The Institute for Policy & Social Research brings together social scientists from a broad range of disciplines to pursue and conduct sponsored research at the international, national, regional, state, and local levels. IPSR affiliated faculty represent disciplines such as economics, education, environmental studies, geography, political science, public administration, social welfare, sociology, and urban planning. More information can be found on the About IPSR page.

What's New




Kansas Statistical Abstract 2007   
The 43rd Edition of the Kansas Statistical Abstract is now available! The abstract is available EXCLUSIVELY online as a PDF file with individual pages available in Microsoft Excel and PDF. For more information and access to the data, please visit http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/.

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Recent Events


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2009 State of the State
Kansas Economic Policy Conference

The Kansas Economy: 2015

October 22, 2009

Please visit the conference web site for more information.


Upcoming Events


2009 GIS Day @ KU
November 18, 2009

GIS Day 2009 @ KU
IPSR is pleased to be a sponsor of this year's GIS Day @ KU. GIS Day is a nationwide event to promote awareness and appreciation of geographic information system (GIS) science. Please join us in exploring how GIS is changing the way we interact with and learn from information about the world around us. This event is free and open to the public, please register online at: http://www.gis.ku.edu/gisday/2009/


Recent Publications


Research Reports
Kansas State Fair: Visitor Attributes, Demographics, and Economic Impact Analysis . Pat Oslund and Shannon Portillo (October 2009; 91 pages).

Economic and Demographic Data on the Hispanic-Owned Businesses and Hispanic Population in Kansas, Genna Hurd and Xan Wedel (April 2009; 51 pages).

Kansas County Profiles
Kansas County Profiles (formerly known as KCCED Profiles) were updated in January 2009. Check out the latest data for your county at: http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/kcced/profiles/


For other publications please visit our Publications Page.