Prepared for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation, this study addresses the question of whether or not the size of a school corporation affects the educational performance of its students.

Tags: education, efficiency, indiana

This study highlights divergence in regional economic performance and the impact on households and communities, which necessitates an urgent call to research and policy analysis. The executive summary provides an overview of key points, and the appendix shows larger regional maps of county-level data for all 50 states.

NOTE: We have corrected an error on page 6, Table 1A. Wages for computer programmers are $79K and wages for data entry keyers are $29K. This error does not affect our calculations and has been corrected July 19, 2017.

Tags: technology and automation, trade, jobs and employment, industry earnings and performance, economic development, migration

** View state performance since 2009 through our interactive website for this project: http://conexus.cberdata.org **

The annual Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card evaluates the health manufacturing and logistics industries in each state and other important factors, including human capital and expected fiscal liabilities.  This annual piece is created for Conexus Indiana, a state initiative to improve manufacturing and logistics.

We include a "read only" Excel spreadsheet with grades for each state and category.

The companion report examines long-term growth and volatility in the manufacturing and logistics industries.

Tags: manufacturing, logistics, indiana, human capital, business, Worker Benefits

This policy brief outlines the recent history of footloose and non-footloose jobs in Indiana, including regional changes in rural and urban employment. We also examine economic development policy and suggest future models for consideration.

Tags: economic development, indiana, industry earnings and performance, jobs and employment, policy

This document includes a memorandum explaining the intent of the report, and a study addressing local school enrollment and performance in Delaware County, Indiana with considerations for the state as a whole.

We examine the following school corporations in Delaware County: Cowan, Daleville, Delaware (Delta HS), Liberty-Perry (Wapahani HS), Mt Pleasant (Yorktown HS), Muncie (Muncie Central HS), and Wes-Del.

Tags: east central indiana, indiana, education