Report: States Spend Billions on Economic Development Subsidies that Don’t Require Job Creation or Decent Wages

The five Pennsylvania economic development subsidy programs reviewed scored a D, tying for 40th place among the states.

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Public-sector Job Losses Put Brakes on Pennsylvania’s Recovery

Public-sector job losses are endangering private-sector job gains and squandering the state’s job growth advantage coming out of the recession.

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Giving Away the Store: A Preliminary Analysis of the Corbett Administration-commissioned Liquor Privatization Analysis

The study contains several flaws that cast doubts on its findings in support of privatizing Pennsylvania’s wine and spirit stores.

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The Benefits of State Prevailing Wage Laws: Better Jobs and More Productive Competition in the Construction Industry

Prevailing wage laws promote higher skills, better wages and benefits, and quality construction on public projects

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Growing U.S. Trade Deficit with China Cost 2.8 Million Jobs Between 2001 and 2010, Including More Than 100,000 in PA

Pennsylvania ranked seventh out of 50 states in the number of net jobs displaced by the trade deficit with China.

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KRC Highlights

Mark PriceIn a year-end list of the most influential voices in the world of business, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has put a well-deserved spotlight on KRC Labor Economist Mark Price.

The Post-Gazette recognized Dr. Price as a foremost expert on the Pennsylvania economy in its rundown of the 2011 movers and shakers of the business world.