Studies / Reports
Seizing the Economic Power of Artificial Intelligence (2025)
A report following up from the AI Leadership Summit, hosted by the Indiana Chamber Foundation in partnership with the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and Accenture and held last August as part of the Rally innovation conference in Indianapolis. The report was prepared for the Indiana Chamber by Accenture.
Indiana’s Water Supply and Economic Development (2024)
New 2024 Report: Water Policy and Planning in Indiana: A 10-Year Update
An update on the original study that offers guidance in helping Hoosier planners maintain this imperative resource for the future.
An Examination of Indiana’s Tax System (2024)
New 2024 Report: Indiana’s Tax System: A Comparative Analysis
The research, “Indiana’s Tax System: A Comparative Analysis,” examines Indiana’s state and local tax structure in comparison to neighboring and competitive states, providing critical data to inform the state Legislature’s ongoing tax review and potential reforms. It represents phase one of the Indiana Chamber Foundation’s highly anticipated two-phase tax study, conducted by Ernst & Young LLP.
PHASE ONE
Education and Workforce (2024)
New 2024 Report: Untapped Potential: How Childcare Impacts Indiana’s Workforce Productivity and the State’s Economy
The Indiana Chamber released a new report, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Early Learning Indiana, examining the impact of childcare challenges on Indiana’s state economy. The report is part of a broader “Untapped Potential” study of over a dozen U.S. states that reveals the related costs and opportunities to unlock economic potential for states, employers and working parents.
Two-Page Impact Reports on Prior Indiana Chamber Foundation Studies (2019)
Making Water Work: Research Continues to Drive Long-Term Planning – An engaged advisory council and a a collaborative approach were among the keys to a 2014 study that yields significant impact on the way to a long-term water resources plan.
Economic Vision 2010: We’ve Come a Long Way in 20 Years – Many of the goals and initiatives identified in the lead-up to the Indiana Chamber’s first economic development plan were right on target – and significant progress has been achieved.
Indiana Venture Capital Study: Then and Now – First in the series, this update tracks Indiana’s nearly two-decade history with the venture capital investment tax credit and the effect on venture capital funding for entrepreneurs in the state.
Archive of Key Research
- School Corporation Size & Student Performance: Evidence From Indiana (August 2017)
- Indiana Vision 2025 (December 2011; latest Report Card, June 2019
- Work Share Questions and Answers (January 2016)
- Indiana’s Water Supply and Economic Development (August 2014)
- Indiana School Counseling Research Review (2014-2016)
- Right-to-Work and Indiana’s Economic Future (January 2011)
- Crossing the Starting Line: An Examination of Productivity at Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities (October 2010)
- Aging Implications: A Wake-Up Call (prepared for the Indiana Chamber Foundation Workforce Wise project) (December 2009)
- Return on Investment Analysis of a Selected Set of Workforce System Programs in Indiana (December 2009)
- Recommended Policies and Practices for Advancing Indiana’s System of Adult Education and Workforce Training (January 2009)
- Indiana’s Adult Education and Workforce Performance Report (February 2008)
- Accelerating Growth in Indiana’s Mid-Market Companies (June 2008)
- Economic Vision 2010 (May 2007)
- Indiana’s High School Graduation Rate (September 2006)
- A Demand-Side Strategy to Meet Indiana’s Workforce Basic Skills Challenge (January 2005)
- Indiana Project for Efficient Local Government (February 2004)
