Research Projects
Collective Action in Rural Communities
Funded by the Agriculture Food Research Initiative, the goal of the project is to enhance opportunities for rural cooperative entrepreneurship by providing decision-making tools and resources to cooperative and economic developers.
Latinx Cooperative Research
This research initiative aims to recognize and better understand the collective role of Latinx cooperatives in the broader co-op community. Read the full report here.
Cooperative Business Survey
The Annual Cooperative Business Survey program gathers basic annual financial data from cooperative firms, including patronage, equity and refund practices.
Research on the Economic Impact of Cooperatives
The first-ever census of U.S. cooperatives, this project describes and quantifies the magnitude of economic activity accounted for by cooperative businesses in the United States.
Data Requests
If you are interested in using any of the data described here for academic research, please contact Courtney Berner at cberner@wisc.edu. Some of the data contain information that can be used to identify specific persons and cooperative entities. Data users must agree to maintain strict confidentiality, and to obtain approval from UWCC prior to submission for journal review.