Biography
Katherine deCourcy is a research assistant at the Economic Policy Institute. She joined EPI in January 2022 and supports EPI economists’ and policy analysts’ work on a variety of issue areas, including macroeconomic and labor market analysis and the federal budget and taxes. As a research assistant, she collects, analyzes, and presents economic data, creates data visualizations, and helps prepare articles and blog posts for publication.
Education
B.A., Economics and Government, Connecticut College
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Class of 2023: Young workers have experienced strong wage growth since 2020
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Class of 2023: Young people see better job opportunities
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Class of 2023: Young adults are graduating into a strong labor market
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Gender wage gap widens even as low-wage workers see strong gains: Women are paid roughly 22% less than men on average
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Low-wage workers have seen historically fast real wage growth in the pandemic business cycle: Policy investments translate into better opportunities for the lowest-paid workers
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High and rising teacher vacancies coincide with a steep decline in the overall well-being of the teaching profession
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Beyond the numbers: What teaching shortages look like in practice
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The pandemic has exacerbated a long-standing national shortage of teachers
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Domestic Workers Chartbook 2022: A comprehensive look at the demographics, wages, benefits, and poverty rates of the professionals who care for our family members and clean our homes
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Stagnant top-code thresholds threaten data reliability for the highest earners and make inequality difficult to accurately measure