The Pennsylvania Promise – Affordable College for all Pennsylvanians
This presentation, given by labor economist Mark Price on January 24, 2018, outlines our “Pennsylvania Promise” plan to make...
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Pennsylvania’s Nursing Homes: Promoting Quality Care and Quality Jobs
This report documents the wide variation that exists in the quality of care for residents and the quality of...
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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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Reversing Course in Pennsylvania Higher Education: The Two Tiers in Faculty Pay and Benefits and a Way Forward
This report describes how Pennsylvania’s public colleges and universities employ and compensate full- and part time/adjunct faculty members and...
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Construction Apprenticeship and Training in Pennsylvania
In recent years, the U.S. construction industry has faced a shortage of skilled craft workers. This report evaluates the...
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What About the Rest of Us? Top 1% Takes Home All the Increase in Pennsylvania Income in Current Economic Recovery
This national report Press Released by the Economic Analysis Research Network (EARN) and the Economic Policy Institute presents updated...
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Don’t Fix What’s Not Broken
Indiana’s legislature is considering drastic action to eliminate defined benefit pensions for new public employees, forcing them to enroll...
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Towards the High Road in the New Hampshire Construction Industry: The Impact of a State Prevailing Wage Law
This study examines the economic impact of establishing a prevailing wage in the state of New Hampshire. Our research...
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The Pennsylvania Minimum Wage 2018
The KRC’s report “The Pennsylvania Minimum Wage in 2018” finds that the minimum wage in six border states and...
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Towards the High Road in the New Hampshire Construction Industry: The Impact of a State Prevailing Wage Law
This study examines the economic impact of establishing a prevailing wage in the state of New Hampshire. Our research...
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The Pennsylvania Promise: Making College Affordable and Securing Pennsylvania’s Economic Future
In this report, the KRC and Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center lay out a detailed plan to make post-secondary...
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FACT CHECK: Undocumented Immigrants Like the Dreamers Are Not a Drag on State and Local Government
A political movement that is based on demonizing a group of people needs a demon. So the efforts of...
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