Areas of expertise
Child poverty • State economic development policy • Tax incidence
Biography
Doug Hall was Director of EPI’s Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) from 2009 to 2014. Prior to his tenure at EPI, he served as director of operations and research for the Connecticut EARN partner, Connecticut Voices for Children, where he played a leading role in work related to family economic security and state tax and budget issues. He is the author or co-author of dozens of reports, including several reports on state-level economic trends, and eight State of Working Connecticut reports. His work has been extensively cited by statewide media, and he has contributed several op-ed pieces for publication in newspapers such as the Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Hartford Courant and the Kentucky Post. He has also appeared as an expert on public affairs shows on Connecticut television stations such as NBC30, Fox 61, and CPTV, and on KET in Kentucky. Hall has recently been providing overviews of monthly state employment trends for CBS Radio’s national network of 130 stations.
Education
Ph.D., Political Studies, Queen’s University
M.A., Public Policy and Administration, McMaster University
B.A. (Hon.), Public Policy and Administration, York University
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Despite Positive News, Some States Still Suffer from a Weak Recovery
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The Average Low-Wage Worker Is Responsible for Half of His or Her Family’s Income
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Ending Currency Manipulation Would Substantially Erase State Jobs Deficits
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Low-Wage Workers Have Experienced Wage Erosion in Nearly Every State
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In SUPPORT of HB 295 – The Maryland Minimum Wage Act of 2014
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Raising the Federal Minimum Wage to $10.10 Will Not Lead to Job Loss
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Positive News In November Threatened By Failure To Renew Extended Unemployment Insurance
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Full Employment Would Benefit Workers In Every State
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Poverty Rates Remain High, and Incomes Stagnant, as State Economies Inch Along
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Slow economic recovery reflected in stagnant income and poverty data
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Investing in Education Is the Path to State Prosperity: States With Highly Educated Workforces Have Higher Wages and Stronger Economies
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State Jobs Numbers Show Sluggish Growth
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Coming Soon to the Big Apple – Paid Sick Days, as New York City Council Overrides Bloomberg Veto
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State Economies Slog Towards Recovery
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Ongoing State Jobs Deficits—Keeping State Employment Gains in Perspective
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Ongoing joblessness
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Ongoing disaster evident in too many states
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State economies navigating troubled waters as federal sequestration takes a toll
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State policymakers should avoid adding to austerity imposed by sequestration
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Most states on a positive path, though sequestration’s impact could derail recovery
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Minimum Wage
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Raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 would give working families, and the overall economy, a much-needed boost
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A $10.10 minimum wage would give economy (and more low-wage workers) a bigger boost
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Who would be affected by President Obama’s proposed minimum wage increase?
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President Obama throws his support behind increasing the minimum wage
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Reducing U.S. trade deficits will generate a manufacturing-based recovery for the United States and Ohio: Ending currency manipulation by China and others is the place to start
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How raising Maryland’s minimum wage will benefit workers and boost the state’s economy
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Status quo not good enough for state economies either
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Poor policy choices could derail ‘middling’ recovery
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State recoveries continue, but smart policy choices remain critical