BEBR Sponsored Research Projects
The Bureau of Economic and Business Research conducts sponsored research as a part of its overall mission.
The projects come from a wide variety of state and local agencies, non-profit organizations, and private
companies. BEBR has completed the following sponsored projects over the past several years. Many reports
resulting from these projects are available on the web (http://www.bebr.utah.edu/Publications.html). Please
contact BEBR for the availability of additional reports for any of these sponsored activities.
Project Title
Sponsor
2008
Analysis of 2008 Sundance Film Festival Surveys
Sundance Institute
Economic Impact of Spending by Convention
Attendees
Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau
Economic Impact of Utah’s Oil and Gas Industry
State of Utah, Public Lands Policy
Coordination Office
Housing Conditions in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City Housing and
Neighborhood Development
2007
Analysis of 2007 Sundance Film Festival Surveys
Sundance Institute
The Changing Economic Structure and Current
Baseline of Davis County and Municipalities
Davis County Department of
Community and Economic Development
Economic Change in Salt Lake City's Central Business
District 1990-2006
Downtown Alliance
Economic and Social Issues Related to Unconventional
Oil Production
Institute for Clean and Secure Energy,
University of Utah
Economic Impact of the Proposed Sevier Power Plant
Sevier County
Economic Impact of Spending by Convention
Attendees
Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Economic Structure of Southwest Utah
Dixie State College, lead agency
Impact of Supportive Housing on the Chronically
Homeless
Utah Department of Community and
Culture
Neighborhood Change and Economic Impacts of
Large-Format Retail in Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County Economic
Development
Update Census 2000 Special Tabulations
Salt Lake County Personnel Department
Utah State Retirement Systems Economic Impact
Utah Retirement Systems
2006
Analysis of