Biography
Alyssa Davis joined EPI in 2013. As a research assistant, she aids in EPI’s ongoing analysis of the labor market, wage trends, and other aspects of the economy. Alyssa assists in the design and execution of research projects in areas such as poverty, income inequality, and living standards . She also works with the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) to provide research support to various state advocacy organizations. Alyssa has previously worked in the Texas House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
Education
B.A., Plan II Honors and Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin
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How to give women a 70% pay raise
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Closing the pay gap and beyond: A comprehensive strategy for improving economic security for women and families
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Hiring lags as economy slows over the summer
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Income Stagnation in 2014 Shows the Economy Is Not Working for Most Families
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Why a Pro-Worker Agenda is an Anti-Poverty Agenda
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The Economic Policy Institute’s 2015 Family Budget Calculator: Technical Documentation
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Job Openings Data Suggest the Economy is Chugging Along, Albeit Slowly
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Public Sector Employment Is Stuck in the Doldrums
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CEO Pay Has Grown 90 Times Faster than Typical Worker Pay Since 1978
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Top CEOs Make 300 Times More than Typical Workers: Pay Growth Surpasses Stock Gains and Wage Growth of Top 0.1 Percent
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Young Black High School Grads Face Astonishing Underemployment
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Don’t Forget about High School Grads
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Millennials Aren’t Lazy: Millennials Aren’t Working Because the Economy Isn’t Either
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The Class of 2015: Despite an Improving Economy, Young Grads Still Face an Uphill Climb
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Don’t Blame the Poor for the Faults of Our Economy
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Broad-Based Wage Growth Is a Key Tool in the Fight Against Poverty
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Job Prospects Have Improved for Graduates, but the Class of 2015 Still Faces a Challenging Labor Market
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Sluggish Wage Growth Over the Last Year Is Not Due to the Mix of Jobs Being Created
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Disappointing State Jobs Growth in March Gives Pause
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Equal Pay Day: Minding the (Gender Wage) Gap
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Women Still Earn Less than Men Across the Board
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Method Revisions for the Missing Workers Indicator
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The Way We Pay Tipped Workers Disproportionately Harms Women
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“Right to Work” Is the Wrong Answer for New Mexico’s Economy
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State Employment and Unemployment Data Show Signs of Improvement, but We Have a Long Way to Go
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Parsing the Skills Gap in Job Openings and Hires Data
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American Families Have Been Losing Ground Since 2000
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Modest Income Growth in 2013 Puts Slight Dent in More than a Decade of Income Losses
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The Leisure and Hospitality Sector has the Largest Gap between CEO and Worker Pay
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Runaway CEO pay in 30 seconds