Public Policy Work

CERC offers a variety of research products and tools to the public, ranging from CERC DataFinder, a membership-based market research tool - to our Town Profiles, detailed demographic and workplace data about each community in the state, accessible free-of-charge.  Take advantage of E.D.D.I., a first-of-its-kind online database of economic and demographic information for Connecticut and surrounding metro areas, counties and towns.  Review the latest Papers and Presentations written by our economists.  And follow trends with CERC's public research reports, Benchmarking Connecticut and Communities and Connecting to Compete - and the new CERC Dashboard, an interactive web-based tool that provides a unique and critical perspective on Connecticut’s competitive performance.

Additional resources include:

State-by-State Analysis - This Excel file shows comparisons of each state in the country on such measures as population, taxes, labor, education and cost of living.

Technology & Education Issues - This Excel file compares Connecticut to other top 10 states on several technology and education issues.