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Oregon Center for Public Policy
Portland, Oregon ·The Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) is a progressive research organization that provides fast, accurate, credible, and independent policy analysis on fiscal and public policy issues important to low- and moderate-income Oregonians.
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Oregon Network publications
Workforce Standards Boards: Explained
- October 24, 2024
- Oregon Center for Public Policy
- Kathy Lara
No taxes on tips is a bad idea. And where does tipping come from anyway?
- October 10, 2024
- Oregon Center for Public Policy
Labor activity has increased, but barriers to unionizing remain
- April 30, 2024
- Oregon Center for Public Policy
- Kathy Lara
Action Plan for the People: How to Build Economic Justice in Oregon
- January 1, 2024
- Oregon Center for Public Policy
Data for the People
- October 23, 2023
- Oregon Center for Public Policy
All Oregonians deserve to live in dignity — to enjoy economic security and the possibility to thrive. This is doable. Oregon, after all, is a prosperous place, with enough resources […]
Oregon’s semiconductor incentives package should focus on people and place
- February 9, 2023
- Oregon Center for Public Policy
- Janet Bauer, Nhi Nguyễn
In creating a package of incentives to attract chip manufacturers, the Oregon legislature should prioritize investments that will deepen the state’s talent pool, promote equity, and strengthen its infrastructure. The […]
Capital gains drive record breaking inequality
- January 4, 2023
- Oregon Center for Public Policy
- Tyler Mac Innis
Capital gains constitute one of the main drivers of income inequality, which stands at record levels in Oregon. The term capital gains refers to income generated from the profitable sale […]
Data for the People
- December 31, 2022
- Tyler Mac Innis, Janet Bauer, Nhi Nguyen
All Oregonians deserve to live in dignity — to enjoy economic security and the possibility to thrive. This is doable. Oregon, after all, is a prosperous place, with enough resources […]
Wealth Inequality in Oregon Is Extreme
- November 3, 2022
- Oregon Center for Public Policy
- Tyler Mac Innis and Juan Carlos Ordóñez
How extreme is wealth inequality in Oregon? So extreme that, together, three billionaires residing in the state have about twice the wealth as that of the entire bottom half of […]
Income inequality in Oregon hits new record
- October 31, 2022
- Oregon Center for Public Policy
- Tyler Mac Innis
Oregon’s ultra-rich took home more money than ever before in 2020, the first year of the pandemic. Newly available tax return data from the Oregon Department of Revenue shows that […]