Publicly-available presentations and reports on current research efforts. 

PRESENTATION: Community Colleges and Student Baccalaureate Attainment in Kansas
Presented: March 2022
Researchers: Dr. Donna Ginther, Roy A. Roberts & Regents Distinguished Professor, Economics, Director, Institute for Policy & Social Research, Director, Center for Science, Technology, & Economic Policy, KU, Patricia Oslund, Associate Researcher, Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU, and William Duncan, Assistant Research Professor of Data Science, Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU

RESEARCH PAPER: The Success of Transfer Students and Four-Year Starters in Completing Bachelor's Degrees
Presented: December 2017
Researchers: Dr. Donna Ginther, Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Science, Technology, & Economic Policy at the Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU, and Patricia Oslund, Associate Researcher, Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU

RESEARCH PAPER: An Evaluation of Community College Enrollments
Presented: December 2017
Researchers: Dr. Donna Ginther, Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Science, Technology, & Economic Policy at the Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU, and Patricia Oslund, Associate Researcher, Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU

PRESENTATION: What is the Impact of AO-K and SB 155? (pdf)
Presented: June 2016
Researchers: Dr. Donna Ginther, Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Science, Technology, & Economic Policy at the Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU, and Patricia Oslund, Associate Researcher, Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU

RESEARCH PAPER: An Evaluation of the Labor Market Impact of AO-K (pdf)
Published: 2016
Researchers: Dr. Donna Ginther, Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Science, Technology, & Economic Policy at the Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU, and Patricia Oslund, Associate Researcher, Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU

RESEARCH PAPER: An Evaluation of the Labor Market Impact of SB 155 (pdf)
Published: 2016
Researchers: Dr. Donna Ginther, Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Science, Technology, & Economic Policy at the Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU, and Patricia Oslund, Associate Researcher, Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU

PRESENTATION: Relationships Among Selected General Education Courses and the Location of Instruction (pdf)
Presented: March 2014
Researcher: Dr. Donna Hawley Wolfe, Professor Emeritus, WSU
Note: Copies of this full report are available upon request.

PRESENTATION: KBOR-DOL Crosswalk: Transitions to the Labor Market and Implications for Policy (pdf)
Presented: March 2014
Researchers: Dr. Donna Ginther, Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Science, Technology, & Economic Policy at the Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU, and Patricia Oslund, Associate Researcher, Institute for Policy & Social Research, KU