Research and Publications

As we approached February 19, 2011, the second anniversary of the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...

• PA Economy

February 17th is the second anniversary of the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ...

• U.S. Economy
• Jobs

According to an article in Monday’s State Tax Notes (subscription required), Amazon has decided to shutter a warehouse facility...

• Corporate Taxes
• Business

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released new data on the duration of unemployment by state.  In 2010, 26%...

• Jobs
• Unemployment

President Obama addresses the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today as part of his post-election effort to improve relations with...

• Federal Taxes

On Thursday, Derek Thompson, an associate editor at the Atlantic, wrote a guest post at Ezra Klein’s blog discussing...

• PA Economy
• Wages
• Minimum Wage
• Jobs

The updated job-growth rankings in this policy brief encompass job numbers through 2010. The brief analyzes three different measures...

• PA Economy