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.

	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:
	AZ Workforce: Latinos, Youth and the Future Reports and Publications October 2008 Nancy Welch With unemployment up, consumer spending down, and governments facing revenue shortfalls, Arizona must become more competitive than ever before. AZ Workforce: Latinos, Youth and the Future, produced as part of the ASU Office of Public Affairs’ César E. Chávez Leadership Lecture, examines the “unfinished business” of Arizona’s workforce.
	Richard's Reality: The Cost of Chronic Homelessness in Context Reports and Publications October 2008 Yuri Artibise, William Hart, Nancy Welch, Andrea Whistsett
	Forum 411: We Are L.A.? Reports and Publications September 2008 Morrison Institute Staff
	Greater Phoenix Forward: Sustaining and Enhancing the Human Services Infrastructure Reports and Publications September 2008 Robert Ashcraft, John Hall, Barbara Robles, Jose Ashford, Teri Kennedy, Elizabeth Segal, David Becerra, Flavio Marsiglia, Timothy Tyrrell, Debra Friedman, Rob Melnick, Randy Virden, Nora Gustavsson, Tanya Nieri, Nancy Welch, Tom Rex
	Forum 411: Immigration: From Global to Local Kids Reports and Publications June 2008 Morrison Institute Staff
	Megapolitan: Arizona's Sun Corridor Reports and Publications May 2008 Grady Gammage Jr, John Stuar Hall, Robert E. Lang, Rob Melnick, Nancy Welch, Michael M. Crow