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News from EPI › What’s missing from the affordability debate?: Join webinar with EPI economists and policy experts on Thursday at 3pm ET

Press Releases • January 20, 2026

UPDATE January 29, 2026: The recording and related resources for this event, which occurred in the past, can be found on the event page

Everyone is talking about affordability—and making the same mistake. Join EPI economists and policy experts on Thursday, January 22, at 3:00 p.m. EST for a conversation about what’s missing from the current debate: higher paychecks. Register here. 

  • Who:
    • Heidi Shierholz, President, EPI
    • Josh Bivens, Chief Economist, EPI
    • Valerie Wilson, Director of EPI’s program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy
    • Samantha Sanders, EPI’s Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy
  • When: 3:00–4:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 22, 2026
  • Where: Zoom. Register here.