The George Washington Institute of Public Policy (GWIPP) is a university-wide nexus at The George Washington University for faculty and graduate students who are engaging in research on important public policy issues. 

GWIPP's research faculty engage in funded research on a variety of domestic issues. Areas of emphasis include:

• State and local fiscal policy
• Urban and regional economic development
• Active living research
• Role of federal statistics in monitoring U.S. economic activity
• Housing policy
• Economics of retirement
• Workforce development in the 21st century
• Social welfare policy. 

GWIPP plays a role as a coordinator and supporter of public policy research across the university. It assists university faculty in preparing research proposals and budgets as well as managing funded public policy projects. GWIPP sponsors the Shapiro Policy Research Scholars Program, which provides support for faculty scholars writing research proposals through a competitive process. It employs numerous graduate students from across the campus and sponsors a series of events, including public policy research methods workshops, and other talks and conferences. 

Examples of GWIPP's work include:

• Program on Skills, Credentials & Workforce Policy (PSCWP)
  • PSCWP's mission is to advance knowledge about the U.S. labor market and how it is changing, with a focus to the production and use of skills and credentials. The PSCWP aims to promote and facilitate the use of research and expertise by students, education and training providers, incumbent workers, employers, and those who influence, make, and implement education and workforce policy and practice.
• Research
  • Research reports are created surrounding education and workforce, fiscal and economic, gender, institutional, social, sustainability, urban, and Washington area topics.
• Shapiro Policy Research Scholars Program
  • This program offers support for faculty scholars writing research proposals through a competitive process.

Resources

Policy Research Areas

Programs on Skills, Credentials & Workplace Policy (PSCWP)

Shapiro Policy Research Scholars Program