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

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

Taxation

ILEPI Testimony at the Illinois House Transportation Committee
By Mary Craighead

Infrastructure

Forecasting Bumpy Roads Ahead: An Assessment of Illinois Transportation Needs
By Mary Craighead

Infrastructure

Women in High-Ranking Positions: The Few, The Need, the Benefits
By Jill Manzo

Economic Development

ILEPI Testimony on the Consequences of Repealing Prevailing Wage
By Frank Manzo IV

Prevailing Wage

State Prevailing Wage Laws Reduce Racial Income Gaps in Construction: Impacts by Trade, 2013-2015
By Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, and Jill Manzo

Prevailing Wage

President Trump’s Proposed Infrastructure Plan: The Shift to Local Funding and Illinois’ Response
By Mary Craighead

Infrastructure

Addressing the Opioid Epidemic Among Midwest Construction Workers
By Frank Manzo IV and Jill Manzo

Worker Health & Safety

The Effects of Repealing Common Construction Wage in Indiana: Impacts on Ten Constructin Market Outcomes
By Frank Manzo IV and Kevin Duncan

Prevailing Wage

The Potential Economic Consequences of a Highly-Automated Construction Industry: What If Robots Turn Construction into the Next Manufacturing?
By Jill Manzo, Frank Manzo IV, and Robert Bruno

Workers' Rights