Steel and aluminum are critical components of the American economy. From cars and trucks to our appliances and beer cans, Americans depend on steel and aluminum for everyday items. Many Americans also rely on the steel and aluminum industries for good-paying jobs. The steel industry supports nearly 2 million Americans who, on average, earn 27% more than the median earnings for men and 58% more than the median for women, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
December 3, 2021
Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute calls the latest numbers “idiosyncratic sectoral shocks.”
The Day
December 3, 2021
An Economic Policy Institute, or EPI, report from March 2019 — before the pandemic — found the teacher shortage was “large, growing, and worse … (paywall).
San Antonio News-Express
December 3, 2021
Nevada used about $335 million in ARP money to pay off federal loans and replenish UI trust funds, according to data from the Economic Policy Institute.
Nevada Current
December 3, 2021
Dollar Tree’s decision to push higher costs onto consumers follows a growing trend of companies citing inflationary pressures in the economy to justify price hikes — even as they bring in record profits and lavishly reward their executives and shareholders. In 2020, according to a recent analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, CEOs made 351 times as much as a typical worker, and CEO pay has soared by 1,322% since 1978.
Truthout
December 3, 2021
The non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation found that the Build Better Act will not add a penny to the deficit. Indeed, over time it will decrease the deficit. And economists at the Economic Policy Institute — along with 15 Nobel Prize-winning economists — have argued the Build Back Better Act will actually ease inflation.
Progressive Perspectives
December 3, 2021
Workers advocates, however, are still steadfastly against the measure. David Cooper, a senior analyst for the Economic Policy Institute, said he .. (paywall).
Orlando Sentinel
December 3, 2021
C’est pourqoui Lawrence Mishel espère des changements en particulier des sanctions plus fortes, de l’administration Biden.
Alternatives Economiques
December 3, 2021
The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute argues that today’s inflation was driven by a COVID-19 shift away from services such as restaurants and public transportation to products such as food and gas, and the resulting supply-chain bottlenecks.
Pew Charitable Trust
December 3, 2021
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 the jobs report Guest Today: Elise Gould of the Economic Policy Institute, Lynden Melmed of Berry Appleman & Leiden
Bloomberg TV
December 3, 2021