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

Policies that Support Employment: Investments in Public Education, Investments in Public Infrastructure, and a Balanced State Budget
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Economic Development

Unions Can Increase Efficiency: Ten Examples
By Frank Manzo IV

Workers' Rights

Free-Rider States: How Low-Wage Employment in “Right-to-Work” States is Subsidized by the Economic Benefits of Collective Bargaining
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Prevailing Wage

Building a Strong Northwest Illinois: How Prevailing Wage Works
By Frank Manzo IV

Prevailing Wage

The Cost of Repealing Michigan’s Prevailing Wage Policy: Impacts on Total Construction Costs and Economic Activity
By Frank Manzo IV, Kevin Duncan, and Alex Lantsberg

Prevailing Wage

Illinois Can No Longer Afford To Be a Donor State: Illinois Ranks 46th in Federal Funding
By Frank Manzo IV

Economic Development

Building a Strong Kane County: How Prevailing Wage Works
By Jill Manzo

Prevailing Wage

The State of the Unions 2015: A Profile of Unionization in Chicago, in Illinois, and in America
By Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, and Virginia Parks

Workers' Rights

The Economic Effects of Adopting a Right-to-Work Law: Implications for Illinois
By Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Roland Zullo, and Alison Dickson Quesada

Workers' Rights

The Impact of Local “Right-to-Work” Zones: Predicting Outcomes for Workers, the Economy and Tax Revenues in Illinois
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Workers' Rights