In this update, we post links to recent reports from the Center for American Progress, Center for Law and Social Policy, Economic Policy Institute, Employment Policy Research Network, Institute for Women's Policy Research, and Political Economy Research Institute.

Center for American Progress

Revitalizing the Golden State: Why Legalization over Deportation Could Mean to California and Los Angeles County
Dr. Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda and Marshall Fitz

Center for Law and Social Policy

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: Creating a Competency-Based Qualifications Framework for Postsecondary Education and Training
Evelyn Ganzglass. Keith Bird, and Heath Prince

Economic Policy Institute

Depressed States: Unemployment Rate Near 20% for Some Groups
Algernon Austin

The Class of 2011: Young Workers Face a Dire Labor Market Without a Safety Net
Heidi Shierholz and Kathryn Anne Edwards

Employment Policy Research Network

High-Performance Work Practices and Sustainable Economic Growth
Eileen Appelbaum, Jody Hoffer Gittell, Carrie Leana

Institute for Women's Policy Research

Women, Poverty, and Economic Insecurity in Wisconsin and the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis MSA
Claudia Williams and Ariane Hegewisch

Political Economy Research Institute

Searching for the Supposed Benefits of Higher Inequality: Impacts of Rising Top Shares on the Standard of Living of Low and Middle-Income Families
Jeff Thompson and Elias Leight

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