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The Economic Impact of Raising the Educational Attainment of Arizona's Workforce: 2019 Update

Calculates the economic benefits to Arizona of raising the educational attainment of the state’s workforce. If the state’s attainment rose to equal the national average by 2050, Arizona’s economy would be $32 billion larger, with revenue to the state government’s general fund $1.7 billion higher…

Arizona Economic Impact Educational Attainment Income & Earnings Productivity and Prosperity
Arizona Universities

The Growing Importance of International Students at Arizona State University

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…

Arizona ASU Economic Impact Arizona Universities
Productivity and Prosperity

An Examination of Public Education in Arizona Compared to the Nation

Provides a broad evaluation of public education in Arizona, with comparisons to other states and the nation. In Arizona, per pupil funding, educational achievement, and educational attainment are below average, contributing to the low household incomes and high poverty rates experienced in…

Arizona Educational Achievement Educational Attainment Higher Education Finance K-12 Finance Productivity and Prosperity
Productivity and Prosperity

The Relationship Between Government Finance, Educational Attainment, and Economic Performance

Compares states and the nation over time. States with higher levels of overall state and local government revenues and expenditures, measured per person, and higher levels of education funding, measured per student, generally have greater educational attainment among the adult population, and…

Arizona Economic Performance Educational Attainment Productivity and Prosperity Tax Burden
Public Finance

Modernization of Arizona's Sales Tax

Considers options for modernizing Arizona's sales and use taxes, primarily with the goal of ensuring that sales tax revenues keep pace with economic growth. Sales and use tax collections as a share of personal income have declined significantly in Arizona and in other states for decades—a major…

Arizona Tax Structure Public Finance
Public Finance

Options for Raising State Government Revenue in Arizona

Examines a number of possible sources of additional state government revenue. Public revenue and spending in Arizona in recent years has been substantially below both the national average and the state’s historical norm.

Arizona General Fund Tax Burden Tax Structure Public Finance
Public Finance

The Financing of Public Education in Arizona: Update

Addresses the funding of public higher education and elementary and secondary education in Arizona, relative to the nation and other states. Relative to higher education, per student state and local government funding for public elementary and secondary education in Arizona has been further…

Arizona Higher Education Finance K-12 Finance Public Finance
Productivity and Prosperity

Occupational Requirements

Examines occupational data, focusing on the typical requirements to obtain an entry-level position in each occupation and making comparisons of Arizona and its subregions to broader geographies. The distribution of employment in 2015 across the 51 categories of requirements was not much…

Arizona Educational Attainment Nation Productivity and Prosperity States STEM/High Tech Substates
Productivity and Prosperity

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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