Publications by Policy Area chevron_right Publications by Pub Type chevron_right IPP Publications by Publication Type Issue Brief Title Publication Date Paid Sick Leave in the U.S.: Summary October 2022 The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Access and Utilization in Missouri: Summary October 2022 Strategies to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the Black Community and Promote Health Equity October 2022 Estimating Lack of Access to Paid Leave and Use of Paid Leave Among Workers Employed in Missouri: Summary September 2022 Prospects for Expanded Paid Sick Leave Mandates in Missouri: Summary September 2022 Cost-Benefit Analysis of a 3/5 Paid Sick Leave Proposal for Missouri: Summary September 2022 Estimating Public and Private Sector Missouri Workers’ Lack of Access to Paid Leave: Summary July 2022 The Timing of Missouri Municipal Elections: Advantages and Disadvantages of Merging Municipal and Federal Elections March 2022 Policy Brief Title Publication Date Columbia, Missouri's Recycling Program: Existing Challenges Amplified by COVID-19 December 2021 Trauma-informed Schools Program: Detecting and Mitigating ACEs in Missouri December 2021 Equity and Resilience June 2021 Public Health and Pandemics June 2021 Early Education: Dual Language Learners May 2020 COVID-19 and the Constitution: State Police Powers and Judicial Scrutiny May 2020 The Future of Work in Missouri: Rural-Urban Differences in Entrepreneurship May 2020 Status of Women in Academia March 2020 Promoting the Least Restrictive Environment: The Impact of Restraint and Seclusion Policies on Students with Disabilities February 2020 Hispanic/Latino Youth Face Heightened Food Insecurity & Health Risks that May be Exacerbated by Public Charge Rule Changes May 2019 The Implications of In-State Resident Tuition Policies on Immigrant Health in the U.S. April 2019 How Accurate is Online Information about SNAP? April 2017 Do Pension Enhancements Improve Teacher Retention? October 2016 An Updated Analysis of Race and Gender Effects on Employer Interest in Job Applicants April 2016 The Ferguson Papers: The Institute of Public Policy and The Ferguson Commission February 2016 Examining Level of Government Transparency Through County Government Web Sites September 2015 Policy Options for Closing the Gender Wage Gap March 2015 In-State Resident Tuition Policies for Undocumented Immigrants January 2015 Proportionality in District, School and Teacher Evaluation Systems November 2014 Missouri’s Energy Outlook August 2013 Public Expenditures and Economic Growth August 2013 Comparing Taxes in Missouri and Surrounding States May 2013 Diversity in the Missouri Legislature, 1991 to 2013 May 2013 Assessing the Impact of Missouri’s Tax Credits: An Update March 2013 Assessing the Impact of Missouri’s Tax Credits January 2013 Community Resilience: Understanding the Economic Impacts of Disruptions in Water Service January 2013 Regional Profile of Missouri Food Pantry Clients and Households January 2013 Rural Entrepreneurship in a Time of Recession January 2013 What Now for Health Insurance Exchanges in Missouri? January 2013 Thinking of Tax Policy as a Portfolio March 2012 Regional Resilience: Research Policy Brief January 2012 The Impact of Principal Race on Teachers August 2011 Presentation Title Publication Date Characterizing the Care Coordination Landscape in Rural Missouri May 2022 PER data: Preliminary COVID-specific findings November 2021 Statewide afterschool evaluation 2019-20: What do the data tell us? November 2021 The 2021 PER Report: Workforce trends with a focus on racial/ethnic equity November 2021 Where to next?: How ECE workforce registries can inform and guide September 2020 White Paper Title Publication Date Perceptions of Career and Technical Education in Missouri December 2019 Project Report Title Publication Date Institute of Public Policy Annual Report (2023) February 2024 IPP Annual Update (January 2023) January 2023 Occupational Licensing and Women in Missouri: Report Update October 2022 Research on Paid Leave in Missouri September 2022 Guidebook of the Community Resilience Assessment Online Tool August 2018 Building Resilience Guidebook May 2018 Missouri Teen Pregnancy Prevention Longitudinal Analysis 2011-2017 July 2017 Missouri Teen PREP - Missouri Abstinent Education Grant Program Fact Sheet 2017 July 2017 Missouri Teen PREP - Missouri Personal Responsibility Education Fact Sheet 2017 July 2017 Missouri Teen PREP - White Paper on the Missouri Adolescent Health Program July 2017 MOTPP Six Year Analysis Fact Sheet July 2017 White Paper on the Missouri Adolescent Health Program July 2017 Regional Resilience and Vulnerability Indexes: A Progress Report July 2017 Status of Women in Missouri 2017 June 2017 Pay Equity Best Practices Guidelines April 2016 Pay Equity Best Practices Guidelines Summary April 2016 Planning for a More Resilient Future: A Guide to Regional Approaches November 2015 2014 Youth Community Coalition Assessment August 2015 Creating Opportunity and Prosperity Through Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections June 2015 Analysis of State Revenues and Expenditures September 2014 Community Input Report (Executive Summary) August 2014 Community Input Report (Full) August 2014 The Affordable Care Act: Engaging Youth September 2013 The Affordable Care Act: Health Insurance Exchanges September 2013 The Affordable Care Act: Health Insurance Exchanges, Additional Information September 2013 The Affordable Care Act: The Individual Mandate September 2013 Boone County Issues Analysis: Basic Needs & Emergency Services June 2013 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant 2011-2012 Final Report January 2013 Missouri Department of Corrections Community Reentry Funding Round 4, 2011 – 2012 Final Report November 2012 Children, Youth and Families Final Report October 2012 Demographic and Poverty Data Supplement for Boone County, MO October 2012 Economic Opportunity Final Report October 2012 Independent Living Final Report October 2012 Mental Health Final Report February 2012 Maternal & Child Health Needs Assessment Report January 2009 Research Brief Title Publication Date Reversing Welfare Reform? Examining the effects of policy changes on Mexican immigrant families August 2017 The Ferguson Papers: Community Trust in Law Enforcement April 2016 The Ferguson Papers: Race and Education March 2016 The Ferguson Papers: Race and Economic Disparities February 2016 Seven Steps to Increasing Rural-Urban Economic Connections in Central Appalachia August 2013 The Hancock Amendment: Missouri’s Tax Limitation Measure November 2012 Non-Income Effects of Welfare Receipt on Early Childhood Cognitive Scores October 2012 Snapshot Missouri: A National Comparison June 2012 Internet Sales and Use Tax Issues in Missouri April 2012 Economic Development Incentive Programs: Some Best Practices March 2012 Feeding the Hungry: Results from a Survey of Food Pantry Directors in Mid-Missouri October 2011 The Path to Successful Reentry: The Relationship Between Correctional Education & Outreach, Employment and Recidivism September 2011 St. Louis Metro Hunger Atlas May 2011 Is Incarceration Still the Answer? The Impact of Current Policies & Possible Alternatives March 2011 Kansas City Metro Hunger Atlas February 2011 Poverty, Hardship and Depression March 2010 Should the Missouri Legislature Consider Early/Advance Voting? May 2006 Evaluation of Major State Taxes in Missouri May 2004 Missouri’s Sales, Personal Income & Corporate Income Taxes February 2004 Missouri’s State & Local Expenditures February 2004 Missouri’s State & Local Revenues, Debt & Intergovernmental Revenues February 2004 Missouri’s State and Local Taxes February 2004 Working Paper Title Publication Date Missouri Emergency Management Preliminary Analysis June 2018 Working Paper IPP/08 1 Protocol Selection of Missouri Pilot Counties For Implementation of Regional Resilience Toolkit April 2017 Working Paper IPP/07 1 Measuring Resilience and Vulnerability in U.S. Counties July 2016 Working Paper IPP/03 1 Emergency Management in Six Disaster-Prone Missouri Counties June 2015 Working Paper IPP/01 1 County Level Resilience and Vulnerability Index January 2015