Research and Publications

This Reports and Briefing Papers documents both bright and dark sides to the economic fortunes of Pennsylvania families since...

• PA Economy

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...

• Infrastructure
• PA Budget

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

[Mark Erlich is a fellow at Harvard Law School’s Center for Labor and a Just Economy and the retired...

• U.S. Economy
• Unions