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We believe sound fiscal and economic research is essential to uphold Iowa's economic vitality, future, and individual opportunity.
Common Sense Institute is a non-partisan research organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of Iowa's economy. CSI is at the forefront of important discussions concerning the future of free enterprise in Iowa and aims to have an impact on the issues that matter most to Iowan's.
Iowa has the 8th most affordable housing market in when factoring in only the cost of a new mortgage.
In 2025, renewable energy supplied roughly 62% of Iowa’s electric grid.
Across Iowa’s three public universities, on average only half of all graduates remain in Iowa ten years after graduation
Iowa’s local governments held $2.5 billion in public funds with ISJIT and IPAIT.
Without affordable and reliable childcare, parents’—especially mothers—miss out on work. Learn more about the causes, solutions, potential impacts, and how childcare profoundly affects Iowa's workforce.
Iowa’s policymakers, providers, and insurers operate within a state comprised of an aging population and large rural areas.
Our recent study, Clarkonomics, is not the first to explore the economics of Clark’s superstardom, but it takes a unique approach.
To discuss the launch of CSI Iowa, Host Earl Wright is joined by Joe Murphy, President of the Iowa Business Council and the inaugural CSI Iowa Board Chair, and Ben Murrey, CSI Iowa Director of Policy & Rese