The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank in Washington, in April called for an temporary tax on excess corporate profits. Porter, the California congresswoman, often cites an analysis by the institute that says 54 cents of every $1 in price increases is due to profit padding rather than higher labor or other input costs.
Minnesota Star Tribune
November 10, 2022
The reasons black Americans have higher jobless rates than white people fall into several categories. The Economic Policy Institute reports that among the primary reasons are “racism” and single adult households where one person tries to care for children and hold a full-time job simultaneously.
24/7 Wall St.
November 10, 2022
The union spoke with employees and used tools such as MIT’s Living Wage Calculator and the Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator to arrive at the $18 figure, though it notes “most workers need to make much more than that to cover their necessities.”
Orlando Sentinel
November 10, 2022
“You’re basically baking those kinds of discrimination into people’s wages,” said Elise Gould, senior economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
Politico
November 10, 2022
To close the gap, the state must increase teacher pay, Bishop said, referencing an Economic Policy Institute study that showed teachers were paid more than 30% less than other college graduates.
The Norman Transcript
November 10, 2022
In 2020, the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute released a report detailing how the US had lost 3.7 million jobs due to a trade imbalance with China since 2001.
South China Morning Post
November 10, 2022
Since 2001, its trade deficit with China has cost the US 3.7 million jobs, with most of the losses stemming from manufacturing, according to a 2020 report by think tank Economic Policy Institute.
Channel News Asia
November 10, 2022
“Once you treat people like this, they remember that,” said Terri Gerstein, a fellow at Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program and Economic Policy Institute. “Of the people remaining, it is a certainty that none of them feel secure in their job, and I would be shocked if the remaining people were not updating their resumes right now or talking with each other about starting a union.”
CNN Business
November 10, 2022
Ben Zipperer, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute, said he wouldn’t be surprised if Nov. 8 is a win for low-wage workers.
“Minimum wage increases are tremendously popular, and I’m not aware of a ballot proposal being voted on that has failed in the last two decades,” Zipperer said.
CNBC
November 10, 2022
We all know that the current economic situation did not suddenly appear in the last year. A February 2022 blog by The Economic Policy Institute, stated that the COVID-19 pandemic is the primary factor driving excessive inflation through demand and supply-side distortions, i.e., global supply chains snarled due largely to port shutdowns caused by COVID-19 outbreaks.
Concord Monitor
November 10, 2022