“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
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
In total, 25 states will see boosts to their minimum hourly pay requirement in 2022, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute and the National Conference of State Legislatures. Four states—Oregon, Florida, Nevada, and Connecticut—will phase in their increases later in the year.
Bloomberg Law
January 6, 2022
According to an analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute in October, the slate of policy proposals in the Build Back Better Act combined with the bipartisan infrastructure package would have supported four million jobs annually.
Common Dreams
December 23, 2021
Recent research from the Economic Policy Institute shows farm workers are among the lowest-paid workers in the U.S. workforce, earning $14.62 per hour on average in 2020, which is just 60% — or three-fifths — of what production and non-supervisory, non-farm workers earned at $24.67.
Daily News
December 23, 2021