Center for Science, Technology & Economic Policy (CSTEP)

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State and local economic development, economic impact analysis, economic modeling, and tax research are the major areas of emphasis for C-STEP . C-STEP includes the KU Entrepreneurship Works for KS Initiative and the Kansas City Area Education Research Consortium (KC-AERC) .

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CSTEP Research and Technical Reports [15]

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Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards

Ginther, Donna K.; Schaffer, Walter T.; Schnell, Joshua; Masimore, Beth; Liu, Faye; Haak, Laurel L.; Kington, Raynard S. (Science, 2011-08-19)

We investigated the association between a U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 applicant’s self-identified race or ethnicity and the probability of receiving an award by using data from the NIH IMPAC II grant ...
Diversity in Academic Biomedicine: An Evaluation of Education and Career Outcomes with Implications for Policy

Ginther, Donna K.; Schaffer, Walter T.; Schnell, Joshua; Masimore, Beth; Liu, Faye; Haak, Laurel L.; Kington, Raynard S. (Center for Science, Technology, & Economic Policy, 2009-09-22)

Currently, the U.S. population is undergoing major racial and ethnic demographic shifts that could affect the pool of individuals interested in pursuing a career in biomedical research. To achieve its mission of improving ...
An Evaluation of the Kansas Bioscience Authority: Economic Impact Measures

Ginther, Donna K.; Oslund, Patricia; Kennedy, Emily J. (Center for Science, Technology, & Economic Policy, 2012-06)

In the fall of 2011, the Kansas Bioscience Authority (KBA) requested that the University of Kansas Center for Science, Technology & Economic Policy at the Institute for Policy & Social Research provide a review of KBA’s ...
The Status of Women in Kansas and the Bi-State Region

Ginther, Donna K.; Oslund, Patricia; Hurd, Genna; Wedel, Xan (2016-02)
An Evaluation of Community College Enrollments

Ginther, Donna K.; Oslund, Patricia (2017-12)
The Success of Transfer Students and Four-Year Starters in Completing Bachelor’s Degrees

Ginther, Donna K.; Oslund, Patricia (2017)
Growing New Ventures and Jobs in Kansas: An In-Depth Review of Entrepreneurship Activities and Policies in Kansas and How We Compare

Ginther, Donna K.; Myers, Nancy Cayton; Becker, Thomas; Jorgenson, Lindsay Elliott (2020-01)
The Status of Women in Kansas: A Summary Report to United WE

Ginther, Donna K.; Hurd, Genna; Wedel, Xan; Becker, Thomas; Oslund, Patricia (2022-02)
The Governor’s Council on Tax Reform: Final Report

Lee, Janis; Morris, Steve; Courtwright, Chris; Frahm, Lon; Goossen, Duane; Grisolano, Joe; Hays, Dennis; Hensley, Anthony; Hineman, Don; Kimball, Shannon; Langworthy, Audrey; Monk-Morgan, V. Kaye; Sawyer, Tom; Sherman, Susan; Swartzendruber, Anthony; Sykes, Dinah; Weians, Larry; Wilson, John; Burghart, Mark A.; Proffitt, Adam; Lorenz, Julie; Toland, David; Ginther, Donna K.; Oslund, Patricia; Becker, Thomas; Jorgenson, Lindsay; Wedel, Xan; Caine, Carolyn (2022-01)
Economic Costs to Kansas Due to State’s Failure to Expand Medicaid

Ayan, Davut; Ginther, Donna K.; Slusky, David J.G. (2022-05)

Kansas is one of only 12 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, despite the federal government covering more than the cost with additional Biden administration incentives. This report compares ...
The Unexpected Costs of Not Expanding Medicaid in Kansas

Ginther, Donna K.; Ayan, Davut; Slusky, David J.G. (2022-05)

A 2022 study conducted by researchers at the University of Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research examined and quantified the economic costs of the Kansas government’s decision to forgo Medicaid expansion under the ...
Association of Mask Mandates and COVID-19 Case Rates, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in Kansas

Ginther, Donna K.; Zambrana, Carlos (American Medical Association, 2021-06-23)

This study examined the association between mask mandates in Kansas counties and COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. The Kansas executive order that took effect on July 3 was adopted by only 15 counties, and 68 ...
EAGER: Data Infrastructure to Enhance Research on the Scientific Workforce

Ginther, Donna K.; Zambrana, Carlos; Oslund, Patricia (2019-11)

The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) at the National Science Foundation collects high-quality data on the scientific workforce, but these data are not as widely utilized by the larger Science ...
Economic Impact of Immigration in Kansas City and the Bi-State Region

Ginther, Donna K.; Oslund, Pat C.; Boden, Jen (Institute for Policy & Social Research, The University of Kansas, 2014-11-25)

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation commissioned researchers from the Center for Science Technology & Economic Policy at the Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas to study the characteristics ...
KU Libraries Digital Data Services Strategy

McEathron, Scott R. (2013-01-16)

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