Research Centers

Center engaging in economic and business research focusing on California and the U.S.

Organization seeking to combat companies and organizations funding attacks on traditional American values.

British research center working to promote free market, neoliberal ideas through research, publishing, media outreach, and education. The Institute is today at the forefront of making the case for free markets and a free society in the United Kingdom.

William & Mary University research laboratory using granular data and innovative tools to solve pressing problems, precisely target resources, and use rigorous evidence to measure the impacts—intended and unintended—of policies and investments.
We prioritize working in areas where our expertise can have an outsized impact: data-poor environments where there is an unmet need for better evidence and insights.

Provides center-right perspectives, data, and analysis on economic and fiscal policy subjects.

Nonpartisan organization of state legislators emphasizing limited government, free markets, and federalism.

Organization seeking to improve metropolitan area planning and development.

Canada-based center studying public policy issues affecting Atlantic Canada.

British university consortium publishing collaborative research on various public policy issues.

Conducts research on how California budget and tax policies affect low and middle income Californians.

Interdisciplinary UCLA-based demographic research center.

California State Library entity providing unbiased public policy research on California issues for the Governor, gubernatorial staff, state elected officials, and California state legislators.

Australian research institute seeking to promote economic development and social reform in that country's Aboriginal communities.

Ann Arbor, MI-based organization examining the local, state, federal, and international role of auto industry trends & developments.

University of Texas-Austin resource documenting the history of U.S. black business activity.

Research organization concerned with the impact pubic policy programs have on low and middle income individuals.

Ball State University entity conducting research on health care, regional economics, transportation, and energy.

For-profit think tank helping industry fight for its freedom, with new ideas, arguments, and policies that will improve our economy and our environment. Examines subjects such as Fossil Fuel, Nuclear Power, Environment, Climate, Solar & Wind, Other Industries, and Communication.

University of Chicago entity specializing in developing life-cycle intergenerational data sets to study demography, epidemiology, and economic processes in areas such as diseases, work levels, mortality, and geographic mobility.

American Enterprise Institute resource documenting Chinese global investment and construction. Includes 3,400 large transactions across energy, transportation, real estate, & other industries.

Australian National University database documenting Chinese foreign direct investment in Australia since 2014.

Independent British organization promoting the strengthening of civil society and appreciation of Western Civilization.

Nongovernmental organization concerned with documenting intellectual property theft affecting the U.S., documenting and assessing China's role in this theft, and determining appropriate U.S. policy responses to these thefts.

Bipartisan organization striving to educate the public on federal budget matters.

Organization promoting free enterprise public policy and reducing regulatory barriers.

Organization examining current economic policies and advocating for what is sees as low and middle income consumers.

Georgetown University research center exploring and modeling complex education finance decisions to inform education policy and practice.

Rates companies by their support of Christian values, consumers, and employees.

The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) has relaunched Fedspending.org as a tool for tracking federal spending and holding agencies accountable for their management of public funds.

This University of Tennessee-Knoxville institute shapes and influences the practice of supply chain management by serving as the preeminent global hub for leading practitioners, academics and students to learn, network and connect. Its goal is to provide partners and students alike a competitive advantage by enhancing their knowledge and understanding of how the supply chain is evolving, at home and abroad.

Presents various perspectives on U.S. economic and political subjects.

University of Illinois-Chicago center emphasizing applied interdisciplinary urban policy research focusing on the Chicago area.

Suburban Chicago-based conservative institute promoting free market solutions to economic and social problems.

Hillsdale College monthly addressing various historical and public policy topics. .

IUPUI facility studying urban development and state and local public policy issues.

Conservative U.S. think tank presenting data and analysis on the economic freedom of countries around the world.

Indiana University center concerned with promoting regional, national, and international economic development.

Leading independent British economics research institute.

University of Wisconsin center researching U.S. poverty.

Melbourne, Australia research center seeking to strengthen economic and political freedom.

Studies political and economic issues affecting Black Americans.

German research center analyzing international economic matters.

Part of Chicago-based Paulson Institute, this entity provides information and analysis on Chinese economics, energy, policy, and technology.

George Mason University economics research center providing libertarian and market oriented analyses.

Auburn University-based libertarian think tank.

Non-profit & non-partisan academic institution dedicating to disseminating economic research.

Provides documentation on over 1,000 companies whose policies, practices, and other relevant criteria to determine the likelihood a company will cancel a contract or client, or boycott, divest, or deny services based on views or beliefs.

Organization producing online data visualizations and distributions focusing on the geography and dynamics of economic activities. Integrates and distributes data from various sources to empower academic, private, and public sector analysts.

Organization empowering energy experts from academe, finance, government, industry, law, non-profit organizations, and think tanks to participate and drive public dialogue on energy policy solutions.

State Financial Officers Foundation initiative seeking to educate Americans on the dangers of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investment strategies and the subjective and political nature of this "rating" system.

Oxford University organization specializing in advanced research in international energy and economics and politics encompassing oil, gas, and electricity markets.

Upjohn Institute resource on incentives provided by state and local governments for economic development.

Nonpartisan research institute focusing on international economic topics.

Libertarian research center.

Purdue University center compiling and analyzing data for Indiana's 92 counties encompassing housing, fiscal, and socio-economic data, agriculture and forestry, and digital inclusion.

Research center studying issues concerning rural America. Participants include scientists and policy analysts from Iowa State University, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and other affiliated institutions.

IUPUI's Polis Center provides information about poverty in Indiana.

Provides information on transportation, housing, and urban design emphasizing ways to boost economic growth, protect the environment, and enhance community vitality.

Organization seeking to protect university students 1st Amendment speech rights through advocacy, education, and litigation.

Organization trying to stop corporations from using their beliefs to promote hostility to tradition American economic, moral, and political values.

Commerce Department funded Indiana Business Research Center source providing socio-economic data on the U.S. and its subdivisions.

British organization dedicated to reforming taxes and public services and cutting government waste and spending.

Independent source of information on tax policy on state, federal, and global levels.

Alliance Defending Freedom tool rating companies on whether they respect diversity of opinion among customers, employees, and stakeholders.

University of Kentucky entity conducting multidisciplinary research on poverty and inequality in the southern U.S.

Research center concerned with the impact of public policy issues on urban areas.

Washington University (St. Louis) center supporting scholarly research in economics, government, and public policy.

International Organization seeking to improve the world through public-private cooperation and engaging political, business, academic, and societal leaders to shape global, industry, and regional agendas. Noteworthy for annual Davos, Switzerland conference.

University of Southampton resource seeking to provide updated and highly granular data on human population.

Organization advocating for public educational institutions.

Nonpartisan public policy research institute conducting research in education.

Organization serving 35 private liberal arts institutions in the Appalachian region.

Seeks to facilitate access, opportunity, and quality to students seeking new or enhanced career skills.

Libertarian U.S. perspectives on education policy.

Organization of evangelical Christian universities in the U.S. and some foreign countries.

Website from Rhode-Island based Legal Insurrection Foundation documenting the emergence of this educational dogma and its adverse impact on higher education.

British educational policy research institution.

Organization for academic freedom and freedom of speech on university campuses.

Conservative analysis of education policy issues.

Organization representing and advocating for Indiana's private non-profit colleges and universities.

Organization seeking to promote proactive risk management by higher educational institutions.

Public education advocacy organization.

Seeks to promote homeschooling and allow children and adolescents to be educated at home.

Rutgers University organization emphasizing early childhood education and development through evidence-based policy research.

Advocacy group resource documenting attempts by school boards to impose Critical Race Theory and related beliefs into American educational curriculum.

National Association of Scholars resource documenting instances of scholars who have been ostracized by their universities for expressing unpopular views in speeches or writings.