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A High Burden The Growing Cost of Permitting Compliance in Arizona’s Home Improvement Market
April 23, 2026
| Glenn Farley
| Thomas Young, Ph.D.
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Arizona Jobs and Labor Force February 2026 Update
April 22, 2026
| Zachary Milne
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Home Prices, the Great Recession, and the Sharing Economy: Evidence from Arizona and Airbnb
April 16, 2026
| Glenn Farley
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A High Burden The Growing Cost of Permitting Compliance in Arizona’s Home Improvement Market
Introduction Residential construction, the professional trades, and building improvements are essential components not just of Arizona’s housing market, but also…
Arizona Jobs and Labor Force February 2026 Update
Introduction Arizona gained 11,000 non-farm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in February (+0.34%), the 2nd highest monthly gain in…
Home Prices, the Great Recession, and the Sharing Economy: Evidence from Arizona and Airbnb
Introduction Arizona’s housing affordability crisis is one of the state’s most pressing economic and quality-of-life challenges. After 2019, home prices…
The Inflation Hangover How the Post-Pandemic Price Surge Reshaped Affordability in America
Introduction In the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have experienced one of the most abrupt economic swings in modern…
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Common Sense Institute: Spending, not revenue, to blame for fiscal shortfall
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June 12, 2025
PODCASTS
Homelessness in America— Rethinking Homelessness Policy
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Arizona’s Urban Desert Miracle featuring Glenn Farley
Rapid economic and population growth in Arizona’s dry central valley has created tremendous wealth and opportunity. Rapid development also has…
Trends in Arizona’s K-12 Education Enrollment
District school closures have dominated the headlines in recent weeks. Why is this the case? And what are the differences…
Reforming Arizona’s Homeless Service Ecosystem featuring Julie Katsel and Ted Maxwell
Earlier this year, the Common Sense Institute released a thorough review of homelessness spending at all levels – non-profits, state…
