However, some economists disagree, and some studies have shown that these effects are generally small and localized. A blog post written by Economist Josh Bivens for the Economic Policy Institute and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research has found that modest minimum-wage increases only raise prices marginally. Many businesses absorb wage increases through productivity improvements, slower hiring, or reduced turnover, rather than significant price hikes
Southeast Arrow (Missouri)
December 15, 2025
During Wednesday’s briefing, Adam Keller, Arise’s Worker Power Campaign director, highlighted several figures published by the Economic Policy Institute, EPI, showcasing the crucial role which unions play in expanding worker power. One such figure paints a directly inverse correlation between union membership and the percentage of income going to the top 10 percent. Keller explained that as American union membership has declined over the past several decades, the working class has lost more and more of its income as the wealthy have grown wealthier and wealthier.
Alabama Reporter
December 15, 2025
A recent report from the Economic Policy Institute suggested that subjecting tipped workers to a separate and lower minimum wage “creates a host of problems,” among them, making them more vulnerable to wage theft.
Colorado Politics
December 15, 2025
Not only that, but a report from the Economic Policy Institute also published earlier this year shows 37% of tipped workers make so little they already aren’t paying federal income tax. So, the “No Tax on Tips” wouldn’t affect them. Meanwhile, Yazmin said everything is getting more expensive.
WFMZ
December 15, 2025
As a result of this intransigence, the federal minimum wage today has the lowest real value that it has had since at least 1956. In 2022, researchers with the Economic Policy Institute estimated that in the 13 years since the last minimum wage increase, prices had increased by more than 27 percent.
Truthout
December 15, 2025
Axios Columbus
December 15, 2025
Elise Gould, senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute think tank, wrote in a Dec. 5 blog post that federal statistical agencies such as the BLS and the Census Bureau provide critical “gold standard data” for understanding the labor market.
She added that without the data, it will “materially harm” the Federal Reserve’s ability to make a data-informed decision on the interest rate policy, which is expected to be announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Manufacturing Dive
December 15, 2025
To put all of this in perspective: An estimated 26 million workers are paid less than $17 per hour, roughly 18% of the US workforce, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
Yahoo Finance
December 15, 2025
High cost of living. The overall cost of living in Delaware County is higher than any other county in the state. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the cost of living for a two-parent, two-child family is $115,383 per year, or $9,615 per month.
Investopedia
December 15, 2025