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The Illinois Economic Policy Institute promotes thoughtful economic growth for businesses and working families.

The State of the Unions 2017: A Profile of Unionization in Minnesota and in America
By Jill Manzo, Frank Manzo IV, Don Taylor, Michael Childers, and Robert Bruno

Workers' Rights

Playing Favorites: Understanding the Demographics of Economic Development Subsidies in Illinois
By Mary Craighead

Economic Development

Subsidizing the Few: An Introduction to Economic Development Subsidies in Illinois
By Mary Craighead

Economic Development

Recent Female College Graduates Earn Less than Their Male Counterparts in Illinois, With Important Exceptions
By Jill Manzo

Economic Development

Public Policies That Grow the Illinois Economy: An Evidence-Based Review of the Current Debate
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Economic Development

ILEPI Testimony on the Potential IDOT Shutdown
By Frank Manzo IV

Infrastructure

The Union-Business Case for Firm Relocation and Investment in Illinois and Peoria
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Economic Development

IDOT Shutdown:  Understanding the Economic and Transportation Consequences
By Mary Craighead and Frank Manzo IV

Infrastructure

The Social Cost of Repealing Wisconsin’s Prevailing Wage Law
By Frank Manzo IV and Jill Manzo

Prevailing Wage

Prevailing Wage Works in McHenry County
By Jill Manzo

Prevailing Wage