Research Studies



TCI’s state programs continue the Institute’s reputation for high quality programs based upon objective research from highly respected academic research institutions and scholars.

Featured Research
Study on State Fiscal Challenges
Governing Arizona: An Analysis of Arizona Fiscal Issues
A special report that will provides a thirty year summary of Arizona state spending and revenue along with research that puts Arizona's fiscal condition in context with other states.
Full Document.




Studies on Immigration
Arizona’s Economy and the Legal Arizona Workers Act
Gans, Judith.
A report prepared for the Communications Institute.
Tucson: Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, 2008.
Examines the role of immigrant workers in Arizona and the economic impacts of the recently enacted Legal Arizona Workers Act.
Full Document.


A National Policy Issue with Significant Impacts at the Border
Gans, Judith.
Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, University of Arizona.
Full Document.