Biography
Will Kimball was on staff at the Economic Policy Institute from 2013 to 2016. As EARN analyst, Kimball researched state-level issues such as the minimum wage, state labor markets, poverty, and wage and income trends. Prior to becoming EARN analyst, Kimball was a research assistant, supporting EPI’s research on wages, labor markets, macroeconomics, and international trade. Previously he worked at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Education
B.A., Economics and Political Science, University of Connecticut
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Schrader bill would gut the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule
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Tuitions are rising, and it’s not because of overtime pay
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Slow state employment growth in May reinforces need to maintain low interest rates
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Nearly one-third of salaried workers will be guaranteed overtime under the new rule, but that falls short of the half covered in the mid-1970s
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April’s state jobs report shows slowing improvement across the country
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The new overtime rule will benefit working people in every state
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The new overtime rule will directly benefit 12.5 million working people: Who they are and where they live
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Raising Baltimore’s minimum wage to $15 by July 2020 would lift wages for 98,000 working people
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Labor force participation increases in most states
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State economies continue steady improvement, but stimulus would still boost growth
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Manufacturing employment has recovered to pre-recession strength in only one state
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14 states raised their minimum wage at the beginning of 2016, lifting the wages of more than 4.6 million working people
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Study claiming right-to-work in West Virginia will create job growth is fundamentally flawed
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Employment is growing more slowly in states that drastically cut unemployment benefits
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Wages for top earners soared in 2014: Fly top 0.1 percent, fly
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What Families Need to Get By: EPI’s 2015 Family Budget Calculator
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The Economic Policy Institute’s 2015 Family Budget Calculator: Technical Documentation
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The Trade Deficit is Responsible for Manufacturing Job Loss
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6.9 Million Women Would Directly Benefit from Raising the Overtime Salary Threshold to $50,440
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Estimating the Number of Workers Directly Benefiting from the Proposed Increase in the Overtime Salary Threshold
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How Many Salaried Workers in Your State Would Gain Overtime Protections under the New Proposed Threshold?
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An Updated Analysis of Who Would Benefit from an Increased Overtime Salary Threshold
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Same Education, Different Pay: Young Female College Grads Earn Substantially Lower Wages than Their Male Counterparts
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Strong Wage Growth Would Complement the Safety Net in Reducing Poverty
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Millennials Aren’t Lazy: Millennials Aren’t Working Because the Economy Isn’t Either
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The Class of 2015: Despite an Improving Economy, Young Grads Still Face an Uphill Climb
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Broad-Based Wage Growth Is a Key Tool in the Fight Against Poverty
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Job Prospects Have Improved for Graduates, but the Class of 2015 Still Faces a Challenging Labor Market
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“Right-to-Work” States Still Have Lower Wages
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Unemployment Insurance Benefits Reaching a Smaller Share of Unemployed Workers