Research and Publications

In a national study, “Making Work Pay: The Impact of the 1996-97 Minimum Wage Increase,” Jared Bernstein and John...

• Minimum Wage

This report investigates the effects of privatization or attempted privatization on the quality of care at several county and...

• PA Budget
• Infrastructure

This report examines employment and the wages of part-time workers from 1979-1996. This paper finds that: part-time jobs pay...

• Wages

Many Pennsylvanians believe that anyone who looks hard enough can find a “living wage” job- a job that supports...

• Philadelphia
• Poverty
• Wages

This report documents the wide variation that exists in the quality of care for residents and the quality of...

• Health Care
• Safety Net

This press release issues a statement by Keystone Research Center economist and executive director, Stephen Herzenberg, on the Pennsylvania...

• Pensions

For Immediate Release: February 15, 2023 Contact: Kirstin Snow, Communications Director, Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center snow@pennbpc.org   RELEASE:...

• PA Budget