The Soft Costs of Distributed Solar
This study examines the share of soft costs in solar panel installation and offers policy recommendations for lowering the share of soft costs to make solar more competitive.
Economic Studies
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Demographics
Delivering practical, policy-oriented analysis of census and demographic data.
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Economics
Examining taxes, economic development, workforce data, and flood resilience.
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Energy
Informing policy through research to facilitate solar development in Virginia.
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Survey Research
Providing full-service survey design, data collection, and report preparation.
Emerging Issues in Decentralized Resource Governance
This paper examines current issues in the field of environmental federalism, the perceived theoretical advantages of decentralization versus the specific needs of governments, and the study of complex adaptive socio-ecological systems.
Workplace Readiness Skills in Virginia
This survey was conducted in 2017 for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education to identify and update the skills that are most valuable to the state’s employers.
Emission Market Design: California Allowances
This study uses economic experiments to look at the effects of some novel features of California's new controls on greenhouse gas emissions in terms of market liquidity, efficiency, and price variability.