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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 ...
Jeff Faux (born Geoffrey Faux in New York City) is the principal founder of the Economic Policy Institute and was its first president, from 1986 to 2002. [1] He is now the Institute's Distinguished Fellow and also serves on its board of directors. Faux was educated at Queens College, George Washington University, and Harvard University. [1]
The Employment Policies Institute has released a number of studies [8] [9] that look at the economic effects of policies (like the minimum wage, health care mandates, and employment tax credits) on low-wage labor markets.
Heidi Shierholz (born October 10, 1971) is the president of the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank based in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] She previously served as Chief Economist of the United States Department of Labor under Secretary Thomas Perez. [3] [4] [5]
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The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) is a non-profit, nonpartisan think tank that works on state and federal tax policy issues. ITEP was founded in 1980, and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
The International Center for Economic Policy Studies (ICEPS) was founded by Antony Fisher and William J. Casey in 1978. [5] [1] ICEPS changed its name to the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research in 1981. The institute's first president was Jeffrey Bell, who was succeeded in 1980 by William H. Hammett, who served until 1995.
The Institute's mission is formally to serve "as a catalyst for high quality, multidisciplinary, and non-partisan research on policy issues surrounding economic globalization" [5] Affiliated faculty have appointments in the departments of economics, history, geography, and political science as well as the law, public health, political management, and business schools of George Washington ...