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Regional Economic Competitiveness, Part 3: Business Location Factors and an Assessment of Arizona's Competitiveness

On the most reliable measures of business climate, Arizona ranks in the middle of the states. The most important business location factors that can be influenced by public policy are labor force quality and availability, and physical infrastructure quality and…

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Regional Economic Competitiveness, Part 2: Economic Clusters in Arizona

Arizona’s subpar performance on measures of productivity and prosperity can largely be traced to three factors:

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Regional Economic Competitiveness, Part 1: Productivity and Prosperity in Arizona

Worldwide, the goal of economic development is to improve prosperity, not simply to grow in economic size. Aggregate growth rates, such as of population and employment, have little (if any) relationship to gains in prosperity.

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Employment Centers in Metropolitan Phoenix

In Maricopa County, 28 employment centers were identified based on 2021 employment data. An employment center is a contiguous area with total employment at least 8,875, employment density (employment per square mile) of at least 4,650, and employment per 1,000 residents…

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Determinants of Growth and Prosperity in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Investigates the factors associated with the population growth and prosperity of metro areas. Two measures of human capital—educational attainment and the STEM share of the economy—are among the factors that are significantly correlated to growth and prosperity.

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The Economic Base of Arizona, Metropolitan Phoenix, Metropolitan Tucson, and the Balance of the State: Updated With 2014 Data

Focuses on the economic base as defined by economic clusters. Four economic clusters—aerospace vehicles and defense, financial services, metal mining, and hospitality and tourism—are identified as being of particular importance.

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Overview of Economic Competitiveness: Business and Individual Location Factors, With a Focus on Arizona

Introduces the concept of economic competitiveness, discusses location factors important to businesses, and evaluates competitiveness in Arizona. The assessment of Arizona’s business competitiveness is mixed, consistent with the middle-of-the-states rank of the most-reliable business climate…

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An Assessment of Arizona's Economic Competitiveness

Projects Arizona’s economic competitiveness following legislative actions in 2011 and 2012. The recent packages of business tax reductions and enhanced incentives taken individually will boost competitiveness; however, this will be offset by an inability to provide the public infrastructure and…

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Roadmap to Arizona's Economic Recovery: A Package to Create Jobs, Improve the State's Economic Competitiveness, and Balance the Budget

Presents a plan to balance the state government's budget in the near term and longer term, to create jobs in the near term, and to improve the state's economic competitiveness in the longer term. Arizonans face the twin problems of recovering from a deep and long economic recession and dealing…

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