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epi.org · Think Tank

The domain epi.org belongs to the Economic Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit think tank founded in 1986. EPI conducts economic research focused on the needs of low- and middle-income workers, producing data-driven reports on wages, employment, inequality, labor markets, and trade policy. Its work is frequently cited by mainstream media, academics, and policymakers, and its researchers include credentialed economists. The organization is widely respected for the quality and rigor of its empirical data analysis, particularly its work on wage trends and inequality. That said, EPI is an advocacy-oriented think tank with a clear progressive/labor-aligned orientation. It receives significant funding from labor unions (such as the AFL-CIO and major individual unions), which informs its research priorities and policy recommendations. Its output should be understood as advocacy research rather than neutral journalism — EPI selects topics and frames findings to support pro-worker, pro-union policy positions. While its underlying data and methodology are generally sound and transparent, conclusions and policy advocacy reflect an ideological lens. This is typical of policy think tanks across the spectrum and does not undermine factual accuracy, but it warrants reader awareness of perspective. Third-party fact-checkers like Media Bias/Fact Check rate EPI as Left-Center to Left in bias with High factual reporting, citing well-sourced research and a clean track record on factual accuracy with proper sourcing. Because it is a think tank rather than a news organization, it lacks traditional journalistic structures like a newsroom corrections page, but it does cite its data sources transparently and publishes detailed methodology. Overall it is a credible source for economic data when its advocacy orientation is accounted for.