The Shale Tipping Point
This report examines the relationship between drilling activity in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia counties and the onset of...
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State of Working Pennsylvania 2014
Our “State of Working Pennsylvania 2014” report makes clear that our economy is not performing well from the perspective...
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Corbett Pension Plan Does Not Equal Property Tax Relief: What the Pension Experts Say
In his fourth year in office, Governor Corbett has been unable to persuade legislators that his proposal to change...
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Pennsylvania’s Still-Lagging Economic Growth: PA job and unemployment trends through April 2014
Every fall, KRC Press Releases “The State of Working Pennsylvania,” a detailed analysis of employment, unemployment, wages, poverty, and...
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Analysis of Tobash Proposal: Moving Backwards on Pension Reform
This policy brief analyzes the impact of the latest pension proposal from Representative Mike Tobash. In analyzing the Corbett-Tobash...
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Living on the Edge: Where Very Low-wage Workers Live in Pennsylvania
This Reports and Briefing Papers estimates the number of workers in each Pennsylvania county and metropolitan area that would...
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Policy Brief: Pennsylvania’s Lagging Economic Growth
Pennsylvania’s economy, jobs, and unemployment continue to be among the top issues of concern for state residents in opinion...
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The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015
The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 brings both good news and a caution to legislators and policymakers. Although job...
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Divergent Fortunes: Top Incomes and the Middle Class in Pennsylvania’s Counties
Growing economic inequality remains one of the most pressing public policy issues in Pennsylvania today. This paper explores long...
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Towards the High Road in the New Hampshire Construction Industry: The Impact of a State Prevailing Wage Law
This study examines the economic impact of establishing a prevailing wage in the state of New Hampshire. Our research...
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High Road WIOA: Building Higher Job Quality into Workforce Development
In this brief, we propose three concrete disbursement policies that allow for more effective and focused use of Workforce...
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SB 1 Would Make Young Workers Pay for Politicians’ Mistakes
This brief, authored by KRC Executive Director and economist, Stephen Herzenberg, compares Pennsylvania’s Senate Bill 1’s benefits to those...
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