Bureau of Business Research
The BBR provides communities and policymakers with evidence-based socio-economic research for a stronger and more resilient Texas.
Mission
Since its founding in 1926, the BBR has developed a reputation for nonpartisan analysis of economic trends through publications, independent reports, and sponsored research. Especially now, BBR’s mission is to serve Texas and its communities with ground-breaking research, critical analysis, and actionable findings towards economic recovery and broad-based growth.
Research Priorities
Regional Economic Recovery Research – Report Series
Economic Impact Studies
West Texas & Rural Communities Initiative
Sexual Assault Impact Studies
Economics of Human Trafficking
Partnerships
Texas State and Local Government/Organizations
- Office of the Texas Governor
- General Land Office
- Texas Association of Mexican American Chamber of Commerce
- Texas African American Chamber of Commerce
- Office of the Attorney General
- Travis County
Federal
- National Science Foundation
UT Austin
- Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
- Construction Industry Institute Office of Technology Commercialization
- Global Innovation Lab (Texas Global)
- Austin Technology Incubator
- Office of the Provost
- Transportation Research Center
Recent Sponsored Research Projects
- Enhancing Minority Participation in Travis County’s Contracting Program
- Surveys of Black-owned and Hispanic-owned businesses
- Study of housing needs after Hurricane Harvey
- Human trafficking trends in Texas: Prevalence and Economic Impact
- Disrupting Exploitation and Trafficking in Labor Supply Networks
- Integrating Decision and Behavioral Science to Design and Implement
- Interventions to Reduce Exploitation
- Goal Congruence and Alignment via Neighborhoods:
- Trust and Collaboration in Construction Industry Supply Chains
- Sustainable Development in Aspiring Communities:
- Small-City and Regional Strategies for Economic Growth
- Statewide Inventory of Sexual Assault Services
- Evaluation of Texas Drivers License Services
- CLASE: 5-year program to improve safety and learning across UT System
- Survey and impact of campus sexual assault
BLOGS & NEWS
BBR Research on Minority-Owned Firms, Small Cities in Texas
BBR and IDVSA release new study on commercial child sexual exploitation
BBR Wins NSF Award for Labor Trafficking and Exploitation Study
IC² Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University Through Research