At Students’ Expense: Rising Costs Threaten Pennsylvania Public Universities’ Role in Upward Mobility
Deep cuts in state funding coupled with living expenses on campus that have risen faster than tuition are threatening...
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Who Pays For An Increase in the PIT to 4% on Income From Wealth
Legislators are currently working to find the revenues necessary to fund the appropriations bill that passed the House and...
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PA Should Raise Needed Revenues in Fair Ways: Short- and Long-term Approaches to Fixing Pennsylvania’s Unfair Tax System
This Reports and Briefing Papers analyzes several options for raising revenue for the Pennsylvania state budget which would fall...
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Who Pays for School Property Tax Elimination? An Analysis of School Property Tax Burdens in Pennsylvania
Far from providing relief for working families, recent proposals to eliminate school property taxes in Pennsylvania would increase taxes...
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Pennsylvania’s Great Working-Class Colleges
This Reports and Briefing Papers establishes the historic importance of the 14 State System schools to working families in...
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The Pennsylvania Promise: Making College Affordable and Securing Pennsylvania’s Economic Future
With a modest and smart investment, Pennsylvania can build a more prosperous future for its citizens and reinvigorate...
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Stuck on the Bottom Rung of the Wage Ladder
While previous studies of the upward mobility of low-wage workers have relied on economic data for the United States...
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State Recession Economics 101: Why a State Budget That Slashes Spending Will Mean More Joblessness Throughout Pennsylvania
In June of 2009, the nation lost another 467,000 jobs and the national unemployment rate ended up at 9.5%....
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Where Pennsylvania Low-Wage Workers Live
This revised Reports and Briefing Papers addresses the debate about the need for raising the minimum wage by estimating...
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KRC Files Affidavit in PA School Funding Lawsuit
In July of 2018, petitioners in Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit filed a brief and affidavits refuting the claim made...
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A Building Storm: The Housing Market and the Pennsylvania Economy
This Reports and Briefing Papers examines housing market trends in Pennsylvania and in each of the commonwealth’s major economic...
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In the Eye of the Storm: An Update on Pennsylvania Housing Prices
In January 2008, the KRC Press Released “A Building Storm: The Housing Market and the Pennsylvania Economy,” the first...
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