Research

Morrison Institute is a leading resource for relevant research, analysis and policy choices of public value. Recent research reports are listed below.

More Morrison Institute research reports are available in the Arizona State University archives.

	Campaign Finance: The Clean Elections Quandry Reports and Publications March 2010 David Berman Historically, the prominence of affluent groups and individuals among the contributors to state political campaigns has given rise to fear of a government of “checkbook democracy,” in which successful lawmakers are obligated to those who contribute large sums of money.
	Forum 411: Domestic Violence in Arizona: Old Problems, New Possibilities Reports and Publications March 2010 Morrison Institute Staff
	Forum 411: Do Good Neighbors Make Good Citizens? Reports and Publications December 2009 Morrison Institute Staff
	The Price of Stewardship: The Future of Arizona State Parks Reports and Publications October 2009 Grady Gammage Jr, Nancy Welch, Dave White, Bill Hart, Monica Stigler, Yuri Artibise
	Forum 411: Road to Recovery: Lessons from Arizona's First Economy Reports and Publications September 2009 Morrison Institute Staff
	Truth and Consequences: Gambling, Shifting, and Hoping in Arizona Health Care Reports and Publications June 2009 Kent Hill, Dennis Hoffman, Nancy Welch, William Hart, John Stuart Hall, Roger Hughes, Jill Rissi The recession has pushed more people out of work, and as a result, swelled the ranks of Arizona’s uninsured. Arizona has one of the nation’s highest levels of residents without health insurance – almost one in five people.
	Forum 411: Arizona's Mind-Body Problem Reports and Publications June 2009 Morrison Institute Staff Some of Arizonans’ most common and destructive illnesses —those of the brain— are failing to receive adequate treatment due to a combination of modern governmental gridlock and a centuries-old philosophy that separates the mind from the body.
	To Learn and Earn: Arizona's Unfinished Business in Human Capital Reports and Publications March 2009 Nancy Welch, Richard Toon, Yuri Artibise
	Forum 411: Great Expectations: Arizona Teens Speak Up Reports and Publications March 2009 Morrison Institute Staff “Great Expectations: Arizona Teens Speak Up,” the fourth issue of Morrison Institute for Public Policy’s Forum 411 briefing series, offers insights into the state’s 600,000-plus adolescents from professionals who work with them every day and from teens themselves.
	Forum 411: Yin and Yang Political Science Reports and Publications December 2008 Morrison Institute Staff This third briefing in the Forum 411 series, revisits the role of government in turbulent times. Today, discussion about the fundamental role of government is again front page news as the nation grapples with the enormous consequences of the housing bust, credit crunch, and economic recession.The briefing asks: