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Erik Gamm

Senior Research Analyst

For media inquiries, please contact cinamon@csinstituteus.org

Erik Gamm joined Common Sense Institute as an analyst in 2020 after completing an internship in 2019. 
 
He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2020, with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and has experience from Washington, D.C., where he was an intern for the natural resources lobbying firm American Capitol Group. His work at CSI has addressed several major ballot initiatives and topics such as education, health care, and property taxation.
 
Erik is an avid hockey player, traveler, and skier.
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Jobs & Our Economy
Inflation in Colorado – May 2025 Update

Between March and May, Denver’s price level rose by 1%, its highest recorded change in almost two years and nearly four times the bi-monthly average since August 2023.

June 11, 2025 Cole AndersonErik Gamm
Crime & Public Safety
The Benefits of Eliminating Colorado’s Sexual Assault Kit Backlog

The Benefits of Eliminating Colorado’s Sexual Assault Kit Backlog

June 04, 2025 Erik GammMitch Morrissey
Jobs & Our Economy
Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update – April 2025 Update

During April, Colorado gained 8,400 total nonfarm jobs. The state’s private sector increased by 6,900 jobs, while the government sector increased by 1,500 jobs.

Taxes & Fees
The Legislative Assault on TABOR: How Colorado Lawmakers Are Rewriting the Rules

If TABOR were not in effect over those years, the state government would have spent a total of $9.2 billion more, personal taxes would have been higher by $1.9 billion, and transfer payments to individuals

May 01, 2025 Erik GammRoss Kaminsky
Employment Numbers Bring Good News for Colorado
The Villager

Overall, CSI tells us, our state’s, “Total employment level is up 2.41% (78,600 jobs) above the pre-pandemic level.”

June 22, 2023 Cole AndersonErik Gamm