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Productivity and Prosperity

A Review of PayScale and Its College Education ROI Rankings

Critiques the return-on-investment rankings of institutions of higher education published by PayScale. Significant methodological and data issues are identified.

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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.

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Productivity and Prosperity

An Overview of the Household Location Decision Process, with a Focus on Arizona

Discusses the factors important to an individual contemplating making a long-distance move, evaluates the desirability of Arizona and its major metropolitan areas, and examines migration trends.

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New Population Projections for the United States, Arizona and Arizona Counties

Reviews population projections released in December 2012 by the U.S. Census Bureau and by the Arizona Department of Administration’s Office of Employment and Population Statistics. Compares the new projections to previously released projections.

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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…

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Public Finance

Ensuring That Arizona State Government's Budget Stabilization Fund Serves Its Purpose

Simulates the functioning of the budget stabilization fund under differing specifications and presents recommendations to improve the operation of the fund. In each of the two recessions since the creation of the budget stabilization fund, the balance in the fund has been insufficient to meet…

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Productivity and Prosperity

The Economic Base of Arizona, Metropolitan Phoenix, Metropolitan Tucson, the Balance of the State, and Chandler

Analyzes the economic base in 2009 and the changes in the base between 2001 and 2009. Arizona’s economy is reasonably diverse.

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Productivity and Prosperity

An Assessment of Arizona's Economic Competitiveness

Projects Arizona’s economic competitiveness following legislative actions in 2011 and 2012. The recent packages of business tax reductions and enhanced incentives taken individually will boost competitiveness; however, this will be offset by an inability to provide the public infrastructure and…

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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.

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