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Economic insights for a more equitable society
A Policy Agenda for the Biden Administration
Protecting Older Workers & Strengthening Retirement Security
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.
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.
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SCEPA works to focus the public economics debate on the role government can and should play in the real productive economy - that of business, management, and labor - to raise living standards, create economic security, and attain full employment.
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Why We Need An Older Workers Bureau
Read More(This article initially appeared in a Forbes column authored by SCEPA Director Teresa Ghilarducci)
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Retirement Equity Lab (ReLab)
Expanding EITC Will Benefit 1.5 Million Low-Income Older Workers
Brief— SCEPA's research finds nearly 1.5 million low-income older workers would benefit from an expansion of the popular Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program. The report—released by our Retirement Equity Lab (ReLab)—finds without expanding the EITC, the program actually lowers wages among non-educated workers, especially those over 55.
The Pandemic Retirement Surge Increased Retirement Inequality
Brief— 2021 Q2 Status Of Older Workers Report
Climate Change
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Economics of Climate Change
G20 Features SCEPA Article on Climate & Cooperation
This year’s materials for the G20 Summit include a SCEPA research paper co-written by Willi Semmler, the Director of SCEPA’s Economics of Climate Change project. The paper investigates how to recover the European Union (EU)’s sense of common aims after…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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