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Assesses the tax burden by state, specifically looking at individual tax burdens versus business tax burdens. The overall tax burden in Arizona is lower than in most states, and lower than it was in the past, the result of a very low tax burden for individuals and a moderate tax burden for businesses.
After receiving his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Toledo, Tom earned his Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University in 1976. After working in the private sector, he joined ASU in 1980, working for the predecessor of the L. William Seidman Research Institute. Since 2005, he has served as manager of research initiatives in the Office of the University Economist.
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.
An update to the November 2022 paper that presented data through 2021, estimates are presented of the number of ASU graduates working in Arizona, as well as their average wage, aggregate wages, and tax payments. Estimates are made for each year from 2012 through 2022.
The spending of Arizona State University and its employees, students, and visitors in fiscal year 2023 had the following direct, indirect, and induced impacts on the Arizona economy: gross product of $5.75 billion, labor income of $3.58 billion, and employment of 56,930.