CBER research encompasses health care, public finance, regional economics, transportation, and energy sector studies.

The founding was initiated by Dr. Robert P. Bell soon after being hired as the first dean of the College of Business.

Currently, the center works in the community through services of economic policy research, national, state, and local forecasting, and data analysis.

of the Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Funds [49] CBER houses the managing office of the American Journal of Business, a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles aimed at improving business practices or enhancing instructional efforts through application, transfer, and interpretation of knowledge.

[67] CBER also publishes the online publication, Indiana Business Bulletin (IBB).