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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.

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Universities in the U.S. National Innovation System

Reviews research and development efforts in the United States, including the role played by universities. Private industry performs over 90 percent of development and about 70 percent of applied research. Basic research, on the other hand, is performed primarily in universities.

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Job Quality: 2004 Update

Updates the initial analyses of job quality conducted in 2005, which presented a new way to calculate job quality nationally and by state.

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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.  

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The Productivity and Prosperity Project: An analysis of Economic Competitiveness

As the transition from the industrial age to the information age/knowledge economy continues, economic competitiveness has taken on added importance and new meanings. The concepts of competitiveness, productivity, and prosperity can be applied to individuals, companies, regions (such as…

Economic Competitiveness Economic Development Economic Performance Knowledge Economy Nation Productivity and Prosperity
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Higher Education Enrollment and Finance in Arizona Compared to All States

Analyzes public support for higher education nationally and by state. Total revenues and expenditures per student at Arizona institutions of higher education were far below the national averages in 2003.  

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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
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Lessons From the Irish Miracle

Reviews Ireland’s dramatic improvement in economic growth and prosperity, providing comparisons to Arizona.

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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.

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