• Metro Monitor 2020: Las Vegas & Reno
    Publication Date: May 2020 Author: Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents changes in indicators of economic health for the State of Nevada using data provided by the Brookings Institution’s Metro Monitor analysis. Looking beyond gross domestic product (GDP) and job growth, researchers at Brookings’ Metropolitan Policy…
  • COVID-19: The Impact on Small Businesses in Nevada
    Publication Date: May 2020 Author: Madison Frazee-Bench, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents data on the number of small businesses (fewer than 250 employees) considered at risk due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The data collected originates from the Brookings Institution, and reports the economic effect of COVID-19 on small businesses in states and counties…
  • COVID-19: Economic Recovery, Twitter, and Public Perception of Las Vegas
    Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Mary Blankenship, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet analyzes responses posted on Twitter following an interview conducted by CNN reporter Anderson Cooper, who interviewed Carolyn Goodman, Mayor of the City of Las Vegas, concerning the re-opening of the Las Vegas economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the Publication
  • Political Parties and Demographic Transformation in Nevada
    Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents projections of demographic change in Nevada’s political party coalitions using data provided in the report “States of Change: How Demographic Change is Transforming the Republican and Democratic Political Parties.” Using the composition of…
  • COVID-19: Projected Job Loss in Mountain West States
    Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Marie Falcone, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet highlights Mountain West data from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report titled, “States are projected to lose more jobs due to the coronavirus: 14 million jobs could be lost by summer.” The original data source provides figures on the estimated job loss from…
  • Migration of Millennials and Seniors in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Ashley LeClair, Mary Blankenship, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet examines trends in intraregional migration of millennials and seniors since the Great Recession, with a focus on the Mountain West. The data presented were originally published in a report by the Brookings Institution, titled “How migration of…
  • Hospital Bed Capacity in Nevada Counties
    Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Yanneli Llamas, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet shows data on hospital bed capacity within Nevada’s 17 counties, as originally published by High Country News on March 19, 2020. The original data source includes maps and charts compiled by Megan Lawson of Headwater Economics. The data include…
  • COVID-19: Hospital and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Bed Capacity in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Ember Smith, Kaylie Pattni, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: Utilizing the Harvard Global Health Institute’s (HGHI) COVID-19 projections, this fact sheet examines the potential hospital and ICU bed shortages in the Mountain West region: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. Read the Publication
  • 2021 Graduate Program Rankings for UNLV & UNR
    Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Madison Frazee-Bench, Marie A. Falcone, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents the 2021 U.S. News and World Report graduate program rankings for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The rankings for 2021 are important when taking into consideration that both UNLV and UNR…
  • The Re-Enrollment Tendencies of "Some College, No Degree" Students in the U.S.
    Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Marie A. Falcone, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet highlights information from a National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report titled, “Some College, No Degree: A 2019 Snapshot for the Nation and 50 States.” The data on re-enrolled college students in Mountain West states (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada,…
  • The Urban Heat Island Effect in Nevada
    Publication Date: March 2020 Author: Ember Smith, Kaylie Pattni, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet explores the temperature difference between Nevada cities and their undeveloped surrounding areas using reports by the Urban Land Institute, Climate Central, National Public Radio (NPR), and various governmental organizations. We investigate what “urban…
  • How Startups Help Cities Measure Their Economic Development Frontier
    Publication Date: March 2020 Author: Mary Blankenship, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: This Fact Sheet provides data on the ability of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in the Mountain West to foster innovative and technology-driven industries, utilizing information presented by the Brookings Institution report, “How startups help cities measure their economic…