In “CEO pay and the top 1%: How executive compensation and financial-sector pay have fueled income inequality”, EPI President Lawrence Mishel and research assistant Natalie Sabadish find that CEO compensation has grown exponentially in recent decades, while worker compensation has been relatively stagnant: from 1978 to 2011, CEO compensation increased more than 725 [...]
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In this new briefing paper, EPI analysts Rebecca Thiess, Andrew Fieldhouse and Ethan Pollack examine the possible implications of Congressional proposals for a spending cap and balanced budget amendment. Posted on June 23rd, 2011
For the past several years, the best economic research has shown that China needs to increase the value of its currency, the yuan, against the U.S. dollar by 25% to 30%. One year ago, China’s central bank said that it would “allow the country’s currency to float more freely against the dollar and [...] Posted on April 3rd, 2011
The deflation of the housing bubble which started in 2006 pushed the U.S. economy into recession by the end of 2007. As house prices fell and already low equity (due to second mortgages) vanished, foreclosures and “upside down” mortgages, in which homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth, became [...] Posted on December 2nd, 2010
Demos, EPI and The Century Foundation have produced a budget blueprint for economic recovery and fiscal responsibility. The blueprint prioritizes a strong economic recovery because widespread job creation and robust economic growth are essential to successful deficit reduction. Investing in America’s Future is a project of Demos, EPI and The Century Foundation. 2 pages
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