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

Better Roads Ahead: Vote YES on the Illinois Transportation Funds Amendment
By Frank Manzo IV

Workers' Rights

A Minimum-Wage Worker Cannot Afford a Modest Apartment: Evidence from Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Iowa
By Frank Manzo IV and Mira Staykova

Minimum Wage

A Corporate Welfare Program That Illinois Cannot Afford: The Retailer’s Discount Costs Over $100 Million a Year
By Frank Manzo IV and Jill Manzo

Taxation

The Most Equal and Unequal Jobs in Illinois: Occupational Employment Statistics
By Frank Manzo IV

Economic Development

Wind Power and the Illinois Economy: Summary of Impacts
By Frank Manzo IV and Lydia Simrayh

Clean Energy

Weakening Prevailing Wage Hurts Local Contractors and Workers: A Case Study from Southern Indiana
By Frank Manzo IV

Prevailing Wage

The Cost of Construction Injuries and Fatalities in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa
By Frank Manzo IV

Worker Health & Safety

The State of the Unions 2016: A Profile of Unionization in Indianapolis, in Indiana, and America
By Frank Manzo IV, Jill Manzo, and Robert Bruno

Workers' Rights

The State of the Unions 2016: A Profile of Unionization in Iowa and America
By Frank Manzo IV, Jill Manzo, and Robert Bruno

Workers' Rights

States with Higher Minimum Wages Added More Jobs: April 2015 – April 2016
By Frank Manzo IV

Minimum Wage