Research & Publications

While previous studies of the upward mobility of low-wage workers have relied on economic data for the United States...

• Minimum Wage
• PA Economy
• Wages

This revised Reports and Briefing Papers addresses the debate about the need for raising the minimum wage by estimating...

• Minimum Wage

“The State of Working Pennsylvania 2005” was Press Released at a time of growing uncertainty about the national economy....

• PA Economy

“The State of Working Pennsylvania 2004” paints a statistical portrait of the economic status of Pennsylvania’s workers, families, and...

• PA Economy

The Pennsylvania legislature is considering a school finance proposal that would shift some school funding away from local property...

• K-12 Education
• Property Taxes

In the context of an intense national and state debate about the future of U.S. manufacturing, this Reports and...

• PA Economy
• Trade

Previously, the KRC published one of the only attempts to gauge the quality of jobs created by Pennsylvania economic...

• PA Economy
• Safety Net