• Economic Segregation, Inequality, and the New Urban Crisis in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: 2020 Author: Ember Smith, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: This fact sheet highlights economic segregation, inequality, and the effect of the “New Urban Crisis” in the Mountain West region (Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah) as computed and analyzed by Richard Florida in The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities are Increasing Inequality,…
  • 2014, 2015, 2016,& 2017 National Science Foundation (NSF) Rankings by Total R&D Expenditures
    Publication Date: 2020 Author: Marie A. Falcone, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents NSF data for ten individual research universities in addition to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ) and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) for the years 2014-2017. The Fact Sheet compares the NSF funding received by 10 individual research universities to the…
  • The Future of Work in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: 2020 Author: Ember Smith, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: This Fact Sheet highlights the potential net job growth in the Mountain West states (Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado) and automation employment implications in each county in the region as detailed in The future of work in America: People and places, today and tomorrow, a…
  • How Technology-Based Start-Ups Support U.S. Economic Growth
    Publication Date: 2020 Author: Mary Blankenship, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: This Fact Sheet examines the trends of technology-based start-ups within the United States and specific states in the Mountain West (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico) across the top 10 technology industries in 2016, using data provided by a report from the Information Technology and…
  • Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology Transfer Programs in Nevada
    Publication Date: 2020 Author: Kaylie Pattni, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: This fact sheet highlights how Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (STTR) operate in Nevada. The data is drawn from the Small Business Administration (SBA) website. Read the Publication
  • Best Performing Cities: Where America's Jobs are Created and Sustained
    Publication Date: 2020 Author: Peter Grema, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: This Fact Sheet summarizes and expands upon the findings of the Milken Institute’s 2018 Best Performing Cities series report on the top 200 large cities and top 200 small cities in the United States in 2018. For the purposes of this Fact Sheet, the report focuses on 26 metropolitan areas located within…
  • Brain Drain in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: 2020 Author: Ember Smith, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: This Fact Sheet highlights the effects of major shifts in geographic mobility patterns of highly-educated citizens in the Mountain West (Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado). The phenomenon, dubbed “brain drain” by experts, is characterized by the out-migration of a group of…