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

Bargaining for Innovation: An Analysis of Collective Bargaining Agreements in Illinois Public School Districts
By Robert Bruno, Jill Gigstad, and Frank Manzo IV

Workers' Rights

The Apprenticeship Alternative: Enrollment, Completion Rates, and Earnings in Registered Apprenticeship Programs in Illinois
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Apprenticeship Training

Assessing Potential Options to Provide Property Tax Relief in Illinois 
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Economic Development

The Impact of Construction Apprenticeship Programs in Minnesota: A Return-on-Investment Analysis
By Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, and Jill Manzo

Apprenticeship Training

Do Nurse Staffing Standards Work?  Evidence from a 2018 Survey of Registered Nurses
By Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, and Emily E. LB. Twarog

Worker Health & Safety

Raising the Minimum Wage to $15 in Chicago by 2021: Effects on Incomes, Employment, and Prices
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Minimum Wage

The State of the Unions 2019: A Profile of Unionization in Chicago, in Illinois, and in the United States
By Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, and Virginia Parks

Workers' Rights

The Impact of Repealing West Virginia's Prevailing Wage Law: Economic Effects on Construction Industry and Fiscal Effects on School Construction Costs
By Frank Manzo IV and Michael Kelsay

Prevailing Wage

ILEPI Testimony on Registered Apprenticeship Programs
By Frank Manzo IV

Economic Development

The Fiscal Impact of Safe Patient Limits in Illinois: Four Ways the Policy Would Improve Hospital Bottom Lines
By Frank Manzo IV

Worker Health & Safety