Description:

Each year, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office (AGO) produces the Vehicle Stops Report (VSR) under the mandate of SB 1054 Section 590.650, RSMo to analyze the degree of disparities in vehicle stops by Missouri Law Enforcement Agencies. The report has been produced annually since 2000, with the University of Missouri researchers, Drs. Milyo and Street, conducting the data analysis for the report starting in 2020. In an effort to revamp the report, the MU team and AGO implemented a series of changes, most notably the addition of data visualizations and cross-agency contextualization. Each year, the MU team includes students who get hands-on experience working with the data and help produce the report. In recent years, the following students have worked on the report: Morgan Campbell (PhD student, 2020), Moenes Mellouli (PhD student, 2020), Savanah McAuley (MA student, 2021) Emma Gould (MA student, 2022) and Tabitha Juneau (PhD student, 2020-2023), who is now a faculty member of the team. 

For more information from the Attorney General’s Office and to see all annual reports, see here!

Project Team

• Dr. Jeff Milyo
• Dr. Brittany Street
• Dr. Tabitha Chikhladze

Description:

What is economic literacy and why does it matter?  Using survey data collected over five years, this project evaluates the extent of economic literacy among the public and how opinions on public policy issues are shaped by economic literacy. 

Project Team

• Dr. Jeff Milyo
• Dr. Saku Aura
• Dr. Matteo Ferroni

Project Sponsor

• Alumni and friends of Mizzou Economics 

Description:

Short issue briefs analyzing government regulations affecting market competition and efficiency. This project is sponsored by alumni and friends of Mizzou Economics. 

Project Team

• Dr. Jeff Milyo
• Dr. Brad Davis

Undergraduate Research Assistants

• Andrew Devenny
• Thomas Nauman

Description:

This project analyzes the effects of election laws and administration on the integrity of American elections. The project is in collaboration with the Ulysses S Grant Institute for the Study of Democracy.

Project Team

• Dr. Jeff Milyo
• Dr. Matteo Ferroni

Graduate Research Assistant

• Brendan Cirillo

Description:

What are the causes and consequences of political and public corruption, and which states are the most and least corrupt? 

Project Team

• Dr. Jeff Milyo
• Dr. Matteo Ferroni

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Christian Karsten