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

New Bill Would Cut the Wages of Middle-Class Construction Workers
By Frank Manzo IV

Prevailing Wage

The State of the Unions 2017: A Profile of Unionization in Chicago, in Illinois, and in America
By Frank Manzo IV, Virginia Parks, and Robert Bruno

Workers' Rights

The $5 Billion Cost of Construction Fatalities in the United States: A 50 State Comparison
By Jill Manzo

Worker Health & Safety

A Comparison of Highway Construction Costs in the Midwest and Nationally
By Mary Craighead

Infrastructure

In Support of Route 53/120: Understanding the Transportation, Economic, and Local Impacts of a Modern Roadway
By Mary Craighead

Infrastructure

The Economic, Fiscal, and Social Effects of Ohio’s Prevailing Wage Law 
By Frank Manzo IV, Lameck Onsarigo, Alan Atalah, and Kevin Duncan

Prevailing Wage

The Impact of “Right-to-Work” Laws on Labor Market Outcomes in Three Midwest States: Evidence from Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin (2010-2016) 
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Workers' Rights

Full-Time Incomes in Illinois: How Are You Doing This Tax Season?
By Jill Manzo

Economic Development

HB 1002: Investing in Indiana’s Future
By Mary Craighead

Infrastructure

Union Decline and Economic Redistribution: A Report on Twelve Midwest States
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Economic Development