Research and Publications

During the past two years, states have begun to restore funding for programs and services that were cut or...

• PA Budget

“The State of Working Pennsylvania 2006” is an annual checkup on the state economy with a focus on working...

• PA Budget

While previous studies of the upward mobility of low-wage workers have relied on economic data for the United States...

• Minimum Wage
• PA Economy
• Wages

This revised Reports and Briefing Papers addresses the debate about the need for raising the minimum wage by estimating...

• Minimum Wage

“The State of Working Pennsylvania 2005” was Press Released at a time of growing uncertainty about the national economy....

• PA Economy

“The State of Working Pennsylvania 2004” paints a statistical portrait of the economic status of Pennsylvania’s workers, families, and...

• PA Economy

The Pennsylvania legislature is considering a school finance proposal that would shift some school funding away from local property...

• Property Taxes
• K-12 Education