Economic Policy Institute . Budgets are in 2014 dollars. Interactive tools and videos bringing clarity to the national dialogue on economic inequality. [10] Its tax returns indicate that major support comes from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, the Donner Canadian Foundation, and the Chase Foundation of Virginia. Explaining the erosion of private-sector unions, How corporate practices and legal changes have undercut the ability of workers to organize and bargain, What imbalances of workplace power mean for civic engagement—and democracy, Lochner presumption of equal power lives in labor law and undermines constitutional, statutory, and common law workplace protections, State interference in local policymaking prevents people of color, women, and low-income workers from making ends meet in the South, Teacher pay penalty dips but persists in 2019, Public school teachers earn about 20% less in weekly wages than nonteacher college graduates, 1.3 million people filed initial unemployment insurance claims last week, It is terrible economics to pause stimulus talks, The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows hiring failed to improve, Congress must act to fix massive jobs shortfall, The cutback to the $600 boost to unemployment benefits reduced personal income by $667 billion (annualized) in August. Publication sales: Visit our online bookstore, contact … Policy Agenda. 718 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[]/Index[695 95]/Info 694 0 R/Length 116/Prev 184738/Root 696 0 R/Size 790/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream Washington, DC 20005 The Institute and its Research Themes. EPI is an independent, nonprofit think tank that researches the impact of economic trends and policies on working people in the United States. [16], Another former MEI vice president, Bernier stated the institute influenced him as an Industry Minister by giving him the experience to learn about public policies and how to implement good public policies. [4] Tasha Kheiriddin also briefly occupied this position from March to September 2006, before moving to the Quebec branch of the Fraser Institute. Policy choices have tilted the playing field toward the rich and corporations. h�b```c``�f`a`p�gb@ !�+s|h�?��p&~�Y1��ܤ EPI’s research helps policymakers, opinion leaders, advocates, journalists, and the public understand the bread-and-butter issues affecting ordinary Americans. One study from GOBankingRates showed that 57% of the 8,000 people it polled had under $1,000 in savings and 39% had nothing saved at all. Events 1225 Eye St. NW, Suite 600 Here's how it impacts your workplace—and our democracy. Nonprofit Professional Employees Union. The company has corporate status: Dissolved by Corporations Canada (s.222)on 2015-04-04. ����@EGGX �30�eD�X$��� ���!�(�P�������5��EX�Y�h/b �vΟ]�޵���Ӝ}/�� �LV@���i�$�[Uvi&�@Z���|5D�@� Y� For more than 40 years, the JDI has been supporting public policy research at Queen’s. Nonprofit Professional Employees Union. EPI’s Unequal Power project is a three-year, interdisciplinary initiative that challenges this assumption. Economic Policy Institute 2015-1. Privacy Policy • Contact Us. The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) is a non-profit research organization (or think tank) based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Newsroom Economic Policy Institute 1225 Eye St. NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: (202) 775-8810 Fax: (202) 775-0819 Media/Press inquiries: Visit EPI’s online Newsroom or contact news@epi.org. It is true that the U.S. gained about 500,000 manufacturing jobs from 2016 to 2019, largely due to increased domestic purchasing from tax cuts and increased federal spending. Policy choices have tilted the playing field toward the rich and corporations. Read the report, Another 1.3 million people applied for unemployment insurance benefits the week ending October 3: 840,000 for regular state UI and 464,000 for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. Canadian Institute for Economic Policy. However, as important as savings may be, many Americans simply aren’t making it happen. Privacy Policy • Contact Us. As of June 2020, 8 million people have lost their insurance due to pandemic-related job loss. The Liberal government raised the top federal income tax rate to 33 per cent from 29 per cent. By Christopher Cotton and Neil Renwick. Several members of its board of directors and many of its fellows play a significant role in Quebec's economy as entrepreneurs or intellectuals.[3]. © 2020 Economic Policy Institute Get the latest news from the Fraser Institute on the latest research studies, news and events. Economic Policy Institute The economic impact of local living wages By Jeff Chapman Jeff Thompson February 15, 2006 February 16, 2006 | EPI Briefing Paper #170 The economic impact of local living wages by Jeff Thompson and Jeff Chapman The modern living wage movement was born in Baltimore in 1994, when the city passed an Contact us Here's how it impacts your workplace—and our democracy. A network of state and local organizations improving workers' lives through research and advocacy. More about the newsletter. [9], The institute maintains a "Chinese wall" between its researchers and its Donors. A national network of research and policy groups improving economic conditions for working families. The C.D. Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy, Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN), Preemption Tracker: A map of the campaign to suppress worker rights, Preemption laws prevent cities from acting on everything from labor standards to gun safety, Initial UI claims continue to exceed one million per week, September jobs report: Slowdown in jobs added means we could be years away from a full recovery, Many workers have exhausted their state’s regular unemployment benefits, Justice Ginsburg knew that unequal power is a workplace reality, Perspectives on unequal power from employment law, economics, philosophy, and political science, Decades of slow wage growth for telecommunication workers, Slowdown in jobs added means we could be years away from a full recovery, What teaching is like during the pandemic—and a reminder that listening to teachers is critical to solving the challenges the coronavirus has brought to public education, With millions of workers receiving unemployment benefits and no end in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress must act, Fact-checking resources for the 2020 presidential debates, Trump talks up economic progress, after Harris-Pence debate focused on job losses, recent analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, Lost your job and health insurance? But state lawmakers—especially in the South—often override these local ordinances to lower labor standards back down. Maxime Bernier served as its vice president, from May to November 2005, before he became federal Minister of Industry. 2015. Exploring how race, ethnicity, and class intersect to affect economic outcomes in the United States. What are the consequences of no stimulus? Christopher Cotton, Ph.D., is a Professor of Economics at Queen’s University where he holds the Jarislowsky-Deutsch Chair of Economic & Financial Policy and is the Director of the John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy. Fax: (202) 775-0819. All other inquiries: Contact epi@epi.org. When you take into account dependents, that number rises to more than 12 million. Paul Muller was president of the MEI from 2006 to 2012 and former policy adviser to leader of Action démocratique du Québec, Mario Dumont.[5][6]. If it matters, we measure it. From February 2007 to October 2009, the vice president was Marcel Boyer, professor of economics at the University of Montreal.