In Iowa, Amazon has opened warehouses in Des Moines and Davenport. The state has also provided Amazon with over $18 million in subsidies in recent years, rewarding one of our nation’s most profitable companies with lucrative tax breaks. While lawmakers may view this exchange as beneficial for Iowa’s economic growth, research shows that’s not the case. A report by the Economic Policy Institute found the opposite —states have more to lose by offering Amazon tax incentives to bolster job creation.
Des Moines Register
January 21, 2022
Remedying this issue is in the interests of manufacturers, local and state governments, and educational institutions alike, as manufacturing is a strong demand multiplier. According to a 2019 analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, the loss of 1,000 jobs from a retail shopping mall could reverberate into 1,221 other job losses up and down the supply chain. However, the loss of 1,000 jobs from a manufacturing operation could result in the indirect loss of 7,441 jobs.
Automation World
January 21, 2022
Black men, for instance, are paid just $0.71 for every dollar paid to white men, the Economic Policy Institute reported in 2020.
Business Insider
January 21, 2022
Because pay transparency laws are relatively new in the U.S., measuring the exact economic impact on women and people of color can be difficult. But there are other measures we can look to, said Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
Marketplace
January 21, 2022
“The substantial level of union activity in 2021 and the polling data on union favorability demonstrate that workers want and value unions,” said Heidi Shierholz, president of the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. “The fact that unionization nevertheless declined in 2021 is just a glaring testament to how easy it is for employers who oppose unions to exploit our weak, outdated labor laws.”
MarketWatch
January 21, 2022
The President was noting that unemployment had fallen below 4% for the first time since the pandemic started. And in talking about better jobs, he was drawing on analyses from economists at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI)and elsewhere.
Forbes
January 21, 2022
Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been $7.25. There’s no question that this wage has not kept pace with inflation or productivity growth. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the federal wage had 17% less purchasing power in 2019 than it did 10 years ago, and this report pre-dates the massive inflation we’ve seen over the last couple of months.
Forbes
January 21, 2022
… to a December 2021 report by the Economic Policy Institute. … like Michigan and positive economic, personal and democratic benefits. (paywall)
The Detroit News
January 21, 2022
How Covid-19 has weighed heaviest on low-wage workers: Workers making the least were hit the hardest at the outset of the pandemic, and they remain the most affected a year later, according to an analysis by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
Politico
January 21, 2022