PEW December 12, 2019
Data and analysis can help improve policy decisions
Over the past several years, The Pew Charitable Trusts has compiled a significant body of research analyzing how well states manage fiscal issues, such as debt, state-sponsored retirement plans, cost-benefit analyses, budget reserves, and tax incentives. By researching emerging topics and developing 50-state comparisons, Pew identifies innovative ways that states are solving complex budget challenges.
Drawing from this research, Pew helps advance sound, data-driven decisions and practices that build fiscally well-managed states. Our experts also work with individual states to implement targeted, evidence-based solutions to pressing challenges. A wide range of stakeholders use Pew’s research, including business groups, journalists, state legislative committees, credit-rating agencies, and national organizations representing governors, legislators, and...