Biography
Ben Zipperer joined the Economic Policy Institute in 2016. His areas of expertise include the minimum wage, inequality, and low-wage labor markets. He has published research in The Quarterly Journal of Economics and the Industrial and Labor Relations Review and has been quoted in outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, and the BBC.
Prior to joining EPI, Zipperer was research economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. He is a senior research associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a research associate at the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at the University of California, Berkeley, and an associate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
B.S., Mathematics, University of Georgia, Athens
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Immigration FAQ
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Immigrants and the economy
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The impact of the Raise the Wage Act of 2025
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Deliberate policy decisions have disempowered workers and increased labor market inequality: The new State of Working America Data Library shows the latest trends in productivity, wages, labor markets, unionization, and CEO pay
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Strong wage growth for low-wage workers bucks the historic trend
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Trump’s federal workforce cuts jeopardize the careers of nearly 900,000 veterans and veteran or military spouses: Cuts to federal employment will affect veterans in every state
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EPI comment on OSHA’s proposed heat standard rule
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The U.S. benefits from immigration but policy reforms needed to maximize gains: Recommendations and a review of key issues to ensure fair wages and labor standards for all workers
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Latest data show that recent immigrant population growth is not unprecedented and below historical peaks: New immigrants help grow the economy
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Most minimum wage studies have found little or no job loss
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Unbalanced labor market power is what makes technology—including AI—threatening to workers: The best “AI policy” to protect workers is boosting their bargaining position
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The end of key U.S. public assistance measures pushed millions of people into poverty in 2022
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The impact of the Raise the Wage Act of 2023, by congressional district
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The impact of the Raise the Wage Act of 2023
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Kroger-Albertsons merger will harm grocery store worker wages: Workers stand to lose over $300 million annually
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Employers spend more than $400 million per year on ‘union-avoidance’ consultants to bolster their union-busting efforts
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EPI retracts fact sheet on employer violations in union elections
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Workers are 46% more likely to make below $15 an hour in states paying only the federal minimum wage
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Turnover, prices, and reallocation: Why minimum wages raise the incomes of low-wage workers
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Pandemic safety net programs kept millions out of poverty in 2021, new Census data show
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The value of the federal minimum wage is at its lowest point in 66 years
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National survey of gig workers paints a picture of poor working conditions, low pay
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Up to 390,000 federal contractors will get a raise starting next week
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OSHA vaccine-or-test mandate is smart public policy
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New analyses of minimum wage increases in Minneapolis and Saint Paul are misleading, flawed, and should be ignored
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The Raise the Wage Act would support essential care workers: Nearly 2 million direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports would benefit from a $15 minimum wage in 2025
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All pain and no gain: Unemployment benefit cuts will lower annual incomes by $144.3 billion and consumer spending by $79.2 billion
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Social insurance programs cushioned the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
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EPI comments on proposal to increase the minimum wage for federal contractors
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The minimum wage has lost 21% of its value since Congress last raised the wage