The Economic Policy Institute has a decades long record of providing academic and consumer market research for many public and private sector clients needing current data for marketing plans, product development and to quantify economic impacts or gauge satisfaction. Clients as diverse as school districts, engineering companies, health care facilities and tribal casinos in addition to tourism bureaus and chambers of commerce have all partnered with us in achieving their goals.<\/p>\n
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We have produced reports for a wide variety of clients, both public and private. Many were produced for the\u00a0Arizona Office of Tourism\u00a0and other public agencies; a sample of these are included below. Other research reports are produced for private companies; because these are proprietary, they are not shared. Work published in academic journals is also included below.<\/p>\n
To learn more about our resources and work, visit us by appointment or contact us for more information: 928-523-7307 or\u00a0Tourism.Research@nau.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop Survey Evaluation Report 2025<\/p>\n Boys and Girls Club Capital Campaign Feasibility Study<\/p>\n Flagstaff MSA Minimum Wage Study Quantitative Results Synopsis<\/a> Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) Employee Attainable Housing Study<\/p>\n Higher Minimum Wage Impact on Economic and Workforce Development in Coconino County<\/a> Hispanic\/Latine Youth Media Workshop Survey Evaluation Report<\/p>\n Navajo Wool Mill Market Feasibility Study<\/p>\n Regional Economic Impact of the Show Low Business Incubator<\/p>\n The Economic Contribution of Northern Arizona University to the State of Arizona in Fiscal Year 2023<\/p>\n The Economic Impact of the Forest Industry and Forest Ecosystem Services in Coconino County<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Arizona Fire Service Retention Survey 2024<\/a><\/p>\n Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) Data Analysis 2024<\/a><\/p>\n The Economic Impact of Snowplay Tourism on Coconino County (2023)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop 2023<\/a><\/p>\n Business Feasibility Study for a Proposed Commercial Farm in Birdsprings and Leupp Chapters of Navajo Nation [proprietary]<\/p>\n Community Needs Survey for Chinle Chapter of the Navajo Nation [proprietary]<\/p>\n Economic Impact of a Proposed Commercial Farm in Birdsprings and Leupp Chapters of Navajo Nation [proprietary]<\/p>\n Metroplan: US Hwy 89 Drainage System Upgrade-Cost Benefit Analysis [proprietary]<\/p>\n Mountain Line Economic Contribution Analysis FY22<\/a><\/p>\n Round Rock Community: Market Feasibility Study [proprietary]<\/p>\n Shonto Community Governance: Market Feasibility Study [proprietary]<\/p>\n The Arizona Wine Tourism Industry (2023)<\/a><\/p>\n The Economic Contribution of the Hospitality Industry in Flagstaff<\/p>\n The True Cost of Wildfire on the San Francisco Peaks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop 2022<\/a><\/p>\n Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe: American Community Survey Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n The Economic Impact of Overland Expo West <\/a><\/p>\n White Mountain Apache Tribe: Food Security Survey [proprietary]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Report 2021<\/a><\/p>\n Central Arizona Government <\/a>– Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (2021-2025)<\/a><\/p>\n Southeastern Arizona Government Organization-Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (2021-2025)<\/a><\/p>\n Food Security in the Gila Valley<\/a><\/p>\n 2019-2020 Survey of Arizona State Park Visitors [proprietary]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Cochise County Tourism Study<\/a><\/p>\n Coconino County Broadband Study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Extending the Season at the Grand Canyon National Park North Rim<\/a><\/p>\n NGS Baseline Conditions<\/a><\/p>\n NAU Tribal Resources Directory of Federal Assistance<\/a><\/p>\n Demographic Profiles using 2011-2015 American Community Survey Estimates<\/p>\n The Economic Contribution of Arizona Snowbowl to the Economy of Flagstaff, Coconino County, and the State of Arizona [proprietary]<\/p>\n Flagstaff Snow Park: Visitor Study and Economic Contribution Analysis [proprietary]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Changes in potential wildland fire suppression costs due to restoration treatments in Northern Arizona Ponderosa pine forests<\/a><\/p>\n Flagstaff Visitor Study 2017-2018<\/a><\/p>\n Foreign capital flows, credit spreads, and the business cycle<\/a><\/p>\n Incorporating Ecosystem Health and Fire Resilience Within the Unified Economic Model of Fire Program Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n The Economic Contributions of Northern Arizona University to the State of Arizona in Academic Year 2017-2018<\/a><\/p>\n The Economic Impact of Post Wildfire Flooding: Bill Williams Mountain<\/a><\/p>\n Northern Arizona Healthcare Consumer Survey 2018 [proprietary]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n The Arizona Wine Tourism Industry (2017)<\/a><\/p>\n The Economic Contribution of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) on the City of Page<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Tilted Earth Wine and Music Festival<\/a><\/p>\n Thunder Valley Rally Visitor Survey<\/a><\/p>\n Hopi Tribal Member Summit Surveys (Economic, Education, Health) [proprietary]<\/p>\n Market Demand Analysis for SkyMed Emergency Medical Travel Protection [proprietary]<\/p>\n The Contributions of the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority to the Flagstaff Economy [proprietary]<\/p>\n The Economic Impact of the Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technologies (NACET) 2012-2014 [proprietary]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Flagstaff Visitor Survey<\/a><\/p>\n Page Visitor Survey<\/a><\/p>\n Prescott Visitor Study<\/a><\/p>\n The Economic Contributions of Northern Arizona University to the State of Arizona in 2014<\/a><\/p>\n Thunder Valley Rally<\/a><\/p>\n Tilted Earth Wine and Music Festival: Executive Summary<\/a><\/p>\n Verde Valley Visitor Survey<\/a><\/p>\n Analysis of the 66th Annual Coconino County Fair [proprietary]<\/p>\n Hopi Tribe Childcare Needs Assessment [proprietary]<\/p>\n Pima County Fair Survey [proprietary]<\/p>\n Sedona International Film Festival [proprietary]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Cochise County Visitor Study<\/a><\/p>\n Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project Cost Avoidance Study<\/a><\/p>\n Arizona State Parks Marketing Study [proprietary]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n A Full Cost Accounting of the 2010 Schultz Fire<\/a><\/p>\n Contributions and Impact of Coconino County Accommodation School District<\/a><\/p>\n Winslow Holbrook Visitor Study<\/a><\/p>\n Northern Arizona Healthcare: Community Healthcare Surveys [proprietary]<\/p>\n Tucson Birding and Wildlife Festival [proprietary]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Ajo Visitor Study<\/a><\/p>\n Coconino County Trends<\/a><\/p>\n Economic Contributions of the Craft Brewing Industry to the State of Arizona<\/a><\/p>\n The Economic Impact of Flagstaff Unified School District #1 on the Flagstaff Area Economy<\/a><\/p>\n Workforce Needs of the Four Forests Restoration Initiative Project: An Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n2025 Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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