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Explores trends in the enrollment of international students at ASU and estimates the economic impact of these students. Enrollment of international students in fall 2017 increased to 10,268 students from 3,549 students in the fall semester of 2009; their economic impact was estimated at 2,210 jobs and $182 million in gross product.
After completing his undergraduate degree in economics at Wake Forest University, Kent received his Ph.D. in economics from Rice University in 1979. He was an assistant professor at ASU from 1978 to 1983. After leaving the university for seven years, during which he worked in the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, he returned to ASU to teach in 1991. He joined ASU’s L. William Seidman Research Institute in 1999.
Summarizes migration data by state from three sources: the Internal Revenue Service, the American Community Survey, and the University of Wisconsin.
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Examines the determinants of the locations of high-tech clusters in the United States. Summarizes the development of high-tech activities in Arizona, Metro Phoenix, and Metro Tucson relative to selected states and metropolitan areas.
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Examines the extent of healthcare worker shortages in Arizona, calculates the economic impact of eliminating worker shortages, and estimates the direct medical costs and productivity losses of ill health.