Kevin Shih is the 2010 - 2011 Carol Jean and Edward F. Newman Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. He is currently a researcher for the Global Economy Project and New Economy Working Group.
After graduating from Pitzer College with a BA in Sociology, Kevin was involved with the Clean Air Campaign at the Labor Community Strategy Center in Los Angeles. He was also an intern for the Welfare Reform and Income Support Division at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities prior to joining IPS. Kevin's research interests include social welfare programs, poverty alleviation policies, socio-economic inequality, and sustainable economic development.
Economic Justice, Peace & Foreign Policy
The 17th annual executive compensation survey looks at how CEOs laid off thousands while raking in millions.
Economic Justice, Peace & Foreign Policy
In the United States and many countries around the world, there is growing momentum behind proposals to place a very small tax on trades of stock, currency, derivatives, and other financial assets.
The economic crisis is still on the rise for millions of Americans, while at the same time the social safety net is failing to support many of them.
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