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<p><strong><em>Biography</em></strong><br /> Zane Mokhiber (he/him) joined EPI in 2016. As director of data management and analysis, he is responsible for developing, deploying and training users of EPI’s myriad public use data products. Mokhiber manages research support staff to deliver the analytical needs of EPI’s economists and policy researchers on topics such as wages, labor markets, race and gender inequality, trade, manufacturing, and economic growth. Prior to joining EPI, Mokhiber worked for the Worker Institute at Cornell University as an undergraduate research fellow.</p> <p><strong><em>Education</em></strong><br /> B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University ILR School</p> <div id="epi-search-box"> <input type="hidden" id="search-post-types" value="page,press,event,multimedia,blog,news,publication,issuepage" /> <!-- Tells us what search we are on --> <div id="search-author" data-author="3244"></div> <div class="search-intro"> <div class="search-icon-wrapper"> <i class="search-icon-default fa fa-search"></i> <i style="display: none;" class="search-icon-loading fa fa-refresh fa-spin"></i> </div> Search publications by Zane Mokhiber </div> <div class="search-wrap-border"> <div class="search-wrap"> <div class="search-text"> <h3>By Content:</h3> <input type="text" id="search-content" placeholder="Type and press enter"> </div> <div class="search-init"> <i class="search-icon-loading fa fa-refresh fa-spin fa-2x"></i> </div> 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type"> <option value="3160">Economic Indicators</option><option value="756">Report</option><option value="3178">Testimony</option><option value="801">Blog</option> </select> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <input type="submit" value="Search" id="search-run"> </div> </div> <div id="search-results"> <ul class="post-list loop-list"> <li id="post-142508" class="loop-item post-142508 publication type-publication status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/family-budget-calculator-documentation/"><span class="title-presub">The Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Technical Documentation</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 24, 2025 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/katherine-decourcy/">Katherine deCourcy</a> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-277833" class="loop-item post-277833 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/epis-family-budget-calculator/"><span class="title-presub">What constitutes a living wage?</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">A guide to using EPI’s Family Budget Calculator</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 31, 2024 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/katherine-decourcy/">Katherine deCourcy</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-273007" class="loop-item post-273007 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-public-comments"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/epi-comment-regarding-dols-proposed-information-collection-to-update-the-national-database-of-childcare-prices/">EPI comment regarding DOL’s proposed information collection to update the National Database of Childcare Prices</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> September 5, 2023 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/testimony/public-comments/">Public Comments</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-248723" class="loop-item post-248723 blog type-blog status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/stagnant-topcode-thresholds-threaten-data-reliability-for-the-highest-earners-and-make-inequality-difficult-to-accurately-measure/">Stagnant top-code thresholds threaten data reliability for the highest earners and make inequality difficult to accurately measure</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> April 26, 2022 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/katherine-decourcy/">Katherine deCourcy</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-221010" class="loop-item post-221010 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/raising-the-federal-minimum-wage-to-15-by-2025-would-lift-the-pay-of-32-million-workers/"><span class="title-presub">Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 would lift the pay of 32 million workers</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">A demographic breakdown of affected workers and the impact on poverty, wages, and inequality</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> March 9, 2021 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/david-cooper/">David Cooper</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/ben-zipperer/">Ben Zipperer</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-208665" class="loop-item post-208665 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/rebuilding-american-manufacturing-potential-job-gains-by-state-and-industry-analysis-of-trade-infrastructure-and-clean-energy-energy-efficiency-proposals/"><span class="title-presub">Rebuilding American manufacturing—potential job gains by state and industry</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Analysis of trade, infrastructure, and clean energy/energy efficiency proposals</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> October 20, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/daniel-perez/">Daniel Perez</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-209053" class="loop-item post-209053 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/household-income-gains-welcome-in-2019-census-data-but-may-not-be-as-strong-as-they-first-appear/">Household income gains welcome in 2019 Census data, but may not be as strong as they first appear</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> September 16, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-208906" class="loop-item post-208906 blog type-blog status-publish hentry type-income-picture"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/by-the-numbers-income-and-poverty-2019/"><span class="title-presub">By the Numbers</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Income and Poverty, 2019</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> September 15, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/jori-kandra/">Jori Kandra</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-181374" class="loop-item post-181374 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/growing-china-trade-deficits-costs-us-jobs/"><span class="title-presub">Growing China trade deficit cost 3.7 million American jobs between 2001 and 2018</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Jobs lost in every U.S. state and congressional district</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 30, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-180855" class="loop-item post-180855 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/ece-in-the-states/">Early child care and education in the states</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 15, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/marcy-whitebook/">Marcy Whitebook</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/lea-j-e-austin/">Lea J.E. Austin</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-175465" class="loop-item post-175465 blog type-blog status-publish hentry type-income-picture"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/by-the-numbers-income-and-poverty-2018/"><span class="title-presub">By the Numbers</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Income and Poverty, 2018</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> September 10, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/melat-kassa/">Melat Kassa</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-170307" class="loop-item post-170307 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/breaking-the-silence-on-early-child-care-and-education-costs-a-values-based-budget-for-children-parents-and-teachers-in-california/"><span class="title-presub">Breaking the silence on early child care and education costs</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">A values-based budget for children, parents, and teachers in California</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> July 23, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/marcy-whitebook/">Marcy Whitebook</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/lea-j-e-austin/">Lea J.E. Austin</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-167009" class="loop-item post-167009 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/class-of-2019-high-school-edition/"><span class="title-presub">Class of 2019</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">High school edition</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> June 6, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/julia-wolfe/">Julia Wolfe</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-167037" class="loop-item post-167037 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/class-of-2019-college-edition/"><span class="title-presub">Class of 2019</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">College edition</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> May 14, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/julia-wolfe/">Julia Wolfe</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-163575" class="loop-item post-163575 publication type-publication status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/minimum-wage-simulation-model-technical-methodology/">Minimum Wage Simulation Model technical methodology</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> February 26, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/david-cooper/">David Cooper</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/ben-zipperer/">Ben Zipperer</a> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-156645" class="loop-item post-156645 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/the-china-toll-deepens-growth-in-the-bilateral-trade-deficit-between-2001-and-2017-cost-3-4-million-u-s-jobs-with-losses-in-every-state-and-congressional-district/"><span class="title-presub">The China toll deepens</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Growth in the bilateral trade deficit between 2001 and 2017 cost 3.4 million U.S. jobs, with losses in every state and congressional district</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> October 23, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-155657" class="loop-item post-155657 blog type-blog status-publish hentry type-income-picture"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/black-workers-have-made-no-progress-in-closing-earnings-gaps-with-white-men-since-2000/">Black workers have made no progress in closing earnings gaps with white men since 2000</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> September 12, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/janelle-jones/">Janelle Jones</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-155544" class="loop-item post-155544 blog type-blog status-publish hentry type-income-picture"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/by-the-numbers-income-and-poverty-2017/"><span class="title-presub">By the Numbers</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Income and Poverty, 2017</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> September 12, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/jessica-schieder/">Jessica Schieder</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-147508" class="loop-item post-147508 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/class-of-2018-high-school-edition/"><span class="title-presub">Class of 2018</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">High school edition</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> June 14, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/julia-wolfe/">Julia Wolfe</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-147514" class="loop-item post-147514 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/class-of-2018-college-edition/"><span class="title-presub">Class of 2018</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">College edition</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> May 10, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/julia-wolfe/">Julia Wolfe</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-142063" class="loop-item post-142063 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/janus-and-fair-share-fees-the-organizations-financing-the-attack-on-unions-ability-to-represent-workers/"><span class="title-presub"><i>Janus</i> and fair share fees</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">The organizations financing the attack on unions’ ability to represent workers</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> February 21, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/celine-mcnicholas/">Celine McNicholas</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/marni-von-wilpert/">Marni von Wilpert</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-138995" class="loop-item post-138995 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/two-billion-dollars-in-stolen-wages-were-recovered-for-workers-in-2015-and-2016-and-thats-just-a-drop-in-the-bucket/">Two billion dollars in stolen wages were recovered for workers in 2015 and 2016—and that’s just a drop in the bucket</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> December 13, 2017 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/celine-mcnicholas/">Celine McNicholas</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/adam-chaikof/">Adam Chaikof</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-134867" class="loop-item post-134867 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/2016-acs-shows-stubbornly-high-native-american-poverty-and-different-degrees-of-economic-well-being-for-asian-ethnic-groups/">2016 ACS shows stubbornly high Native American poverty and different degrees of economic well-being for Asian ethnic groups</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> September 15, 2017 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/valerie-wilson/">Valerie Wilson</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-134832" class="loop-item post-134832 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/most-families-are-nearly-back-to-2007-income-levels-but-inequality-continues-to-grow-in-2016/">Most families are nearly back to 2007 income levels, but inequality continues to grow in 2016</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> September 15, 2017 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-133275" class="loop-item post-133275 publication type-publication status-publish hentry style-single-column-layout type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/how-todays-unions-help-working-people-giving-workers-the-power-to-improve-their-jobs-and-unrig-the-economy/"><span class="title-presub">How today’s unions help working people</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Giving workers the power to improve their jobs and unrig the economy</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> August 24, 2017 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/josh-bivens/">Josh Bivens</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/lora-engdahl/">Lora Engdahl</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/elise-gould/">Elise Gould</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/teresa-kroeger/">Teresa Kroeger</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/celine-mcnicholas/">Celine McNicholas</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/?post_type=bio&p=8697">Lawrence Mishel</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/heidi-shierholz/">Heidi Shierholz</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/marni-von-wilpert/">Marni von Wilpert</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/valerie-wilson/">Valerie Wilson</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/ben-zipperer/">Ben Zipperer</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-129736" class="loop-item post-129736 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/under-new-bills-election-standard-unions-would-never-win-an-election-and-neither-would-the-bills-cosponsors/">Under new bill’s election standard, unions would never win an election—and neither would the bill’s cosponsors</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> May 30, 2017 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> 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