ECONOMIC POLICY INNOVATION CENTER INC

EPIC SUPPORTS A FREE AND OPEN SOCIETY THAT PROMOTES ECONOMIC ABUNDANCE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL CITIZENS. EPIC DEVELOPS AND PROMOTES AN ECONOMIC POLICY AGENDA THAT ADVANCES A FREE AND PROSPEROUS AMERICA BY DELIVERING PRACTICAL POLICY SOLUTIONS, EDUCATING POLICYMAKERS, AND BUILDING BRIDGES WITH OTHER CONSTITUENCIES IN THE POLICY ECOSYSTEM. EPIC IS FOCUSED ON KEY ISSUE AREAS, INCLUDING THE ECONOMY WRIT LARGE; THE FEDERAL BUDGET (SPENDING, TAXES, AND DEBT); EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, AND RETIREMENT; AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. EPIC PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES ORIGINAL RESEARCH, PROVIDES FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS WITH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND FOSTERS COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALSO SEEK TO IMPROVE THE NATION'S FISCAL HEALTH.EPIC LOOKS AT LONG-TERM ECONOMIC QUESTIONS AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM - ASSESSING THE COUNTRY'S MOST PRESSING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND THEN PRESENTING SOLUTIONS TO THESE COMPLEX PROBLEMS. EPIC'S INNOVATIVE APPROACH PROMOTES A PRO-GROWTH AGENDA THAT ADVANCES FREEDOM AND MEANINGFUL REFORMS. EPIC LAUNCHED MID-YEAR 2023 AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN PRODUCING RESEARCH ON IMPORTANT, TIMELY AREAS OF BUDGET AND ECONOMIC POLICY. THE EPIC TEAM'S ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND FINDINGS, WHITE PAPERS AND TESTIMONY, RESOURCES (I.E., "EPIC ANALYSIS"), AND ACCESSIBLE ADVICE DOCUMENTS (I.E., "EPIC EXPLAINERS") ARE ALL PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON EPIC'S WEBSITE.DR. PAUL WINFREE AND THE EPIC TEAM RELEASED RESEARCH OUTLINING THE FUTURE ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND OPPORTUNITY COSTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE VALUE OF APPRENTICESHIPS, AND THE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS OF A MASSIVE FEDERAL DEBT. ADDITIONALLY, EPIC OFFERED PRACTICAL POLICY EDUCATION FOR LAWMAKERS GRAPPLING WITH HOW TO HANDLE OVERSIGHT OF PANDEMIC-RELATED APPROPRIATIONS.ADDITIONAL TOPICS COVERED IN EPIC'S RESEARCH IN 2023 INCLUDED THE ECONOMY OF THE FUTURE (AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR A CHANGING WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY), MONETARY STABILITY AND THE GROWING ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF HIGH FEDERAL DEBT, LABOR MARKET TRENDS, EXPANSION OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, IMPROPER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS, AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF INSOLVENCY FOR THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND.EPIC ALSO FOUND SUCCESS IN REVIEWING DATA FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE - INCLUDING FISCAL YEAR 2023 OUTLAYS, REVENUES, DEFICIT, AND DEBT AND PROVIDED ANALYSIS OF THE RELEVANT INFORMATION IN A SERIES OF DOCUMENTS THAT HELPS POLICYMAKERS UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE GROWING FEDERAL DEBT.EPIC WILL CONTINUE TO GROW, EXPAND AREAS OF RESEARCH, AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS, AND ENABLE A FREE AND PROSPEROUS AMERICA.