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

Stop Saying That Illinois is Bad for Business: The Data Show Otherwise
By Jill Manzo

Economic Development

Revenue Solutions to The State Budget Crisis in Illinois: A Comparative Evaluation
By Frank Manzo IV

Economic Development

A Flowing Economy: How Clean Water Infrastructure Investments Support Good Jobs in Chicago and in Illinois
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Clean Energy

Policies that Support Employment: Investments in Public Education, Investments in Public Infrastructure, and a Balanced State Budget
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Economic Development

Unions Can Increase Efficiency: Ten Examples
By Frank Manzo IV

Workers' Rights

Free-Rider States: How Low-Wage Employment in “Right-to-Work” States is Subsidized by the Economic Benefits of Collective Bargaining
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Prevailing Wage

Building a Strong Northwest Illinois: How Prevailing Wage Works
By Frank Manzo IV

Prevailing Wage

The Cost of Repealing Michigan’s Prevailing Wage Policy: Impacts on Total Construction Costs and Economic Activity
By Frank Manzo IV, Kevin Duncan, and Alex Lantsberg

Prevailing Wage

Illinois Can No Longer Afford To Be a Donor State: Illinois Ranks 46th in Federal Funding
By Frank Manzo IV

Economic Development

Building a Strong Kane County: How Prevailing Wage Works
By Jill Manzo

Prevailing Wage