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

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

How the Workers’ Rights Amendment Passed in Illinois: A Political Analysis
By Frank Manzo IV and Robert Bruno

Workers' Rights

An Economic Impact Analysis of Hiring Local in Springfield, Missouri
By Robert Bruno and Frank Manzo IV

Economic Development

Hiring Local on Transportation Infrastructure Projects in Pennsylvania: Employment, Economic, Fiscal, and Training Impacts
By Stephen Herzenberg, Frank Manzo IV, Andrew Wilson, and Lonnie Golden

Economic Development

The Impact of Montana’s Prevailing Wage Law: Effects on Costs, Training, and Economic Development
By Kevin Duncan, Matthew Hinkel, and Frank Manzo IV

Prevailing Wage

The Economic Impact of Prevailing Wage Law Repeals on Construction Market Outcomes: Evidence from Repeals Between 2015 and 2018
By Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, and Larissa Petrucci

Prevailing Wage

Quality of the Gig: An Analysis of App-Based Platform Drivers’ Working Conditions in the Greater Chicago Area
By Larissa Petrucci, Frank Manzo IV, and Robert Bruno.

Workers' Rights

The Impact of Electric Vehicles and Increased Fuel Efficiency on Transportation Funding
By Mary Tyler

Infrastructure