The Employment Policies Institute is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to studying public policy issues that affect entry-level employment. A board of eminent economists advises EPI on its research agenda, including: Nobel laureate Dr. James Heckman; Dr. Kevin Murphy, recipient of a 2005 MacArthur Fellowship; Dr. Charles Brown, Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan; Dr. Richard Burkhauser, Professor of Economics and former chairman of the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University; Dr. Daniel Hamermesh, Professor of Economics at the University of Texas; and former Congressional Budget Office Director Dr. June O’Neil.

EPI is always interested in research proposals from independent economists affiliated with accredited universities which focus, at least in part, on implications for entry-level employment. Listed below are several issues for which EPI is currently seeking research proposals. These summaries are, by design, broad. We are open to more specific proposals on any of these subjects. To learn more or to submit a research proposal, contact Michael Saltsman, Director of Research, 202-463-7650 or e-mail saltsman@epionline.org.

• Employer Mandates in the Healthcare Market
• Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Minimum Wage Increases
• Labor Market Achievement Gap Between Black and White Teenagers
• Labor-Labor Substitution Due To Federal/State Wage Mandates
• Societal Impacts (Crime, etc.) of Long-Term Unemployment
• Postmortem Evaluation of Federal/State Minimum Wage Increases

Submission Procedure:

Proposals will be evaluated on an ongoing basis. Proposals should include:

• A 100-word abstract summarizing the proposal along with a double spaced proposal not to exceed six pages, excluding references and attachments.
• Concise descriptions of data and methodology and plans for procuring third party data, if applicable.
• A project timetable and estimated budget showing breakdown of project costs.
• Résumés of the principle researchers showing experience and understanding of proposed research topic as evidenced by past work and publication, and providing postal addresses, email addresses, and daytime telephone numbers.

Submit proposals by mail or email to:

Michael Saltsman
Director of Research
Employment Policies Institute
1090 Vermont Avenue, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
202-463-7650 phone
202-463-7105 fax
saltsman@epionline.org