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| Formation | 1986 |
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| Founder | Jeff Faux, Lester Thurow, Ray Marshall, Barry Bluestone, Robert Reich, Robert Kuttner |
| Type | Public policy think tank |
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| Location |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′06″N 77°01′45″W / 38.901627°N 77.029256°W |
President | Heidi Shierholz |
Revenue (2018) | $8,020,337[1] |
| Expenses (2018) | $6,699,574[1] |
| Website | www |
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit American think tank based in Washington, D.C., that carries out economic research and analyzes the economic impact of policies and proposals. Affiliated with the labor movement,[2][3][4] the EPI is usually described as presenting a left-leaning and pro-union viewpoint on public policy issues.[5][6] Since 2021, EPI has been led by economist Heidi Shierholz, the former chief economist of the Department of Labor.
EPI has an advocacy arm, EPI Action, which is a 501(c)(4) group.
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- Jonathan Lemire, Kevin Freking and Aamer Madhani (2020-04-15). "New Trump advisory groups to consult on reopening US economy". Associated Press.
'It doesn't work if you bring in the hallelujah chorus,' said Thea Lee, president of the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning Washington think tank.
- Wiessner, Daniel (2019-12-19). "IN BRIEF: Report says 1.5 mln grad students would lose union rights under NLRB rule". Reuters.
The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute in the report also said that 57,500 graduate students who are already unionized would lose the ability to collectively bargain with their schools under the September proposal.
- Lyons, Patrick J. (2020-03-17). "Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today". The New York Times.
The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute projects up to three million jobs lost by summer.
- McGregor, Jena (2017-07-20). "Major company CEOs made 271 times the typical U.S. worker in 2016". The Washington Post.
The report from the left-leaning think tank said that number was slightly lower than 2015, when average pay was $16.3 million and the ratio was 286-to-1.
- Masunaga, Samantha (2015-06-22). "CEO pay is 303 times that of workers, study finds". Los Angeles Times.
Chief executives of the country's largest firms made 303 times more than a "typical" worker in 2014, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank.
- Jonathan Lemire, Kevin Freking and Aamer Madhani (2020-04-15). "New Trump advisory groups to consult on reopening US economy". Associated Press.
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- Hiltzik, Michael (2012-10-02). "Unmasking the most influential billionaire in U.S. politics". Los Angeles Times.
The foundation's roster of grant recipients has been similarly eclectic: the right-wing Heritage Foundation and the liberal Brookings Institution. The progressive Center for American Progress, the free-market American Enterprise Institute and the pro-union Economic Policy Institute.
- Bruce Miroff, Raymond Seidelman, Todd Swanstrom, Tom De Luca (2009). The Democratic Debate: American Politics in an Age of Change. Cengage Learning. p. 221. ISBN 9780547216386.
Economic Policy Institute ... Pro-union; favors more equal distribution of wealth
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- Hiltzik, Michael (2012-10-02). "Unmasking the most influential billionaire in U.S. politics". Los Angeles Times.