RESEARCH STUDIES AND REPORTS

STUDIES BY PROGRAM

       Economic Analysis

       Forest Industry Research

       Survey Research

       Health Care

       Manufacturing

Economic Analysis

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 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

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

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

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

Montana Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles - Fuel-Use and Spending Patterns 2013    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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