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A Policy Agenda for the Biden Administration
Protecting Older Workers & Strengthening Retirement Security
The Costs Behind NYC's Hudson Yards Project
SCEPA's research exposed the $2.2 billion in costs behind the so-called "self-financed" project. Check out the extensive news coverage.
Climate Change & the Challenges to Labor
“On a dead planet, there are no jobs." Labor leader Reiner Hoffmann, who represents over 6 million workers in Germany, succinctly summarized why we came together to discuss the intersection of climate change and labor.
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Who Does the Earned Income Tax Credit Benefit?
Read MoreWorking Paper—The popular EITC program is credited with encouraging employment and reducing poverty. But a SCEPA working paper suggests it may also reduce wages for low-education workers, including older workers who do not receive EITC benefits at the same rate as younger workers.
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May 06, 2021
A Green Recovery from the Pandemic Meltdown
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Who Does The Earned Income Tax Credit Benefit?
Working Paper—The popular EITC program is credited with encouraging employment and reducing poverty. But a SCEPA working paper suggests it may also reduce wages for low-education workers, including older workers who do not receive EITC benefits at the same rate as younger workers.
The Stalled Jobs Recovery Pushed 1.1 Million Older Workers Out Of The Labor Force
Brief—2020 Q4 Status of Older Workers Report
Climate Change
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Economics of Climate Change
How to Reverse the EU's Division and Support Recovery
SCEPA Climate Economics Director Willi Semmler and co-authors Francesco Saraceno and Brigitte Young published a new article asking how the European Union (EU) can recover its sense of common purpose after the Covid-19 crisis exacerbated division between and among member…Read More
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Sustainability
The Real Driver of Rising Inequality
Wage suppression - not monopoly power - is fueling corporate profits and the growing gap between rich and poor.Read More
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