Research Services

The Institute conducts applied economic research throughout the year. It also performs contract research for a variety of clients.

The Institute's primary areas of expertise in contract research include:

• economic and fiscal impact analysis
• statistical modeling, including economic forecasts and trend analysis
• benefit-cost analysis for programs and infrastructure projects
• tax and revenue forecasting
• labor market studies
• environmental impact studies

Participation by the highly-qualified economists and econometricians of the Department of Economics makes the Institute an ideal provider of oversight and critical reviews of analyses and reports prepared by various other consulting services.