Center for Growth and Opportunity – Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University

TURF Wars:

Group Dynamics in Resource Management

A Primer on Housing Finance Reform

Monumental Debate:

What Past Reforms of the Antiquities Act Can Teach Us about Current Controversies

The Impact of Economic Activity on Criminal Behavior:

Evidence from the Fracking Boom

Immigration and the Stock Market:

How Immigration Policy Affects the Stock Prices of Firms that Employ Low-Skilled Workers

The Benchmark: The Opportunity Cost of Public Transit

November 14, 2019

Why Shiny New Projects Don’t Produce Results

The Benchmark: With Nuclear Power, the Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself

November 7, 2019

Misconceptions about nuclear energy have proven to be far more deadly than atomic meltdowns.

Op-ed: Power outages are not the wildfire solution California needs

November 6, 2019

While this response is a guaranteed way to prevent powerlines from causing fires – a powerline with no electricity is [...]

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Ideas That Transform Lives

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Events

Conferences, Cosponsored, Past

Meeting the Cybersecurity Challenge

October 3, 2019 8:45 am - 3:00 pm Huntsman Hall, Perry Pavilion (Room 470), Utah State University, 976-1004 E 550 N, Logan, UT 8432

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CGO Student Events, Past

CGO New Fellow Training

August 22, 2019 9:00 am - August 23, 2019 12:30 pm Eccles Conference Center, 5005 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322

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Past, Speaker

David C. Rose – “Why Culture Matters Most”

September 12, 2019 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Eccles Conference Center, Room 205, 5005 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322

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Conferences, Cosponsored, Upcoming

Wasatch Front Business Transition Seminar

January 15, 2020 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Joseph Smith Memorial Building - 15 E S Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150

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Scholars

Research of Consequence

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Research

October 9, 2019TURF Wars: Group Dynamics in Resource Management
This study examines the effect of separating fisheries into Territorial Use Rights for [...]
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October 2, 2019A Primer on Housing Finance Reform
This paper summarizes key findings from this literature and provides suggestions for how to [...]
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September 23, 2019Monumental Debate: What Past Reforms of the Antiquities Act Can Teach Us about Current Controversies
This research suggests that past reforms have been effective at limiting executive power to [...]
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September 19, 2019The Impact of Economic Activity on Criminal Behavior: Evidence from the Fracking Boom
This study finds that there is an initial twenty-two percent reduction in the number of [...]
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August 26, 2019Immigration and the Stock Market
This study examines the relationship between increases in immigration and the stock prices of [...]
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August 7, 2019Does Occupational Licensing Impact Access to Dental Care?
This paper explores the academic literature on occupational licensing to understand whether [...]
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Students

Learn By Doing

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Student News

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News

The Benchmark: The Opportunity Cost of Public Transit

The Benchmark: With Nuclear Power, the Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself

Op-ed: Power outages are not the wildfire solution California needs

About

The Center For Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University — About

Events

Meeting the Cybersecurity Challenge

CGO New Fellow Training

David C. Rose – “Why Culture Matters Most”

Wasatch Front Business Transition Seminar

Scholars

The Center For Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University — About

Research

Students

The Center For Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University — About

Student News

CGO Fellows Present at Student Research Showcase

CGO Undergrad Fellow Joshua Lyman Wins Prize During USU Research Week

Rebekah Yeagley Wins Undergraduate Research Competition