Mary Gable
Policy Analyst
Areas of expertise
Poverty • Social services and welfare policy analysis • Community-based research • Advocacy • Child care policy
Biography
Mary Gable joined the Economic Policy Institute in 2006. She coordinates activities of state and local organizations through the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) and analyzes public policies affecting low-income people. She previously directed programs serving people in poverty nationwide and conducted an independent evaluation of New Jersey’s welfare program. Her areas of interest include poverty, social services and welfare policy, child care, low-wage work, and homelessness.
Education
M.P.A., Social Services and Welfare Policy/Gender and Public Policy, Columbia University
B.A., Political Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Publications by Mary Gable
Blog
Report
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May 21, 2013 | Ongoing joblessness
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May 16, 2013 | Ongoing Joblessness in Michigan: Unemployment rate for African Americans tops in nation, more than double the state’s white rate
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May 16, 2013 | Ongoing Joblessness in Texas: African American and Hispanic unemployment rates far exceed the white unemployment rate in the state
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May 16, 2013 | Ongoing Joblessness in Mississippi: Unemployment rate for African Americans ninth in nation, more than double the state’s white rate
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May 16, 2013 | Ongoing Joblessness in New Mexico: Unemployment rate for Hispanics far exceeds the state’s white rate
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May 16, 2013 | Ongoing Joblessness in North Carolina: Unemployment rate for African Americans fourth in nation, more than double the state’s white rate
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Aug. 21, 2012 | A Massachusetts minimum-wage increase would help working families and generate jobs
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May 2, 2012 | The public-sector jobs crisis: Women and African Americans hit hardest by job losses in state and local governments
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Jan. 30, 2012 | The benefits of raising Illinois’ minimum wage: An increase would help working families and the state economy
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April 28, 2011 | Distressed States
Economic snapshot
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July 22, 2008 | Federal government trails 23 states on minimum wage
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July 26, 2006 | Federal inaction forces states to raise minimum wages
