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The Value of a College Education and the Burden of Student Loan Repayment

Estimates the average financial return on investment of a bachelor's degree for men and women, examines the variation in the rate of return by field of study, and investigates the burden of student debt. The net present value of a degree is substantial, more so for men than for women, but varies…

Income & Earnings Nation Productivity and Prosperity Value of Education
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Trade, Wage Inequality, and Regional Dislocation in the United States, With Reference to the North American Free Trade Agreement and Trade With Mexico

Discusses the evolution of international trade, addressing both the benefits of trade and local employment and wage dislocations that sometimes result from trade. NAFTA is specifically examined. Income and wage inequality also are discussed, with the effects from trade compared to the effects…

Income & Earnings International Trade Nation Productivity and Prosperity
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The Geographic Distribution of Average Earnings Per Worker

Analyzes average earnings per worker by state and metropolitan area. Average earnings per worker varies widely across the nation’s metropolitan areas, largely reflecting geographic differences in the cost of living, job quality, and metro area size, each of which is positively correlated to…

Arizona Income & Earnings Productivity and Prosperity States Substates
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Migration To and From Arizona

Summarizes migration data from three sources: the Internal Revenue Service, the American Community Survey, and the University of Wisconsin. Net migration to Arizona—particularly resulting from immigration from other countries—was unusually strong from the early 1990s through mid-2000s, but has…

Arizona Educational Attainment Income & Earnings Migration Nation States Substates Demographics
Productivity and Prosperity

The Economic Impact of Raising the Educational Attainment of Arizona's Workforce

Calculates the economic benefits to Arizona of raising the educational attainment of the state’s workforce, which is increasingly below the national average. The state’s subpar share with a bachelor’s degree or an advanced degree is of particular concern.

Arizona Economic Impact Educational Attainment Income & Earnings Productivity and Prosperity
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Has the Return to Investing in a College Education Declined?

Addresses a number of articles that have questioned whether higher education provides a high financial return. This analysis finds that the rate of return on a college investment decreased only modestly over the last decade and remains quite high.

Income & Earnings Nation Productivity and Prosperity Value of Education
Productivity and Prosperity

Benefits From Improving Educational Attainment in Arizona

Discusses the individual and community benefits associated with educational attainment and reviews the educational attainment of Arizonans. Individuals benefit greatly from increasing their educational attainment, even after netting out the costs of education; those with more attainment earn…

Arizona Educational Attainment Income & Earnings Productivity and Prosperity
Productivity and Prosperity

The Magnitude and Causes of Arizona's Low Per Capita Income

Explains why incomes in Arizona are below the national average, presents ways in which the shortfall may be addressed, and describes the differences between the various income measures that are available. The average income in Arizona is less than the national average regardless of the source of…

Arizona Income & Earnings Productivity and Prosperity
Productivity and Prosperity

A Comparison of Arizona to Nations of Comparable Size

Compares Arizona to 11 nations with developed economies of comparable size on a range of economic and demographic data.

Arizona Economic Performance Educational Attainment Income & Earnings Productivity and Prosperity

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