Our Work | Center for Economic and Policy Studies

Overview

The Center for Economic and Policy Studies (CEPS), through its rigorous research, work with communities, and conversations with leaders and decision-makers, helps shape public policy. In addition to providing economic impact analysis and regional studies, CEPS launched the Energy Transition Initiative to help Virginia become carbon neutral by 2050 and is partnering with the Virginia Department of Education to produce workforce data for Virginia.

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Energy & Climate

The Energy Transition Initiative is dedicated to helping policy makers and other stakeholders navigate the challenges of shifting Virginia away from fossil fuels and towards renewables and other zero-carbon sources to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.

Economic Development

CEPS analysts have the tools, training, and experience to produce a wide variety of economic and fiscal impact services as well as to design studies to guide local and regional policies.

Virginia Tax Data

Currently, we provide a comprehensive selection of local tax data for Virginia, including local options sales tax data, taxable sales data by locality, and local tax rates data.