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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ·The Keystone Research Center was created to broaden public discussion on strategies to achieve a more prosperous and equitable Pennsylvania economy.
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State of Working Pennsylvania 2019
- August 27, 2019
- Keystone Research Center
- Stephen Herzenberg
In just the past few weeks, leading American business leaders appear to have experienced a sudden and surprising bout of conscience. On Monday, August 19, the Business Roundtable, which represents […]
Increasing the Minimum Wage to $15/hour by 2025 Would Raise Wages for Over 2 Million Workers in Pennsylvania. Who Are They?
- May 16, 2019
- Keystone Research Center
- Diana Wolson & Stephen Herzenberg
Wrapped into his 2019 budget proposal, Governor Wolf has proposed to raise the minimum wage in July 2019 to $12/hour, with yearly 50-cent increases until it reaches $15/hour in 2025. […]
State of Working Philadelphia 2018
- October 25, 2018
- Keystone Research Center
- Mark Price
Each Labor Day the Keystone Research Center releases an annual checkup on the health of the Pennsylvania labor market, “The State of Working Pennsylvania.” (https://www.keystoneresearch.org/SWP2018). The 2018 edition focused on […]
Democracy in Pennsylvania – 2018
- July 2, 2018
- Keystone Research Center
- Jonathan White, Stephen Herzenberg
Nineteen years ago, in advance of the July 4th celebration of the birth of our nation, Keystone Research Center issued a report on “Democracy in Pennsylvania.” The report put two […]
Who Pays for School Property Tax Elimination? An Analysis of School Property Tax Burdens in Pennsylvania
- April 6, 2017
- Keystone Research Center
- Mark Price
Far from providing relief for working families, recent proposals to eliminate school property taxes in Pennsylvania would increase taxes on the middle class while sabotaging the chance to adequately fund […]
Do Immigrants Present an Untapped Opportunity to Revitalize Communities?
- October 19, 2016
- Fiscal Policy Institute
- David Dyssegaard Kallick, and Steve Tobocman
As many cities across the nation experience population decline and an increase in vacant and distressed property, there is a need for economic and housing revitalization. New research from Welcoming Economies […]
The State of Working Pennsylvania 2016
- September 1, 2016
- Keystone Research Center
- Mark Price and Stephen Herzenberg
This is a divisive time in America. One contributing factor is nearly 40 years of economic stagnation, with some workers, families and communities going backwards economically. Particularly when political leaders […]
A Pittsburgh that Works for Working People
- May 26, 2016
- COWS
- Satya Rhodes-Conway, Laura Dresser, Mel Meder, and Mary Ebeling
During the 20th Century, Pittsburgh was known for the steel industry and the broad middle class prosperity that was shared by many residents. Today, Pittsburgh is in the process of […]
High Road WIOA: Building Higher Job Quality into Workforce Development
- December 17, 2015
- Keystone Research Center
- Stephen Herzenberg
In response to the federal Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA), most states are now in the latter stages of developing federally required plans and policies for operating their systems […]
The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015
- September 5, 2015
- Keystone Research Center
- Mark Price and Stephen Herzenberg
This year’s The State of Working Pennsylvania finds that this new threat to the state’s economy comes at a time when there is substantial excess capacity in the Pennsylvania labor […]