Maine’s Economy

Predatory lenders disproportionately target women, new study shows

It’s Shark Week. No, not the Discovery Channel’s homage to the denizens of the deep, but rather the annual media storm from consumer advocates who oppose the […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 29, 2016

Tags Consumer Protection, Federal, Inequality

Health Care, Maine’s Economy

Income inequality and provision of public services a matter of life and death

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association offers further evidence of the effects of income inequality on health and well-being. Using data […]

James Myall

Posted April 20, 2016

Tags Health Care, Incomes, Inequality

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

State Unemployment Rates by Race & Ethnicity

New data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that racial disparities regarding employment persist across the country, including in Maine. This is a topic which […]

James Myall

Posted March 11, 2016

Tags Economy, Inequality, Racial Equity, Unemployment

Education, Health Care, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

An agenda to give American families a much-needed raise

Our colleagues at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) note that “wages for the vast majority of American workers have stagnated or declined since 1979—and wage stagnation’s reach has broadened […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted October 15, 2015

Tags Economy, Immigration, Inequality, Infrastructure, Jobs, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Economist predicts slow and uneven economic growth in 2015

MECEP economist Joel Johnson recently spoke with MaineBiz about his predictions for the New Year. Joel forecast slow, unbalanced economic growth in 2015. Households will get a […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted January 23, 2015

Tags Economy, Inequality, Unemployment

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Census Bureau Data: Poverty among Blacks and African Americans in Maine Is the Highest in the Nation

One of every two black and African American Mainers and one-third of Maine’s Native Americans live in poverty Augusta, Maine (Monday, September 22, 2014) The poverty rate […]

Posted September 22, 2014

Tags Inequality, Poverty, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

The Income Gap between Those at the Very Top of the Economic Ladder and Everyone Else Is Growing Wider

EPI finds that between 2009 and 2011, the top one percent in Maine captured 60 percent of all income growth (Augusta, Maine) From 2009 to 2011, the […]

Posted February 19, 2014

Tags Incomes, Inequality

Jobs and Income

The State of Working Maine in 2013: An Ever Deepening Income Divide (Part 2)

In my last post, I discussed how MECEP’s recently released report, The State of Working Maine in 2013, delves beyond the official monthly employment reports for more […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted December 13, 2013

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Poverty

Taxes and Budget

Growing Income Inequality is Another Sign that We Need to Raise Taxes on the Rich

Income inequality is growing and it’s a problem. New analysis of household income data shows a disturbing nationwide trend of growing income inequality over the last three […]

Joel Johnson

Posted November 15, 2012

Tags Federal, Inequality, Tax Fairness, Taxes

Maine’s Economy

Gap between Maine’s Wealthiest and Poorest Families Grows

Augusta, Maine — Income gaps widened in Maine and across the nation between the late 1990s and the mid-2000s, but Maine’s inequality problem is milder than in […]

Posted November 15, 2012

Tags Economy, Inequality

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Predatory lenders disproportionately target women, new study shows

Income inequality and provision of public services a matter of life and death

State Unemployment Rates by Race & Ethnicity

An agenda to give American families a much-needed raise

Economist predicts slow and uneven economic growth in 2015

Census Bureau Data: Poverty among Blacks and African Americans in Maine Is the Highest in the Nation

The Income Gap between Those at the Very Top of the Economic Ladder and Everyone Else Is Growing Wider

The State of Working Maine in 2013: An Ever Deepening Income Divide (Part 2)

Growing Income Inequality is Another Sign that We Need to Raise Taxes on the Rich

Gap between Maine’s Wealthiest and Poorest Families Grows