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EARN groups produce research, fact sheets, issue briefs, and multimedia resources on a multitude of topics to help inform public policy in a way that will strengthen the economy for working people.

Publication

Worker Power Levels the Playing Field: Community Benefits for Public Subsidies in the Iron District

March 22, 2023
Pablo Aquiles-Sanchez, and Laura Dresser

In May 2022, Kenosha-based Bear Development and Kacmarcik Enterprises announced plans to begin work on a soccer stadium accompanied by ancillary, mixed-use developments – “The Iron District” – in downtown […]

EARN in the Midwest

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Facts From the Frontline: Getting By in Milwaukee’s Abundant Low Wage Service Jobs

March 22, 2023
Pablo Aquiles-Sanchez, and Laura Dresser

Over the past 40 years, the union manufacturing jobs that once flourished in Milwaukee have been replaced by low-wage, non-union service jobs, exacerbating racial and economic disparities. Properly addressing the […]

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Playing with Public Money in Milwaukee: Data, Context and Question on Soccer Stadiums

March 22, 2023
Pablo Aquiles-Sanchez, and Laura Dresser

Developers often approach cities disguising their private ventures as irresistible public goods. Asking for public money for sports stadiums and entertainment venues, they promise economic development, urban renewal, and neighborhood […]

EARN in the Midwest

Child Care Research Toolkit

March 15, 2023
Economic Policy Institute
Nina Mast

The toolkit details and provides links to data resources, research papers, surveys, and policy recommendations on the following topics: Costs and benefits of child care; child care funding; child care […]

Care Economy Worker, Racial, and Gender Justice