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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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The Importance of Investing in Arizona

Arizona would benefit from changing course in its economic development efforts, from an emphasis on aggregate growth rates and tax reductions to a focus on investing in itself.

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Productivity and Prosperity

An Economic Comparison of Arizona and Nevada, With an Emphasis on Education

Compares Arizona and Nevada on various aspects of the economy, including economic development and economic performance, and examines educational measures. Evaluations of the business climate in Nevada place it below the national average and near the bottom of the western states, while Arizona…

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Productivity and Prosperity

An Economic Comparison of Arizona and Utah

Contrasts Arizona and Utah on various aspects of the economy, including economic development and economic performance. The business climate in Utah has been evaluated as being among the best in the nation, while Arizona ranks among the middle of the states.

Arizona Economic Development Economic Growth Economic Performance Educational Attainment Infrastructure International Trade K-12 Finance Productivity and Prosperity STEM/High Tech Tax Burden
Public Finance

Creating Jobs in Arizona by Building and Renovating Physical Infrastructure

Evaluates actions that can be taken by state governments to stimulate the economy. The only action that results in a significant near-term effect is to accelerate spending on physical infrastructure that has already been identified as needed.

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Preparing for an Arizona of 10 Million People: Meeting the Infrastructure Challenges of Growth

Addresses Arizona’s tremendous infrastructure needs. Its public infrastructure—particularly the transportation system—has not kept pace with the state’s growth; Arizona’s existing physical infrastructure—especially the water infrastructure—is aging; and Arizona continues to grow rapidly,…

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Preparing for an Arizona of 10 Million People: Meeting the Infrastructure Challenges of Growth – Background Report

Places Arizona's infrastructure needs into national and historical contexts, examines the changing conditions in infrastructure provision that make building Arizona's infrastructure in the future a more problematic proposition than in the past, and projects the possible costs of providing…

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Public Finance

Public Investment Using Debt Financing and the Effect on Economic Activity: Perspectives for the State of Arizona

Discusses the use of long-term debt by governments to finance long-lasting infrastructure projects. Includes an empirical analysis of the relationship between debt burdens and economic growth.

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