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Productivity and Prosperity

Measures of Prosperity and Productivity Adjusted for the Cost of Living

Compares states and metropolitan areas on several indicators of productivity and prosperity, with the indicators adjusted by a new measure of the cost of living. Arizona ranked among the bottom eight states on each of the prosperity measures and among the bottom 15 states on each of the…

Economic Performance Productivity and Prosperity States Substates
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2010 Census Results for Arizona

Discusses the results of the 2010 decennial census for Arizona, with comparisons to the nation and other states, and for Arizona counties and places. Changes between 2000 and 2010 are included.

Arizona Decennial Census Population Estimates Population Projections States Substates Demographics
Productivity and Prosperity

An Overview of the Knowledge Economy, With a Focus on Arizona

Defines and discusses the importance and characteristics of the global knowledge economy, with measurements of the size of the knowledge economy nationally and in Arizona presented. Knowledge is now recognized as the driver of productivity gains and economic growth, leading to a new focus on the…

Arizona Knowledge Economy Nation Productivity and Prosperity States
Productivity and Prosperity

Causes of Varying Economic Performance By State

Examines economic growth by state since 2000, particularly during the 2002-07 expansion and during the 2008-09 recession. The varying economic performance across states had little relationship to such factors as a state’s economic diversity or job quality; instead, local factors—such as a state’…

Arizona Economic Performance Job Quality Productivity and Prosperity States
Productivity and Prosperity

Targeting Federal Laboratories as a Catalyst for Private Investment in Research and Development

Explains how the attraction of a federally funded research and development center would aid economic development, particularly private-sector research and development, in Arizona.

Nation Productivity and Prosperity Research & Development States
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.

Arizona Infrastructure Investment Nation States Public Finance
Productivity and Prosperity

Sunbelt Growth and the Knowledge Economy: An Exploratory Analysis

Examines the education and income characteristics of migrants to the Sunbelt and the economic performance of the Sunbelt, with a focus on economic development and the knowledge economy.

Educational Attainment Knowledge Economy Migration Nation Productivity and Prosperity States Substates
Productivity and Prosperity

High-Wage Jobs

Examines high-wage jobs throughout the United States with a focus on Arizona. Arizona’s subpar job quality is not due to a scarcity of high-wage jobs, but instead results from lesser job quality in the remainder of the employment distribution.

Arizona Job Mix Nation Productivity and Prosperity States
Productivity and Prosperity

Educational Attainment in Arizona Compared to All States

Summarizes educational attainment nationally and by state based on the decennial census, with a particular focus on those active in the labor force. Among the workforce, Arizona’s attainment was below average, particularly among young adults.  

Arizona Educational Attainment Job Quality Nation Productivity and Prosperity States Substates

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