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

Occupational Licensing and Immigrants

Megan Hansen Discusses Improving Public Lands Management on C-SPAN

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Occupational Licensing Effects on Firm Entry and Employment

A New Role for the FDA in Medical Device Regulation

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Executive Discretion and the Antiquities Act

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CGO Welcomes Google Policy Fellow for Summer 2019

June 10, 2019

CGO welcomes Jon Matt to the research team as a Google Policy Fellow.

CGO Scholar Published by American Economic Association

April 23, 2019

The Center for Growth and Opportunity's Visiting Senior Fellow / Acting Director of Academic Outreach Aaron Hedlund [...]

CGO Fellows Present at Student Research Showcase

April 17, 2019

On April 15, CGO undergraduate and graduate student research fellows presented their research projects at the 2019 CGO [...]

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Events

Conferences, Cosponsored, Upcoming

Wasatch Front Business Transition Seminar

September 19, 2019 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Joseph Smith Memorial Building - 15 E S Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150

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Conferences, Past

2019 Utah Experimental Economics Conference

May 16, 2019 - May 18, 2019 Hyatt Place, 55 North 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101

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CGO Student Events, Past

CGO Student Showcase Poster Session

April 15, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Huntsman Hall, Perry Pavilion (Room 470), Utah State University, 976-1004 E 550 N, Logan, UT 8432

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Entrepreneur Leadership Series: Shark Tank Night

April 3, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Eccles Conference Center, Auditorium, 5005 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322

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Research of Consequence

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Research

June 17, 2019A New Role for the FDA in Medical Device Regulation
This policy paper examines the role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in regulating [...]
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May 29, 2019Executive Discretion and the Antiquities Act
This policy paper reviews the relevant literature on the extent of executive discretion under [...]
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May 16, 2019Immigration and Spatial Equilibrium: The Role of Expenditures in the Country of Origin
This research investigates where immigrants to the US choose to live and their impact on [...]
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May 2, 2019Does Expanding Highway Capacity Solve Urban Congestion Problems?
This Research in Focus piece explains why highway expansion has, at best, only a limited impact [...]
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April 17, 2019Crises in the Housing Market: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Lessons
This research from Carlos Garriga and Aaron Hedlund reviews the latest research regarding the [...]
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April 3, 2019Down Payments and the Homeownership Dream: Not Such a Barrier After All?
This research from Aaron Hedlund examines the effect of down payment requirements on rates of [...]
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CGO Welcomes Google Policy Fellow for Summer 2019

CGO Scholar Published by American Economic Association

CGO Fellows Present at Student Research Showcase

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Events

Wasatch Front Business Transition Seminar

2019 Utah Experimental Economics Conference

CGO Student Showcase Poster Session

Entrepreneur Leadership Series: Shark Tank Night

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