The Blue Sky Consulting Group is a public policy and economics consulting firm specializing in strategic and analytical services for public, not-for-profit, and private sector clients. Our team of subject matter experts and staff come from the highest levels of government, academia and the private sector to assist clients with strategic or analytical challenges across a broad range of practice areas. From providing strategic advice to elected officials to analyzing complex programmatic, fiscal or economic issues, the Blue Sky Consulting Group brings an unrivaled level of experience, analytical rigor, and strategic problem-solving ability to bear on the most challenging issues our clients confront.
New Publication
The Think Long Committee for California and California Forward engaged Blue Sky Consulting Group to develop a sophisticated microsimualtion model capable of estimating the economic incidence of a series of tax policy changes. These policy changes - including proposed changes to the Personal Income Tax, Corporation Tax, and the Sales Tax - are headed for the November 2012 ballot. The model we developed shows how Californians across the income spectrum would be affected by proposed tax policy changes. This work was also supported by The James Irvine Foundation.
Featured Projects
Next 10's Budget Challenge engages Californians in the state's crisis-plagued budgeting process. The nonpartisan internet tool allows users to call the shots on how much to spend on schools, prisons and other state programs - and how to pay for them. We have provided up-to-date policy options and budget figures for the project since 2007.
Implementing SB71: Sales Tax Exclusions for Green Manufacturing Equipment
The State Treasurer's Office is relying on the regulations and evaluation criteria we helped develop to award sales tax exclusions to qualified manufacturers of solar panels, fuel cells, electric cars, and other alternative energy and advanced transportation technologies.
Health Care Safety Net Facts & Figures
The California HealthCare Foundation uses our research to inform health care advocates, analysts, and patients on the current state of the Health Care Safety Net. The Facts and Figures publication provides a quantitative look at the providers and public programs that serve the neediest Californians.