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.

	Sustainability for Arizona: The Issue of Our Age Reports and Publications October 2007 Rick Heffernon, Nancy Welch, Rob Melnick Nearly everyone is talking about sustainability. But what exactly does it mean—especially for Arizona? Morrison Institute and Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability answer that question and many more in Sustainability for Arizona: The Issue of Our Age.
	Confidence and Caution: Arizonans' Trust in the Police Reports and Publications July 2007 William Hart, Richard Toon
	The Treasure of the Superstitions Reports and Publications April 2006 Grady Gammage Jr.
	Why Some Schools With Latino Children Beat the Odds... And Others Don't Reports and Publications March 2006 Mary Jo Waits, Heather E. Campbell, Rebecca Gau, Ellen Jacobs, Tom Rex, Robert Hess
	Enriching Arizona's Knowledge Economy: Creating the Research Connections, Attention, and Talent Arizona Needs to Compete Reports and Publications March 2006 Rick Heffernon, Rob Melnick, Lili Stiefel
	How Arizona Compares: Real Numbers and Hot Topics Reports and Publications January 2005 Rob Melnick, Nancy Welch, Bill Hart
	Which Way Scottsdale: Scottsdale 2.0, The Next Version Reports and Publications March 2003 Mary Jo Waits, William Fulton
	Five Shoes Waiting to Drop on Arizona's Future Reports and Publications October 2001 Mark Muro, Tina Valdecanas, Christina Kinnear There are always plenty of shoes waiting to drop on our society. But the five we deal with here are the most fundamental ones - those that could make or break Arizona's success in the future. They are: A Talent Shake Up
	Growth on the Coconino Plateau: Potential Impacts of a Water Pipeline for the Region Reports and Publications March 2001 Rick Heffernon, Mark Muro, Rob Melnick, Christina Kinnear
	Hits and Misses: Fast Growth in Metropolitan Phoenix Reports and Publications September 2000 Mary Jo Waits, Patricia Gober, Rebecca Gau, John Hall, Mark Muro, Alicia Harrison, Tina Valdecanas, Kent Hill, Tom Rex, Glen Krutz, Scott Smith