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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
Productivity and Prosperity

Economic Growth: The Importance of Education and Technological Development

Reviews the lessons economists have learned from investigating growth experiences and income gaps across countries. A country or a region can grow in two ways: it can either catch up with the leading economies or it can be a leading economy itself. The first paradigm applies to many developing…

Economic Growth Income & Earnings Nation Productivity and Prosperity Research & Development
Productivity and Prosperity

The Societal Benefits of Higher Education

Reviews the societal benefits of higher education in Arizona and estimates the benefits of increasing the percentage of university graduates.

Economic Development Educational Attainment Income & Earnings Nation Productivity and Prosperity Value of Education
Productivity and Prosperity

Quantitative Examples of the Financial and Economic Benefits of Higher Education

Focuses on three of the financial/economic benefits provided by universities: individual financial benefits, social financial benefits, and economic benefits of university research.

Arizona Educational Attainment Income & Earnings Nation Productivity and Prosperity Research & Development Value of Education
Public Finance

Changes in State Government Spending Compared to Changes in Income in Arizona Since 1990

Provides an analysis of the change in state government expenditures and gains in income. Spending increases generally have been in line with the gains in various measures of income.

Arizona General Fund Income & Earnings Public Finance
Productivity and Prosperity

Five Reasons to Skip College: A Reply

Responds to an article at Forbes.com that questioned the value of higher education.

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

The Value of Higher Education: Individual and Societal Benefits

Provides an in-depth look at the benefits to individuals, the economies where educated individuals work and live, and society in general of enhanced educational attainment. Economies that have experienced substantial investment in either private or public institutions of higher learning have…

Educational Attainment Higher Education Finance Income & Earnings Nation Productivity and Prosperity States Value of Education
Productivity and Prosperity

Jobs, Income and Growth in Arizona: Individual Versus Aggregate Measures of Economic Performance

Compares Arizona's mediocre performance on per employee and per capita measures to its fast growth on overall measures.

Arizona Economic Growth Economic Performance Income & Earnings Productivity and Prosperity

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