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Principal Investigator: Dr. Jason Jenson

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant disruptions to economic activity in North Dakota. To
ascertain the opinions and behaviors of North Dakotans in relation to the workforce and the COVID-19
pandemic, a survey was developed and administered by phone to 556 randomly selected adult North
Dakotans. The interviews were conducted from March 10 through 29, 2022. Published May 2022

Team

  • Dr. Jason Jensen
  • Dr. David Flynn
  • Cordell Fontaine, MA
  • Dr. Chih Ming Tan
  • Dr. Sheila Hanson
  • Dr. Brian Urlacher

Principal Investigator: Dr. Jason Jenson

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant disruptions to economic activity in North Dakota. To
ascertain the opinions and behaviors of North Dakotans in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, a
survey was developed and administered by phone to 556 randomly selected adult North Dakotans. The
interviews were conducted from March 10 through 29, 2022. Published May 2022

Team

  • Dr. Jason Jensen
  • Dr. David Flynn
  • Cordell Fontaine, MA
  • Dr. Chih Ming Tan
  • Dr. Sheila Hanson
  • Dr. Brian Urlacher

Principle Investigator: Dr. David Flynn

Overview: A recent recommendation from the Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Standards Review
Committee to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) suggests adjusting population thresholds
for designation as a metropolitan statistical area (MSA).1 This is a regular process that goes on after
the Census, though this is the first recommended change in population threshold in at least the last
three Censuses. The suggested change is to qualify for MSA designation the core city in the area
would need 100,000 in population. The recommendation impacts North Dakota, clearly, because the
proposed revision would drop MSA designation for Bismarck and Grand Forks and reclassify both as
micropolitan statistical areas (MiSA). Published March 2021

Principal Investigator: Dr. David Flynn

Overview: The Institute for Policy and Business Analytics is developing a forecast model to predict tax revenues in North Dakota in the aggregate and key components of tax revenues. The model structure will allow for frequent updates, at least quarterly. The components would include, but would not be limited to, sales tax receipts, corporate and individual income tax, motor vehicles taxes, and oil tax collections. We plan to disseminate the results in a variety of manners, including written briefings, web site postings, and presentations.

A national survey of public perceptions in the US Partnership with the UND Research Institute for Autonomous Systems (RIAS).

Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Wood

Overview: The purpose of this research is to capture and analyze the distribution of US public opinion on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and track how opinions change across regions and over time.  UAS technology applications are evolving rapidly in both the commercial and recreational space, and citizens are far more likely to personally encounter UAS in coming years than previously.  Establishing a baseline distribution of opinion before this occurs is therefore very important for understanding how perceptions of these technologies evolves.

 

 

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