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 Decline of Condominium Construction in Colorado: Addressing Litigation Reform to Alleviate the Housing Affordability Crisis
Inflation in Colorado – November 2023
Colorado’s Free Enterprise Report – 2024 Edition
Colorado Budget: Then and Now
EXPLORE CSI RESEARCH
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Common Sense Institute Policy Brief: Rent Control at Mobile Home Parks
April 22, 2022 • 5 min read
Tags: 2022, HB22-1287, Manufatured Home, Mobile Home, Rent Control
Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: March 2022
April 15, 2022 • 3 min read
Tags: Colorado March 2022 Employment Data, Colorado’s LFPR, Labor Force Participation, March
Inflation in Colorado – March 2022 Update
April 12, 2022 • 3 min read
Tags: inflation, Inflation in Colorado, Inflation in Denver, March 2022, Wage Growth
Fentanyl’s Increasing Toll on the Colorado Economy
April 11, 2022 • 10 min read
CSI Budget Watch: The FY23 Budget Is Near Final, but Major Priorities Are Not Fully Addressed
April 6, 2022 • 5 min read
Tags: colorado, Colorado FY23 State Budget, FY23 Budget, Long Bill, state budget
Colorado Housing Affordability Trends
March 30, 2022 • 4 min read
Colorado is an increasingly expensive place to live. Housing prices are surging, and affordability is decreasing. Though there has been a recent increase in building permits, the current housing supply shortage is so large that the increased construction of new homes must be sustained for years, if not increased, to overcome the shortage.
Tags: CO Housing Affordability Trends, Colorado Housing, Colorado Housing Affordability, Expensive to live, Housing Costs, Housing Prices Souring
Colorado Faces Economic, Technological, and Even Geopolitical Barriers to Meeting Its Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Goals
March 29, 2022 • 35 min read
Update: The Colorado Crime Wave Did Not Recede In 2021 An Economic Analysis of Crime
March 27, 2022 • 13 min read
Tags: 2021, Colorado Crime, Crime Update, Violent Crime
Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: February 2022
March 25, 2022 • 3 min read
Tags: colorado, Colorado Labor Force, economic recovery, Februrary 2022
Colorado’s Future: The Impact of an Aging Workforce
March 18, 2022 • 13 min read
Tags: colorado, Colorado's workforce, mature workers, older workers, workers over the age of 54, workforce
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