States and localities are still sitting on $90 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act that was passed last year, according to Dave Kamper, senior state policy coordinator at the Economic Policy Institute.
CNBC
January 7, 2022
Once the parties reached an agreement over who should be included in the union and thus covered by the contract — and a neutral, third party (a fellow with the prominent think tank, Economic Policy Institute) verified the cards — Graham and Muscatine recognized the union.
DCist
January 7, 2022
But Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economics Policy Institute, chooses to accentuate the positive. “Hires are on an upswing as quits continue to rise,” tweets Gould. “Workers appear confident to quit their jobs in search of better ones.”
Reuters
January 7, 2022
Caroline Hyde, Romaine Bostick & Taylor Riggs bring the news and analysis you may have missed after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today’s show tackles what to expect from jobs day Guests Today: Elise Gould of the Economic Policy Institute, Adam Ozimek of Upwork
Bloomberg TV
January 7, 2022
“This has been a strange enough and big enough shock that they have to be more flexible,” said Josh Bivens, research director at the Economic Policy Institute. While Bivens said the Fed’s unwillingness to run a “hot” economy during the sluggish recovery from the 2007-2009 financial crisis and recession was “infuriating,” he agreed this time is different.
Reuters
January 7, 2022
For Corporate America, CEOs were paid 351 times as much as a typical worker in 2020, a report by the Economic Policy Institute showed.
Reuters
January 7, 2022
“The hope is that we shore it up in the long run so if something like this happens again, we won’t be in the same situation,” Elise Gould, an economist at the liberal-leaning Economic Policy Institute, said. “The pandemic only worsened the outcomes of what’s already in existence.”
Politico
January 7, 2022
“Accommodations and foods services continues to be a key sector to watch. While job openings decreased in November, hires held steady as quits continued to rise. Hiring remains higher than quits, suggesting that some who quit may be finding better opportunities within the sector,” wrote Elise Gould, a senior economist with the progressive Economic Policy Institute.
Fortune
January 7, 2022
Features Margaret discussing report, Unions are not only good for workers, they’re good for communities and for democracy.
Union City Radio
January 7, 2022