Nevada’s Care Workforce: Obstacles and Opportunities for Policymakers
By David F. Damore, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr., Fatma Nasoz
Abstract: The care economy includes “the paid and unpaid labor and services that support caregiving in all its forms.” This work includes caring for children, the elderly, and those who are ill or have disabilities. Care work is often undervalued, underpaid, and without a fair system of work benefits in place (e.g.…
The Southern Nevada Care Economy: Challenges and Opportunities
By Tripp Umbach
Abstract: National policymakers increasingly recognize the care economy as an essential economic driver, contributing $648 billion annually to the U.S. economy and supporting 3.6 million jobs. The care economy is also critical in driving economic development and prosperity in Southern Nevada. Yet, as this Tripp Umbach analysis finds, Southern Nevada’s care economy…
Nevada’s Predictable Housing Train Wreck and What To Do ҳ| 鶹ýӳ It
By Arthur C. Nelson, Ph.D., FScSS, FAICP
Abstract: Nevada is on the cusp of a housing catastrophe, especially in Southern Nevada. While demand is robust, producing homes may be more challenging going forward than in the past. This report includes an overview of housing concerns, summarizes the headship rate methodology used in analysis, applies the methodology to census data to estimate the…
Developing a Stand-Alone Children’s Hospital in Southern Nevada: Needs, Opportunities, and Economic Development Considerations
By Tripp Umbach
Abstract: This independent study developed by Tripp Umbach demonstrates how an independent, research-intensive, stand-alone children’s teaching hospital can significantly enhance the health status of Southern Nevada’s children, reduce outmigration, attract children from neighboring states, and stimulate the healthcare economy. Tripp Umbach evaluated the need for a children’s…
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment in Nevada
Bradley Wimmer
Abstract: The $45.45 billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program’s primary objective is to extend broadband service to all unserved and underserved locations in the U.S. and its territories. Several industry studies predict that the BEAD program can meet its goal of providing universal access to broadband service if eligible entities execute their grant…
Driving the Southern Nevada Health Economy Forward: Benefits of a Transformational UNLV Academic Health Center
Tripp Umbach
Abstract: The ҳ| 鶹ýӳ (UNLV) plans to develop an integrated academic health center within the Las Vegas Medical District (LVMD). The academic health center includes UNLV’s five health science schools and mental and behavioral health, which is distributed among several colleges (medicine, liberal arts, urban affairs, and education) in the university.…
Executive Summary: Driving the Southern Nevada Health Economy Forward
Tripp Umbach
Abstract: The ҳ| 鶹ýӳ (UNLV) plans to develop an integrated academic health center within the Las Vegas Medical District (LVMD).1 The academic health center includes UNLV’s five health science schools and mental and behavioral health, which is distributed among several colleges (medicine, liberal arts, urban affairs, and education) in the university.…
Nevada Economic Development and Public Policy 2022-2026: A Sustainable Future for All Nevadans
The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West
Abstract: This report evaluates economic development efforts in the State of Nevada since the 2011 publication of Unify, Regionalize, Diversify: An Economic Development Agenda for Nevada; assesses demographic and economic trends for Nevada and its regions; examines how state and federal actions since the onset of COVID-19 can…
Improving Health Care in Nevada
Ember Smith and Kaylie Pattni
Abstract: Across the United States, improvements in health outcomes lag while health care costs rapidly rise. Medical personnel and resource shortages combined with high underinsured and uninsured rates further complicate access to quality, affordable health care. In order to better understand state-level solutions, we explore factors that contribute to health…
The Las Vegas Medical District and the UNLV School of Medicine: An Economic Analysis and Tax Revenue Study
Jaewon Lim, Robert E. Lang, and Sabrina Wang
Abstract: In the 2011 report, “Unify, Regionalize, Diversify,” The Brookings Institution, SRI International, and Brookings Mountain West detailed Las Vegas’s experiences during and after the Great Recession, and identified the health and medical industry as a particularly potent opportunity for economic diversification – one that could…
The Economic Impact of COVID-19: Rebuilding the Las Vegas Economy
Jaewon Lim
Abstract: This study analyzes the recent trends of monthly visitors to the Las Vegas-ParadiseHenderson, NV metropolitan statistical area (MSA) for the first five months of 2020. In addition, six scenarios for the seven-month period of June through December 2020 estimate the net loss of visitors to Southern Nevada and the impact for the state economy in terms of employment,…
The Road to Carnegie R1 at the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ
Robert E. Lang and David F. Damore
Abstract: Founded in 1957, the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ (UNLV) is now classified as a top research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This is a major accomplishment. The Lincy Institute’s analysis of all 130 “Carnegie Doctoral Universities” (2018) with “very high research activity,” or R1 status, finds that…