Heidi Shierholz, senior economist for the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute, disputed that the jobless would prefer to draw benefits that last months rather than a permanent job, especially since there were 1.6 unemployed people for every job opening in December.
USA Today
February 11, 2021
Raising the federal minimum wage is a crucial racial and gender justice issue, as analysis from the Economic Policy Institute demonstrates that the majority of workers who will benefit from a $15 minimum wage are adult women, and Black women in particular. Raising the federal minimum wage is also more urgent than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic: A majority of people who would benefit from the Raise the Wage Act are frontline and essential workers, including those who work in nursing homes, hospitals, schools, retail establishments, food service, and the transportation industry. It is not enough to call these workers heroes. They need the wages they have been fighting for across the country.
NELP
February 11, 2021
“I find it hard to understand how the CBO concluded that raising the minimum wage would increase the deficit by $54 billion. Two years ago, CBO concluded that a $15 minimum wage would increase the deficit by less than $1 million over ten years. Further, several major studies done by the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics and the Economic Policy Institute both found that raising the minimum wage would amount to a significant reduction in the deficit.
Sen. Bernie Sanders
February 11, 2021
A report from the Economic Policy Institute, titled COVID-19 and student performance, equity, and U.S. education policy, found that online learning and teaching are effective only if students have consistent access to the internet and computers and if teachers have received targeted training and support for online instruction.
North Carolina Health News
February 11, 2021
Detroit, MI – Today, U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14) shared a report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) that analyzed the benefits of the Raise the Wage Act. Rep. Lawrence is an original co-sponsor of the legislation which she and her colleagues reintroduced last week. According to the report, increasing the minimum wage to $15 would benefit approximately 1.3 million Michiganders, including 92,000 people (31 percent of workers) in Michigan’s 14th Congressional District.
Public
February 11, 2021
Recent research from the Economic Policy Institute suggests that online teaching and learning models can be effective “if students have consistent access to the Internet and computers and if teachers have received targeted training and supports for online instruction.”
Ed Tech Magazine
February 11, 2021
CEO salaries grew 1,007.5% from 1978 to 2019, according to an Economic Policy Institute report. The average worker’s pay grew 11.9% during that same time. The public policy that allows this wage gap to widen can be changed, though, Baker says.
Acorns
February 11, 2021