KRC Research Publications

Publications Overview

The Keystone Research Center conducts original scholarly research on Pennsylvania's economy, labor market, and related topics.

The KRC produces three kinds of research publications:

Research Reports present the findings of original KRC research projects that treat a topic in depth and often present detailed public policy proposals.

Briefing Papers present brief analysis and evaluation of current economic conditions or policy proposals.

Agendas draw together policy ideas from a variety of KRC publications and other sources and present them as inspiration for compresensive legislative programs in various issue-areas.

Policy Watches present brief takes on current issues.

Recently Published KRC Research

The State of Rural Pennsylvania, released on June 19, 2007.

The State of Rural Pennsylvania examines the economic conditionof and future challanges for rural Pennsylvania. For more information visit the rural Pennsylvania page.

The State of Working Pennsylvania 2006 by Stephen A. Herzenberg, Mark Price, and Peter R. Wiley. Released on September 2, 2006.

The State of Working Pennsylvania 2006 is KRC's eleventh annual report on the condition of the Pennsylvania economy from the point of view of the state's middle class. It contains information on trends in Pennsylvania wages and income and related statistics.

For more on this publication, please visit www.stateofworkingpa.com.