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

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

Roadway Safety in Illinois:  Examining the Needs, Economic Costs, and Potential Improvements
By Mary Craighead

Infrastructure

ILEPI Testimony on Safe Patient Limits
By Frank Manzo IV

Worker Health & Safety

The Impact of Enacting a Progressive Income Tax in Illinois: Understanding How Illinois Could Cut Middle-Class Taxes, Balance the Budget, and Grow the Economy
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Taxation