Connecting Public Policy & Academic Research for Rhode island

The mission of the College & University Research Collaborative (the Collaborative) is to increase the use of non-partisan academic research in policymaking and to provide an evidence-based foundation for government decision making in Rhode Island. To do that, we tap into the wealth of expertise that resides at our state’s 11 colleges and universities, creating a public/private partnership that moves research into action.

Current Research Initiatives

The Collaborative works with members of the Governor’s Office, the Rhode Island Senate, the Rhode Island House of Representatives, and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation to determine research areas which will inform public policy. This year, scholars will focus their research on economic development in the state.

2013 Research Areas

FOCUS ON: Research

Edinaldo Tebaldi

 

In his framing article “Manufacturing, Innovation & Economic Growth: The Challenges for Rhode Island and the Country,” Bryant University Associate Professor of Economics Edinaldo Tebaldi provides an overview of the rise and fall of manufacturing in the United States and explores the potential for a resurgence of manufacturing in the country and specifically in Rhode Island.

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IN THE NEWS

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In their op-ed, our Program Director, Amber Caulkins, and AICU Rhode Island President, Dan Egan, discuss how academics from Rhode Island’s 11 higher education institutions have partnered together to provide policy makers in the state with evidence and data to support positive economic development in the state.

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