Research and Publications

Here’s one estimate that Pennsylvania exceeded in 2014—gas production in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale region came in ahead of projections...

• PA Economy
• Marcellus Shale

Our “State of Working Pennsylvania 2014” report makes clear that our economy is not performing well from the perspective...

• PA Economy

New data on consumption spending from the Bureau of Economic Analysis further illustrates that Pennsylvania has cut its way...

• PA Budget
• PA Economy

This report reveals how several American cities have raised cigarette taxes as a public health measure and to generate...

• Corporate Taxes
• Philadelphia

The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center’s analysis last month of the state’s 2014-15 budget cites “myriad dubious revenue sources,...

• PA Economy
• PA Budget

In his fourth year in office, Governor Corbett has been unable to persuade legislators that his proposal to change...

• Property Taxes
• Pensions

A profile of a teacher in this morning’s Philadelphia Inquirer brings to life the real-life consequences, for teachers and...

• PA Budget
• Philadelphia
• Education