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

Implementing a Child Tax Credit in Illinois: Economic, Social, and Fiscal Impacts
By Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, and Dylan Bellisle

Workers' Rights

How Illinois’ Union Members Voted on the Workers’ Rights Amendment: Results from a Summer 2023 Survey
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

How Has a So-Called “Right-to-Work” Law Impacted Indiana’s Manufacturing Sector?
By Josh Weger

Workers' Rights

A Decade of Illinois’ Migration Patterns: Providing Demographic, Geographic, and Socioeconomic Context
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Economic Development

Lower Pay in Higher Ed: Exploring the Pay Gap Between Public University Workers and State Employees in Illinois
By Robert Bruno, Andrew Wilson, and Frank Manzo IV

Workers' Rights

The Effects of Right to Work Regulations on Worker Earnings, Union Membership, and Labor Force Participation Across the United States
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Prevailing Wage

The State of the Unions 2023: A Profile of Unionization in Chicago, in Illinois, and in the United States
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Workers' Rights

Construction Apprenticeships as a Career Development Alternative in Indiana: Enrollment, Diversity, Hours, Completion Rates, and Earnings in Registered Apprenticeship Programs
By Frank Manzo IV, Andrew Wilson, and Robert Bruno

Apprenticeship Training

Construction Apprenticeships as a Career Development Alternative in Michigan: Enrollment, Diversity, Hours, Completion Rates, and Earnings in Registered Apprenticeship Programs
By Frank Manzo IV, Andrew Wilson, and Robert Bruno

Apprenticeship Training

Indiana Transportation Funding:  Analyzing Recent State and Local Government Revenue Changes & Their Reach
By Mary Tyler

Infrastructure