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  • Keep prevailing-wage laws They have helped the construction industry add jobs that support families.
    Op-Eds
    May 8, 2009 - 5:20pm

    Philadelphia has a problem: It doesn't have enough jobs that can sustain families. The area's lopsided labor market is well documented in a widely publicized report by the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, A Tale of Two Cities. But one of the bright spots in the region's employment picture is the non-residential construction industry.

  • Unionization Substantially Raises Wages Of Pennsylvania Service-Sector Workers
    Press Release
    April 22, 2009 - 5:13pm

    HARRISBURG, PA—Pennsylvania workers, like workers across the nation, have seen their wages stagnate or grow slowly in recent decades. But a report released today shows that being in a union significantly boosts the wages of Pennsylvania workers employed in service industries.


    The report, released jointly by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, D.C., and the Keystone Research Center (KRC) in Harrisburg, finds that unionization raises the wages of the average service-sector worker in Pennsylvania by nearly 9 percent.

  • In the Eye of the Storm: An Update on Pennsylvania Housing Prices
    Briefing Paper
    September 9, 2008 - 2:50pm

    In January 2008 the Keystone Research Center released A Building Storm:The Housing Market and the Pennsylvania Economy, the first detailed study of the housing market in Pennsylvania and its major economic regions. Data available at that time showed that the growth in housing prices in Pennsylvania had slowed but not yet begun to fall. We warned in our first housing report, however, that the Pennsylvania housing market appeared to be following national trends and that nationally, home prices were already falling.

  • Home Prices Across PA Tumble
    Press Release
    September 9, 2008 - 10:53am

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    In the Eye of the Storm: An Update on Pennsylvania Housing Prices

  • National Slowdown Triggered by Falling Housing Prices Cools PA Economy
    Press Release
    August 22, 2008 - 10:56am

    Center Says Nation Has Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance to Enact Bold New Policies—A New Deal for a New Economy—to Restore Shared Prosperity

    Harrisburg, August 28 -- The year-old national economic crisis triggered by rising mortgage foreclosures, falling home prices, and severely stressed financial institutions has already damaged the economy here in Pennsylvania, according to a new report from the Keystone Research Center in Harrisburg.

  • In PA, Home Prices Falling Plus Unemployment Rising Could Equal Further Foreclosures
    Press Release
    May 16, 2008 - 11:02am

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    A Building Storm: The Housing Market and the Pennsylvania Economy

  • A Building Storm: The Housing Market and the Pennsylvania Economy
    Briefing Paper
    January 31, 2008 - 2:52pm

    In the nation and in Pennsylvania, a building storm of home foreclosures, falling home prices, and tightening credit markets has put the brakes on economic growth, and led to mounting concern that the
    country may face a deep recession. To date, however, no one has examined in detail the housing market in Pennsylvania or the impact of housing market developments on the Pennsylvania economy.

  • Housing Market Woes Endanger PA Economy, Keystone Research Finds
    Press Release
    January 31, 2008 - 11:36am

    State as Well as Federal Policymakers Need to “Be Prepared” with Contingency Plans for Investment in the Future

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    A Building Storm: The Housing Market and the Pennsylvania Economy

    Harrisburg, January 31—The first detailed study of the housing market in Pennsylvania and its major economic regions is being released today by the Keystone Research Center (KRC) in Harrisburg.

  • End Not Justified by Means
    Policy Watch
    October 1, 2003 - 12:00am

    An Analysis of the R. S. Means New Castle County Assessment of the Economic Impact of Adopting Prevailing Wage Laws on New Castle County Government Construction Projects In May 2003, R.S. Means Company, Inc. of Massachusetts submitted to New Castle County Government (NCCG) an estimate of how much a county prevailing wage law might cost the county. Such a law would require that workers on county construction projects earn at least the state of Delaware prevailing wage in their construction trade.

  • Union Construction Apprenticeships Plug Skill Gap
    Press Release
    November 20, 2002 - 3:41pm

    Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ – Joint union-management apprenticeships are more effective than non-union training programs in delivering the critical skills construction employers need according to a new study released today by the Capital Area Labor-Management Committee (CALM) and conducted by the Keystone Research Center.

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