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Recent Research2024-03-18T14:14:21-06:00

Recent Research

Recently Published

The most recent research published by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute


905, 2022

Economic Challenges and Opportunities in Utah’s Coal Country

May 9th, 2022|

The Gardner Institute’s 40-year population and employment planning projections illustrate how scheduled power plant closures and declining coal production is likely to affect the region. This report can help to plan for the coming decades as economic circumstances change for Carbon and Emery counties.

105, 2022

May 2022 Utah Consumer Sentiment

May 1st, 2022|

Utah’s consumer sentiment fell in May, according to the Kem C. Gardner Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumers. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found a larger decline in sentiment during May among Americans as a whole.

104, 2022

April 2022 Utah Consumer Sentiment

April 1st, 2022|

Utah’s consumer sentiment rose in April, according to the Kem C. Gardner Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumers. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found an increase in sentiment among Americans as a whole.

1503, 2022

Ivory-Boyer Construction Report Fourth Quarter 2021

March 15th, 2022|

The continued record breaking pace of permitted construction activity reached new milestones in 2021. The rebound in commercial activity in 2021 put the year total on the second highest in terms of construction value. The residential market also reached into new territory.