RESEARCH STUDIES AND REPORTS

STUDIES BY PROGRAM

       Economic Analysis

       Forest Industry Research

       Survey Research

       Health Care

       Manufacturing

Economic Analysis

Assessing the Impact of the Yellowstone TV Series on Montana's Tourism Economy -    11/1/2023

The Economic Impact of the Calumet Montana Refineries -    6/1/2023

The Economic Contribution of Montana's Hard Rock Mining Industry -    5/1/2023

2023 Gallatin Valley Housing Report - Tracking the Performance of Montana's Most Vibrant Housing Market    4/1/2023

The Economic Contribution of Montana's Cooperatives -    3/1/2023

Flathead Valley Housing Market Analysis -    2/1/2023

An Assessment of the Potential Impacts of a Montana Low-Income Housing Tax Credit -    2/1/2023

The Economic Contributions of Montana's Farmers Markets -    6/1/2022

Updating the Economic Contributions of Sibanye-Stillwater in Montana -    6/1/2022

The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Cascade County -    4/1/2022

The Economic Contributions of the Film Industry in Montana - The Production of Yellowstone    4/1/2022

The Economic Impact and Profile of Montana BioScience Firms -    4/1/2022

The Economic Impact of Benefis Helena -    2/1/2022

The Economic Impact of Outdoor Recreation in Beaverhead County -    10/1/2021

Housing Affordability in Lewis and Clark County -    10/1/2021

The Economic Impact of Montana's Hospitals -    6/1/2021

Affordable Housing in Montana -    12/1/2020

An Assessment of the Market and Tax Revenue Potential of Recreational Cannabis In Montana -    9/1/2020

The Economic Contributions of Hutterite Communities in Montana -    10/1/2019

The Economic Impact of Research in the Montana University System -    1/1/2019

The Economic Contributions of the Sibanye-Stillwater Mine Operations in Montana -    1/1/2019

The Impact of Timber Harvesting Declines on the Ravalli County Economy -    9/30/2018

The Economic Contribution of Montana's Hardrock Mining Industry - Executive Summary    9/1/2018

The Economic Impact of the Early Retirement of Colstrip Units 3 and 4 -    6/1/2018

The Economic Contribution of Grizzly Intercollegiate Athletics -    8/1/2016

The Continuing Economic Impact of Craft Brewing in Montana -    8/1/2016

A Profile of Montana's High Tech Industries, February 2016 -    2/1/2016

A Profile of Montana's High-Tech Industries -    2/1/2015

The Economic Impact of Trailhead Commerce Park -    1/1/2015

The Growing Economic Impact of Craft Brewing in Montana -    8/1/2014

Montana Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles - Fuel-Use and Spending Patterns 2013    7/1/2014

The Economic Impact of Montana's Beer and Wine Distributors -    7/1/2014

Montana Recreational Snowmobiles - Fuel-Use and Spending Patterns 2013    7/1/2014

The Economic Impact of the Montana Board of Research and Commercialization Technology -    5/1/2014

The Economic Impact of the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts -    12/1/2013

The State of Montana Manufacturing - 2013 Edition    6/1/2013

Results from the 2012-2013 Montana Manufacturers Survey -    3/1/2013

The Economic Contribution of Craft Brewing in Montana -    10/7/2012

The Economic Impact of Increased Production at the Spring Creek Mine -    10/1/2012

The Impact of Otter Creek Coal Development on the Montana Economy -    6/13/2012

A Study of the Post Vocational Rehabilitation Earnings Attributable to the Montana Vocational Rehabilitation Program -    5/29/2012

Housing Affordability and Montana's Real Estate Markets -    6/1/2011

2011 Missoula Housing Report - Current Knowledge, Common Vision: Growing a Missoula to Treasure    3/31/2011

The University of Montana: Growing Montana's Economy -    1/2/2010

Economic Costs of Alcohol-Related Vehicle Crashes in Montana -    1/1/2010

Labor Availability in North Central Montana 2009 -    6/23/2009

The Available Labor Supply in Montana's Labor Market 2009 -    2/18/2009

Montana Off-Highway Vehicles 2008 -    1/24/2009

Housing Affordability and Montana's Real Estate Markets -    1/1/2009

The Available Labor Supply in the Flathead County Labor Market 2008 -    10/1/2008

2008 Missoula Long-Range Transportation Plan Survey: Final Report -    4/17/2008

Forest Industry

Pacific Coast Temperate Forest Regional Timber Product Flow Analysis -    9/1/2023

Common integrating factors in softwood log exports from the United States - Canadian Journal of Forest Research    1/14/2020

Montana's Forest Industry Employment and Income Trends - Declining Harvest Volumes and Increasing Productivity    10/1/2018

The Impact of Timber Harvesting Declines on the Ravalli County Economy -    9/30/2018

Timber Use, Processing Capacity and Capability by Diameter Size Class in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest Timber-Processing Area -    10/1/2017

Timber-Processing Capacity Near National Forests - Rio Grand National Forest, Colorado - Forest Industry Technical Report No. 1    8/1/2017

Logging Utilization in Oregon and Washington, 2011 - 2015 -    11/1/2016

Oregon's Forest Products Industry and Timber Harvest 2013 with Trends Through 2014 -    11/1/2016

Timber Products Output (TPO) - Forest Inventory, Timber Harvest, Mill and Logging Residue - Essential Feedstock Information Needed to Characterize the NARA Supply Chain    11/1/2016

Measuring the Benefits of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program for Local Communities in Northeast Washington - FY2012 -2015    4/1/2016

The State of Montana Manufacturing - 2015 Edition    7/1/2015

Understanding Costs and Other Impacts of Litigation of Forest Service Projects: A Region One Case Study -    5/5/2015

Logging Utilization in Idaho - Current and Past Trends    1/1/2014

Impact of the Great Recession and Housing Collapse on the Forest Products Industry in the Western United States -    3/20/2013

Timber Use, Processing Capacity, and Capability to Utilize Small-Diameter Timber Within USDA Forest Service - Region One Timber-processing Area    2/20/2013

Idaho's Forest Products Industry Current Conditions and 2013 Forecast -    1/1/2013

Oregon's Forest Products Industry and Timber Harvest, 2008 - Industry Trends and Impacts of the Great Recession Through 2010    9/1/2012

Capacity and Capability of Mills in the Kootenai National Forest Impact Zone -    8/15/2012

Capacity and Capability of Mills in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest Impact Zone -    8/15/2012

Capacity and Capability of Mills in the Clearwater and Nez Perce National Forests Timber Processing Area -    8/15/2012

Capacity and Capability of Mills in the Flathead National Forest Timber-Processing Area -    8/7/2012

Capacity and Capability of Mills in the Lolo National Foest Timber-Processing Area -    8/7/2012

California's Forest Products Industry and Timber Harvest, 2006 -    8/1/2012

Idaho's Forest Products Industry and Timber Harvest 2006 -    1/1/2012

Idaho's Forest Products Industry Current Conditions and 2012 Forecast -    1/1/2012

Idaho's Forest Products Industry Current Conditions and 2011 Forecast -    1/1/2011

Idaho's Forest Products Industry: Current Conditions and Forecast 2010 -    1/1/2010

Wyoming's Forest Products Industry and Timber Harvest, 2005 -    8/1/2009

An Assessment of Forest-based Woody Biomass Supply and Use in Montana -    4/29/2009

Idaho's Forest Products Industry: Current Conditions and Forecast 2009 -    1/1/2009

Determinants of Trust for Public Lands: Fire and Fuels Management on the Bitterroot National Forest -    11/5/2008

Idaho's Forest Products Industry: Current Conditions and Forecast 2008 -    1/1/2008

Utah's Forest Products Industry - A Descriptive Analysis, 1992    1/1/1993

Utah Timber Production and Mill Residue, 1992 -    1/1/1993

Survey Research

Assessing the Impact of the Yellowstone TV Series on Montana's Tourism Economy -    11/1/2023

Montana World Trade Center - International Trade and Investment Survey 2022    5/1/2023

The Economic Contributions of the Film Industry in Montana - The Production of Yellowstone    4/1/2022

The Economic Impact of Benefis Helena -    2/1/2022

A Profile of Montana's High-Tech Industries -    5/1/2021

2019 Missoula Area Transportation Survey -    2/1/2020

2019 News Media Preferences and Issues Study - Sponsored by the Greater Montana Foundation    7/1/2019

USDA FOREST SERVICE REGION 1 2019 SOCIAL SURVEY - Methods Summary    5/15/2019

USDA FOREST SERVICE REGION 1 2018-2019 COMBINED SOCIAL SURVEY DATA - Methods Summary    5/1/2019

USDA Forest Service Region 1 2018 Social Survey - Methods Summary    7/1/2018

Understanding Women's Participation in Pre-Entrepreneurial Activities - Evidence from a Blackstone Launchpad    11/1/2016

2015 Missoula Area Transportation Survey: Final Report -    12/31/2015

Montana Statewide Media Habits Survey 2015 -    6/1/2015

A Profile of Montana's High-Tech Industries -    2/1/2015

Montana Recreational Snowmobiles - Fuel-Use and Spending Patterns 2013    7/1/2014

Montana Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles - Fuel-Use and Spending Patterns 2013    7/1/2014

The Economic Impact of Montana's Beer and Wine Distributors -    7/1/2014

Results from the 2012-2013 Montana Manufacturers Survey -    3/1/2013

Labor Availability in North Central Montana 2009 -    6/23/2009

The Available Labor Supply in Montana's Labor Market 2009 -    2/18/2009

Montana Off-Highway Vehicles 2008 -    1/24/2009

Determinants of Trust for Public Lands: Fire and Fuels Management on the Bitterroot National Forest -    11/5/2008

2008 Montana Department of Transportation Seat Belt Survey: Final Report -    10/30/2008

The Available Labor Supply in the Flathead County Labor Market 2008 -    10/1/2008

2008 Missoula Long-Range Transportation Plan Survey: Final Report -    4/17/2008

Health Care

The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Medicaid County -    11/1/2023

The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Cascade County -    4/1/2022

The Economic Impact and Profile of Montana BioScience Firms -    4/1/2022

The Economic Impact of Benefis Helena -    2/1/2022

The Economic Impact of the Montana Osteopathic Medical School -    9/1/2021

The Economic Impact of Montana's Hospitals -    6/1/2021

Lost Possibilities - The Impacts of Inadequate Child Care on Montana's Families, Employers and Economy    9/1/2020

The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Montana -    4/1/2018

The Contribution of Health Care to Flathead County's Economy -    10/1/2016

A Study of the Post Vocational Rehabilitation Earnings Attributable to the Montana Vocational Rehabilitation Program -    5/29/2012

Evaluation of Implementation and Outcomes: Montana Strategic Prevention Framwork - State Improvement Grant and the Montana Community Change Project    8/1/2011

Alcohol Taxes, Beverage Prices, Drinking and Traffic Fatalities in Montana -    4/12/2010

Economic Costs of Alcohol-Related Vehicle Crashes in Montana -    1/1/2010

Energy Research

The Economic Impact of the Calumet Montana Refineries -    6/1/2023

The Economic Contribution of Montana's Hard Rock Mining Industry -    5/1/2023

Updating the Economic Contributions of Sibanye-Stillwater in Montana -    6/1/2022

The Economic Impact of the Early Retirement of Colstrip Units 3 and 4 -    6/1/2018

Manufacturing

The Economic Impact of the Calumet Montana Refineries -    6/1/2023

The Economic Contributions of Montana's Farmers Markets -    6/1/2022

2021 Montana Manufacturing Report -    9/1/2021

The Impact of Timber Harvesting Declines on the Ravalli County Economy -    9/30/2018

The Continuing Economic Impact of Craft Brewing in Montana -    8/1/2016

A Profile of Montana's High Tech Industries, February 2016 -    2/1/2016

The State of Montana Manufacturing - 2015 Edition    7/1/2015

Results From the 2013-2014 Montana Manufacturers Survey -    11/1/2014

The Economic Impact of Montana's Beer and Wine Distributors -    7/1/2014

The State of Montana Manufacturing - 2013 Edition    6/1/2013

Results from the 2012-2013 Montana Manufacturers Survey -    3/1/2013

The Economic Contribution of Craft Brewing in Montana -    10/7/2012

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