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

I-290 Reconstruction: Creating a Modern Multimodal Corridor
By Mary Tyler

Infrastructure

Apprenticeship as a Career Development Alternative: Enrollment, Hours, and Earnings in Registered Apprenticeship Programs in Wisconsin
By Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, and Nathaniel Goodell

Apprenticeship Training

Union Apprenticeships: The Bachelor’s Degree of the Construction Industry – Data from the United States 2010-2020
By Frank Manzo IV and Erik Thorson

Apprenticeship Training

Apprenticeship Training in Iowa: Enrollment, Completion Rates, and Earnings
By Frank Manzo IV and Jill Gigstad

Apprenticeship Training

Illinois Passed the Most Pro-Worker, Pro-Climate Law in the United States
By Frank Manzo IV

Clean Energy

The Effects of ‘Federal-Aid Swap’ Programs on Highway Construction Costs, Contractor Diversity, and Out-of-State Contractors: Evidence from Iowa
By Frank Manzo IV

Prevailing Wage

Building a Strong Minnesota: An Analysis of Minnesota’s Union Construction Industry
By Frank Manzo IV, Jill Gigstad, Robert Bruno, and Kevin Duncan

Apprenticeship Training

Protecting Workers’ Rights in Illinois: Illinois Fares Better than “Right-to-Work” States on 10 Important Economic Outcomes
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Workers' Rights

Blue-Collar Construction Worker Wages Fell After Indiana Repealed Its Prevailing Wage Law
By Frank Manzo IV

Prevailing Wage

Women and Child Care in Illinois: A Survey of Working Mothers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Frank Manzo IV, Alison Dickson, Robert Bruno, Jill Gigstad, and Emily E. LB. Twarog

Economic Development