Carsey School of Public Policy

New Hampshire’s Estimated Population Gain Is the Largest in New England

In this data snapshot, author Kenneth Johnson reports that the population of New Hampshire grew by 5,500 to 1,366,000 between July of 2019 and July of 2020, according to new Census Bureau estimates. This was the largest percentage population gain in New England. Read the research
Providing Clean Energy Solutions to India’s Bottom of the Pyramid Population

In this white paper, Jill Howard, Fiona Wilson, and E. Hachemi Aliouche discuss how Oorja Development Solutions, a social enterprise based in India, is working to provide integrated energy solutions to revitalize the agrarian economy, alleviate poverty, and fight climate change in rural India. Read the research
COVID-19 Economic Crisis: By State

In their latest update, Michael Ettlinger and Jordan Hensley report that every state in the country was still down from its February employment levels as of November—the latest month for which state data are available. Seventeen states lost jobs from October and the rate of job growth declined in almost all the rest. The jobs recovery that began in May following the April collapse has been steadily losing steam since June—finally going into reverse in December as the country lost 140,000 jobs.
Faculty member and Senior Fellow Jake Sullivan named President-elect Biden’s National Security Advisor

Jake Sullivan, a Senior Fellow and faculty member with the Carsey School of Public Policy, has been named by President-elect Joe Biden as the National Security Advisor for President Biden’s administration. Read more
Migration Gains to New Hampshire From Other U.S. States Are Growing, With the Largest Gains Among Young Adults

In this data snapshot, author Kenneth Johnson discusses how New Hampshire is now gaining significantly more migrants from other U.S. destinations than earlier in the decade. The largest gains are among young adults. Read the research brief
Biden’s Victory Due to Increased Support Along the Entire Rural–Urban Continuum

Joseph Biden won the 2020 presidential election because Democratic support increased across the entire rural–urban continuum. The incremental gains at each point along the continuum were modest, but in a tightly contested election small changes in the vote matter.
Is Rural America Failing or Succeeding? Maybe Both

In this brief, authors Kenneth Johnson and Daniel Lichter summarize their peer reviewed article in Demography that provides cautionary lessons regarding the commonplace narrative of widespread rural decline and urban growth.

The Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire is nationally recognized for its research, policy education, and civic engagement. The school takes on pressing public issues with unbiased, accessible, and rigorous research; builds the policy and political problem-solving skills of its students; and brings people together for thoughtful dialogue and practical problem-solving. The school is a hub for work that spans its own faculty and staff, and faculty from across UNH and other institutions. The faculty boasts a national reputation and its work appears in leading journals. The school publishes forty policy-relevant briefs each year, offers three master's degree programs, and engages with experts, leaders, the media, and the public in the United States, New Hampshire, and around the world.