Kansas City
Opened in February 2016, the Kansas City Research Data Center (KCRDC) is located at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and provides area researchers with access to some of the nation’s highest-quality data for analysis of U.S. economic and public policy issues.
The KCRDC is a consortium consisting of the Kauffman Foundation, the University of Kansas, the University of Kansas Medical Center, the University of Missouri and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The KCRDC provides data to researchers from across the region in fields such as economics, entrepreneurship, demography, urban and regional development, statistics, health care, and public policy to assist in answering research questions.
Executive Director
Jason Brown is Vice President and Economist in the Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Brown oversees the regional research and policy function at the bank. He conducts research on issues related to regional economic growth, emerging industries, natural resource development, and economic structural change in rural versus urban areas. He earned his Ph.D. from Purdue University.
Contact Information
Shawn Ratcliff, Ph.D., Admininstrator
Kansas City Census Research Data Center
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
1 Memorial Drive
Kansas City, MO 64198
Phone: 816-410-4075
Email: [email protected]
Partner Institutions
The operation of each Federal Statistical Research Data Center (RDC) is supported by both the Census Bureau and RDC partner institutions. Some RDC partner institutions form consortiums to share the operational costs of the RDC and may waive user fees for their affiliates. Several RDCs have built branch locations to reduce the cost of researchers commuting to the core location while still maintaining the identical stringent information technology and physical security requirements.
RDC Website
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