The Future of the Live Entertainment Tax in Nevada
By
Katie Gilbertson
 

Katie Gilbertson examines alternative tax strategies for the Live Entertainment Tax (LET) in Nevada, based upon her analysis of best practices in other states. Gilbertson has conducted economic development research with UNLV faculty members and authored opinion editorials in local media outlets on a number of related policy issues.

Venture Capital in Nevada
By
Peter Grema
 

Peter Grema focuses on the market value of investments held by venture capital funds in Nevada, and how the state compares to the rest of the Mountain West. Grema reports on venture capital investments in Nevada, an essential part of economic diversification efforts, in this report.

How Misinformation Spreads
on Twitter
By
Mary Blankenship
 

Mary Blankenship compiled over 14.5 million tweets generated in the wake of the 1 October mass shooting in Las Vegas and also gathered Twitter responses on the second anniversary of this tragedy to identify how public response to events is fogged by information pollution, to identify what kind of misinformation is spread, and to determine how far it spreads on Twitter. Blankenship’s culminating paper for the Brookings Public Policy Minor, “How Misinformation Spreads Through Twitter,” has garnered much attention including several media inquiries.

Partisan Change in the Mountain West
By
Eshaan Vakil
 

Eshaan Vakil looks at the partisan political change in Mountain West states and urban-suburban-rural geography for the 2016, 2018, and 2020 presidential elections. In a related report, Vakil discusses the population density of congressional districts in Mountain West states.