“It’s important to note that Black, Latinx, Native American and low-income workers generally are the least likely to have been in that third category of those able to work safely at home,” David Cooper, a director at the liberal Economic Policy Institute, said.
Bangor Daily News
November 12, 2021
Financial regulators are treading into matters related to environmental, social and governance (ESG), issues at an unprecedented pace, proposing rules and undertaking other initiatives that could ultimately play a role in addressing the nation’s income inequality crisis. The CEO–worker gap has exploded in the last four decades: While CEO compensation has grown 1,322% since 1978, the average U.S. worker’s compensation has risen just 18%, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Fast Company
November 12, 2021
Second, it is dramatically increasing support for working families through the Wisconsin SHARES program from 35 to 80 percent of the cost of care. The average cost for infant care in Wisconsin is $12,597, according to the Economic Policy Institute so for an eligible family with one child they would see a savings of $5,669 per year.
WisBusiness.com
November 12, 2021
Indeed, because of the obsession with not increasing deficits, the entire spending program will be mostly paid for by taxes. That means little net macroeconomic stimulus, though the improvements to productivity should be good for noninflationary growth. As Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute explains, CBO’s analysis indicates there is still plenty of slack in the economy for noninflationary expansion.
The American Prospect
November 12, 2021
Features Josh discussing CPI data.
Scripps National News
November 12, 2021
Economic self-sufficiency is the ability to reliably meet basic needs, including food, housing, transportation, child care, medical expenses and other necessities. The Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, provides a Family Budget Calculator that calculates measures of economic self-sufficiency across the country.
MarketWatch
November 12, 2021
Democrats are quick to note that Hawley, for all his expressed concern about opportunities for working-class men, opposes the Biden economic agenda (both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the broader reconciliation package), even though the plan targets many of its new benefits toward blue-collar families and would create millions of jobs in construction, manufacturing, and caregiving that do not require a college degree, according to analysis by the liberal Economic Policy Institute.
The Atlantic
November 12, 2021
“For now, people are unhappy and inflation is why,” said Josh Bivens, director of research at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, who believes that price hikes will moderate next year.
CNN
November 12, 2021
Hamblin’s experiences are not exclusive to her. Activists and moms told USA TODAY there is a glaring hole in the nation’s laws that ensure accommodations and accessibility for mothers to pump breast milk for their infants while at work. Nearly 9 million people aren’t covered by the current federal law, according to estimates from the Economic Policy Institute.
The USA Today
November 12, 2021
But here’s the thing: When Amazon comes to town and starts hiring, it doesn’t necessarily equal more jobs overall, per Ben Zipperer with the Economic Policy Institute.
Marketplace
November 12, 2021