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.

EXPLORE CSI RESEARCH
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The Decline of Condominium Construction in Colorado: Addressing Litigation Reform to Alleviate the Housing Affordability Crisis
September 20, 2023 • 19 min read
Tags: affordable housing, Colorado Housing, condominium, condos, housing
Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update – August 2023 Update
September 19, 2023 • 3 min read
Tags: Colorado Jobs Report, jobs, Jobs Report
Fort Collins Housing Affordability Report
• 10 min read
Tags: fort collins, Fort Collins Housing, housing
Homelessness in Fort Collins
• 6 min read
Spotlight on Crime in Fort Collins
• 11 min read
CSI utilized data from Colorado Crime Statistics and focused on statistics reported by the Fort Collins
Police Department.
Tags: Crime, fort collins, fort collins crime
Proposition HH Mini-Brief: Impact on Renters
September 14, 2023 • 3 min read
Tags: housing, Proposition HH, renters
Assessing Colorado’s Economic Competitiveness Growth of Legal Expenses: 43 and Counting
September 11, 2023 • 14 min read
Tags: colorado, colorado economy, litigation
Home Affordability in Colorado: Update to Colorado’s Homebuyer Misery Index
August 31, 2023 • 3 min read
Tags: Colorado Housing, homebuyers, housing
Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update – July 2023 Update
August 18, 2023 • 3 min read
Proposition HH: The Taxpayer Dilemma
August 16, 2023 • 63 min read
Tags: prop hh, property taxes, taxes
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