Research
Common Sense Institute (CSI) strives to develop insightful and educational research on the most critical debates facing Colorado. CSI employs rigorous research techniques and dynamic modeling to evaluate the potential impact of issues on the Colorado economy and individual opportunity. CSI provides elected officials, policy makers and Coloradans with facts and data-driven analysis to help make informed decisions about the biggest issues facing the state. CSI research has also sparked innovative policy solutions and bipartisan, solutions-based discussion about the future of Colorado.

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The Fight Against Crime in Colorado: Policing, Legislation, and Incarceration
June 1, 2023 • 41 min read
Tags: Colorado Crime, Crime, Crime Update, incarceration, Police, policing, public safety
Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update – April 2023 Update
May 19, 2023 • 3 min read
Tags: colorado economy, colorado jobs, jobs
Fiscal Impacts of Recent Increase in Migrant Sheltering and Support in Denver
May 17, 2023 • 5 min read
Tags: denver, Denver Immigration, Denver Migrants, Title 42
The Economic Impact of Colorado’s Sports, Recreation, & Tourism Sector
May 10, 2023 • 7 min read
Tags: colorado economy, colorado recreation, colorado sports, colorado tourism, recreation, sports, tourism
Colorado’s Housing Affordability Report: The Impact of Home Prices, Interest Rates, and Property Taxes
May 4, 2023 • 22 min read
Tags: CO Housing Affordability Trends, Colorado Housing, housing, Property Tax, property taxes
The Economic Consequences of Increased Motor Vehicle Theft Rates
April 26, 2023 • 7 min read
Tags: Colorado Crime, Crime, motor vehicle theft, theft
Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: March 2023
April 21, 2023 • 3 min read
Tags: colorado economy, colorado jobs, jobs
Assessing Colorado’s Economic Competitiveness: Mounting Cost of Labor and Environmental Policy
April 18, 2023 • 17 min read
Tags: colorado economy, competitiveness
Reimagining Colorado’s Social Safety Net to Incentivize Work: An Examination of the Unintended Consequences of Minimum Wage & the Benefits Cliff on Colorado Workers
April 13, 2023 • 24 min read
Tags: benefit cliff, benefits cliff, Colorado's workforce, minimum wage, social safety net, work
Fiscal Impact Analysis of Colorado 2023 Senate Bill 098: Gig Work Transparency
April 3, 2023 • 7 min read
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