ERIC Number: ED624286
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 16
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State of Working Pennsylvania 2015
Price, Mark; Herzenberg, Stephen
Keystone Research Center
Slow job growth and a labor market still short of full employment have resulted in stagnant wages and little growth in income in Pennsylvania. In order for the majority of Pennsylvania families to see real income growth in the years ahead the state will need a combination of faster job growth and economic policies that actively seek to raise wages for more workers. The authors' message to Pennsylvania policymakers is two-fold: first, "do no harm" -- enact a sustainable state budget NOW that reinvests in education, communities, and jobs, and avoids a repeat of the economy-sapping budget mistakes of 2011. Second, do some good: enact policies that will lift wages and incomes starting, in Pennsylvania, with a minimum wage increase. [For the 2014 report, see ED624285.]
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Labor Market, Promotion (Occupational), Wages, Unemployment, State Policy, Underemployment, Public Policy, Compensation (Remuneration), Unions, Collective Bargaining, Working Hours, Minimum Wage
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Keystone Research Center (KRC)
Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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