NYT story emphasizes Apple’s positive statements, obscures ongoing labor abuses
Dec. 20, 2012 | French investigative report adds to concerns that conditions faced by iPhone 5 workers remain dire
Oct. 11, 2012 | Romney budget hides nearly $9 trillion of painful consequences
Sept. 25, 2012 | Nearly four years in, what do cost-benefit data show for the major Obama EPA rules, and what do they imply for the economy?
Sept. 24, 2012 | Foxconn riot, strikes, coerced student labor, and more: All’s not well with iPhone 5 production
Sept. 20, 2012 | New evidence of disturbing working conditions in iPhone production
Sept. 20, 2012 | Majority of elderly households fall into category maligned by Romney
Aug. 24, 2012 | Apple in China: Failing to make good on its commitment?
Aug. 6, 2012 | Investment, employment trends belie claims that regulation and ‘too much government’ impede recovery
June 29, 2012 | Foxconn is no exception: New report finds labor violations common throughout Apple’s supply chain
May 1, 2012 | Apple’s executive pay, profits, and cash balance show ability to assist its factory workers
March 22, 2012 | Report to Congress confirms large benefits, modest costs of new EPA rules
Feb. 16, 2012 | CBO, CRS, EPI find toxics and other EPA rules have benign economic effects
Feb. 2, 2012 | Obama’s SOTU claim is right: Regulations can improve the free market
Jan. 31, 2012 | Record low capacity utilization in electric sector inconsistent with “regulations kill jobs” mantra
Dec. 6, 2011 | What David Brooks gets right – regulations aren’t tanking the economy – and what he misses
Nov. 28, 2011 | Getting the economic facts right during the House regulatory debate
Nov. 17, 2011 | Bad regulatory diagnosis leads to wrong legislative cure
Nov. 14, 2011 | The timing is right for construction-related environmental jobs
Nov. 10, 2011 | Economic benefits from two fuel standard rules alone offset much of modest compliance cost of all Obama EPA rules
Sept. 20, 2011 | EPA and the economy: Much ado about 0.1 percent
Sept. 12, 2011 | Obama’s ‘billion-dollar’ rules could provide annual benefits approaching $200 billion
Sept. 6, 2011 | Business economists differ from House orthodoxy on regulation, uncertainty, and tax hikes

Report

Nov. 8, 2012 | Polishing Apple: Fair Labor Association gives Foxconn and Apple undue credit for labor rights progress
Nov. 22, 2011 | A quick guide to EPI’s research on the costs and benefits of regulations
Nov. 22, 2011 | A quick guide to the evidence on regulations and jobs
Sept. 19, 2011 | The combined effect of the Obama EPA rules
Aug. 18, 2011 | Crain and Crain’s OSHA cost estimates are way off base
Aug. 5, 2011 | The facts support raising revenues from the highest-income households
July 6, 2011 | Historically deep job loss, but not an unusual recovery
May 31, 2011 | Tallying up the impact of new EPA rules
April 12, 2011 | Regulation, employment, and the economy: Fears of job loss are overblown
March 9, 2011 | An Unmistakable Pattern: New government reports underscore that the benefits of regulations far exceed the costs
Aug. 30, 2006 | Nine Years of Neglect: Federal Minimum Wage Remains Unchanged for Ninth Straight Year, Falls to Lowest Level in More than Half a Century
June 20, 2006 | Buying Power of Minimum Wage at 51-year low: Congress Could Break Record for Longest Period Without
Feb. 16, 2005 | The Lukewarm 2004 Labor Market: Despite Some Signs of Improvement, Wages Fell, Job Growth Lagged, and Unemployment Spells Remained Long
Feb. 12, 2004 | Missing the moving target

Economic snapshot

May 15, 2013 | Apple cash may grow despite return program
Aug. 8, 2012 | Government regulation isn’t impeding the recovery

Commentary

March 20, 2013 | $45+ billion for Apple shareholders, nothing yet for Apple workers
Feb. 12, 2013 | Apple’s self-reporting on suppliers’ labor practices shows violations remain common: Mixed results on labor and human rights, no overall progress in health and safety
April 30, 2012 | Comparing the pay of Apple’s top executives to the pay of the workers making its products
April 20, 2012 | Prospects for improved working conditions for Apple workers: Lessons from the EPI panel
April 1, 2011 | The economic—and other—benefits of regulations

Research Associate

Publications by Isaac Shapiro

Blog

May 1, 2013 | Will Apple follow in Nike’s failed footsteps?

April 24, 2013 | $100 billion to Apple shareholders, any to Apple workers?

Feb. 26, 2013 | New Investigation Finds Alarming Conditions at Three Apple Suppliers

Jan. 16, 2013 | Apple’s own data reveal 120,000 supply-chain employees worked excessive hours in November

Jan. 9, 2013 | NYT story emphasizes Apple’s positive statements, obscures ongoing labor abuses

Dec. 20, 2012 | French investigative report adds to concerns that conditions faced by iPhone 5 workers remain dire

Oct. 11, 2012 | Romney budget hides nearly $9 trillion of painful consequences

Sept. 25, 2012 | Nearly four years in, what do cost-benefit data show for the major Obama EPA rules, and what do they imply for the economy?

Sept. 24, 2012 | Foxconn riot, strikes, coerced student labor, and more: All’s not well with iPhone 5 production

Sept. 20, 2012 | New evidence of disturbing working conditions in iPhone production

Sept. 20, 2012 | Majority of elderly households fall into category maligned by Romney

Aug. 24, 2012 | Apple in China: Failing to make good on its commitment?

Aug. 6, 2012 | Investment, employment trends belie claims that regulation and ‘too much government’ impede recovery

June 29, 2012 | Foxconn is no exception: New report finds labor violations common throughout Apple’s supply chain

May 1, 2012 | Apple’s executive pay, profits, and cash balance show ability to assist its factory workers

March 22, 2012 | Report to Congress confirms large benefits, modest costs of new EPA rules

Feb. 16, 2012 | CBO, CRS, EPI find toxics and other EPA rules have benign economic effects

Feb. 2, 2012 | Obama’s SOTU claim is right: Regulations can improve the free market

Jan. 31, 2012 | Record low capacity utilization in electric sector inconsistent with “regulations kill jobs” mantra

Dec. 6, 2011 | What David Brooks gets right – regulations aren’t tanking the economy – and what he misses

Nov. 28, 2011 | Getting the economic facts right during the House regulatory debate

Nov. 17, 2011 | Bad regulatory diagnosis leads to wrong legislative cure

Nov. 14, 2011 | The timing is right for construction-related environmental jobs

Nov. 10, 2011 | Economic benefits from two fuel standard rules alone offset much of modest compliance cost of all Obama EPA rules

Sept. 20, 2011 | EPA and the economy: Much ado about 0.1 percent

Sept. 12, 2011 | Obama’s ‘billion-dollar’ rules could provide annual benefits approaching $200 billion

Sept. 6, 2011 | Business economists differ from House orthodoxy on regulation, uncertainty, and tax hikes

Report

Nov. 8, 2012 | Polishing Apple: Fair Labor Association gives Foxconn and Apple undue credit for labor rights progress

Nov. 22, 2011 | A quick guide to EPI’s research on the costs and benefits of regulations

Nov. 22, 2011 | A quick guide to the evidence on regulations and jobs

Sept. 19, 2011 | The combined effect of the Obama EPA rules

Aug. 18, 2011 | Crain and Crain’s OSHA cost estimates are way off base

Aug. 5, 2011 | The facts support raising revenues from the highest-income households

July 6, 2011 | Historically deep job loss, but not an unusual recovery

May 31, 2011 | Tallying up the impact of new EPA rules

April 12, 2011 | Regulation, employment, and the economy: Fears of job loss are overblown

March 9, 2011 | An Unmistakable Pattern: New government reports underscore that the benefits of regulations far exceed the costs

Aug. 30, 2006 | Nine Years of Neglect: Federal Minimum Wage Remains Unchanged for Ninth Straight Year, Falls to Lowest Level in More than Half a Century

June 20, 2006 | Buying Power of Minimum Wage at 51-year low: Congress Could Break Record for Longest Period Without

Feb. 16, 2005 | The Lukewarm 2004 Labor Market: Despite Some Signs of Improvement, Wages Fell, Job Growth Lagged, and Unemployment Spells Remained Long

Feb. 12, 2004 | Missing the moving target

Economic snapshot

May 15, 2013 | Apple cash may grow despite return program

Aug. 8, 2012 | Government regulation isn’t impeding the recovery

Commentary

March 20, 2013 | $45+ billion for Apple shareholders, nothing yet for Apple workers

Feb. 12, 2013 | Apple’s self-reporting on suppliers’ labor practices shows violations remain common: Mixed results on labor and human rights, no overall progress in health and safety

April 30, 2012 | Comparing the pay of Apple’s top executives to the pay of the workers making its products

April 20, 2012 | Prospects for improved working conditions for Apple workers: Lessons from the EPI panel

April 1, 2011 | The economic—and other—benefits of regulations

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