Economic Policy Institute
Valerie Wilson is the current Director of Program on Race, Ethnicity & the Economy at the Economic Policy Institute where Valerie conducts research and policy analysis on the economic condition of people of color in America. Prior to this, Valerie held the position of Vice President of Research and Economist at the National Urban League where Valerie focused on economic research and policy analysis. Wilson has also served as a Senior Resident Scholar, conducting economic research. Wilson holds a PhD in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Hampton University.
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Economic Policy Institute
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI), is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank using the tools of economics for more than 30 years to defend and promote the interests of workers in economic policy debates at the national, state, and local level. EPI was created in 1986 to broaden discussions about economic policy to include the needs of low- and middle-income workers. EPI believes every working person deserves a good job with fair pay, affordable health care, and retirement security. To achieve this goal, EPI conducts research and analysis on the economic status of working America. EPI proposes public policies that protect and improve the economic conditions of low- and middle-income workers and assesses policies with respect to how they affect those workers.