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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

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Condo development has grinded to a near halt in Colorado.

Inflation in Colorado – November 2023

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Between September and November, prices in Denver fell by .34%. This was the first two-month period of deflation since September of last year.

Colorado’s Free Enterprise Report – 2024 Edition

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The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of the Colorado economic landscape and the state’s most pressing issues.

Colorado Budget: Then and Now

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Colorado Budget Then and Now illuminates the changes in Colorado state budget appropriations over the last twenty years. The figures included in the report provide a summary overview of revenue allocated to state departments through the budgeting process. The trends in appropriations reflect the shifting priorities brought on as a direct result of the laws and budgets passed each legislative session.

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The She-Cession in Colorado: The Impact of COVID-19 on Women in the Workforce in 2020

February 17, 2021 • 7 min read

In partnership with Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC), CSI outlines the disproportionate and negative impacts on women in the workforce due to COVID-19, or also known as the “She-Cession,” and outlines next steps in order to get women back to work.

Tags: covid-19, mothers, she-cession, women in the workforce, working mothers

Five Things Lawmakers Should Consider Before the Next Round of the Public Option Debate

February 11, 2021 • 9 min read

This report details five issues that lawmakers should consider if legislation to create a Colorado public option is reintroduced this year.

Colorado Prices in the 21st Century

February 3, 2021 • 2 min read

This chart displays 16 years of changes in wages, inflation and the prices of consumer goods and services in Colorado since the beginning of the 21st century.

Tags: chart, colorado prices, consumer goods, inflation, prices, services, wages

Spotlight on Colorado’s Recovery: The Economic Impact of Immigration

February 1, 2021 • 8 min read

In partnership with Colorado Business Roundtable (CORBT), CSI Mike A. Leprino Fellow, Dr. Brenda Bautsch Dickhoner outlined how immigrants strengthen the Colorado and U.S. economy.

Tags: colorado business roundtable, economic development, economic recovery, fellow, Immigrants, Mike A. Leprino

Colorado’s Labor Force & Jobs Report COVID-19

January 6, 2021 • 18 min read

The impacts of COVID-19 have disproportionately impacted some parts of our economy more than others.

Tags: covid-19, labor force, unemployment

Property Tax in Colorado Post Gallagher: What Can Be Understood From Other States?

December 17, 2020 • 28 min read

At the November 2020 election, Colorado voters approved Amendment B, a constitutional ballot measure which repealed a key formula that has controlled the state’s property tax system for almost 40 years.

Tags: amendment B, november ballot, property taxes

New Spending in Denver to Reduce Greenhouse Gas and Adapt to Climate Change: Get It Right and Avoid Further Tax Increases

December 15, 2020 • 5 min read

If you live in Denver, your sales taxes are set to increase on January 1st. $40,000,000 will be to fund yet to be identified projects to address climate change and emission reductions.

Tags: 2A, climate change, denver, sales tax

The Road to Recovery Initiative

December 10, 2020 • < 1 min read

The Colorado Business Roundtable and Common Sense Institute have provided a forum to formulate and influence public policy through collaboration and research in response to the pandemic’s economic realities.

Tags: colorado economy, economic boost, economic recovery

Economic Impacts of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Series 1200 Proposed Oil and Gas Setbacks

November 13, 2020 • 7 min read

Common Sense Institute examines the economic impacts of just one of the recommended new rule changes from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation: State-determined wildlife habitats.

Tags: economic impact, oil, oil and gas, oil and gas setback, oil and gas study

Sales Tax Revenue In Colorado Cities Since Start Of The Pandemic

October 29, 2020 • 5 min read

Monthly revenue estimates suggest differing impacts on sales tax revenue across Colorado cities.

Tags: colorado, covid-19, sales tax, taxes

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