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Research
Conducting research to inform decisions
The Economic Policy Institute has a decades long record of providing academic and consumer market research for many public and private sector clients needing current data for marketing plans, product development and to quantify economic impacts or gauge satisfaction. Clients as diverse as school districts, engineering companies, health care facilities and tribal casinos in addition to tourism bureaus and chambers of commerce have all partnered with us in achieving their goals.
Our services & activities
- Rural Policy Analysis
- Labor Market Analysis
- Economic Impact Studies with IMPLAN
- Economic Modeling
- Estimated Demand Curves
- E-mail, paper, or intercept (large sample sizes a specialty)
- Visitor Surveys
- Opinion & Satisfaction Surveys
- Household/Resident Surveys
- Business Surveys
- Event Surveys
- Business and Operating Plans
- Grant Consultation for Non-profits
- Information Dissemination
- Market Research and Feasibility Analysis
- Technical Assistance
- Tribal Entrepreneurial Training and Strategic Planning
- Workforce Development Assistance
Research reports
We have produced reports for a wide variety of clients, both public and private. Many were produced for the Arizona Office of Tourism and other public agencies; a sample of these are included below. Other research reports are produced for private companies; because these are proprietary, they are not shared. Work published in academic journals is also included below.
To learn more about our resources and work, visit us by appointment or contact us for more information: 928-523-7307 or Tourism.Research@nau.edu.
Recent publications
[/eplus-bg-color]Higher Minimum Wage Impact on Economic and Workforce Development in Coconino County
(See Workforce Development Board Business section)
Flagstaff MSA Minimum Wage Study Quantitative Results Synopsis
(See Workforce Development Board Business section)
Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop 2023
Business Feasibility Study for a Proposed Commercial Farm in Birdsprings and Leupp Chapters of Navajo Nation [proprietary]
Community Needs Survey for Chinle Chapter of the Navajo Nation [proprietary]
Economic Impact of a Proposed Commercial Farm in Birdsprings and Leupp Chapters of Navajo Nation [proprietary]
Metroplan: US Hwy 89 Drainage System Upgrade-Cost Benefit Analysis [proprietary]
Mountain Line Economic Contribution Analysis FY22
Round Rock Community: Market Feasibility Study [proprietary]
Shonto Community Governance: Market Feasibility Study [proprietary]
The Arizona Wine Tourism Industry (2023)
The Economic Contribution of the Hospitality Industry in Flagstaff
The True Cost of Wildfire on the San Francisco Peaks
Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop 2022
Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe: American Community Survey Analysis
The Economic Impact of Overland Expo West
White Mountain Apache Tribe: Food Security Survey
Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Report 2021
Central Arizona Government – Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (2021-2025)
Southeastern Arizona Government Organization-Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (2021-2025)
Food Security in the Gila Valley
2019-2020 Survey of Arizona State Park Visitors
Extending the Season at the Grand Canyon National Park North Rim
NAU Tribal Resources Directory of Federal Assistance
Demographic Profiles using 2011-2015 American Community Survey Estimates
- Ak-Chin Indian Community
- Cocopah Indian Tribe
- Colorado River Indian Tribes
- Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
- Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
- Gila River Indian Community
- Hopi Tribe
- Hualapai Tribe
- Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians
- Navajo Nation
- Pascua Yaqui Tribe
- Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
- San Carlos Apache Tribe
- Tohono O’odham Nation
- Tonto Apache Tribe
- White Mountain Apache Tribe
- Yavapai-Apache Nation
The Economic Contribution of Arizona Snowbowl to the Economy of Flagstaff, Coconino County, and the State of Arizona [proprietary]
Flagstaff Snow Park: Visitor Study and Economic Contribution Analysis [proprietary]
The need for nonprofit entrepreneurship education
Despite the growth of entrepreneurship education over the last 20 years, there remains an unserved need for entrepreneurship educational programs designed for those interested in starting nonprofit organizations. In this article, our program director Paul Thomas discusses the need for such programs, and how business educators are well equipped to satisfy this need. He also offers this early-stage nonprofit entrepreneurship program as support for his claims.