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Education Funding in Arizona: Constitutional Requirement and the Empirical Record

Considers public funding for elementary and secondary education and higher education in Arizona from historical and interstate perspectives, in light of the funding mandate expressed in the Arizona Constitution. The purpose of this paper is to provide insight as to whether existing legislative…

Arizona Educational Achievement Educational Attainment Higher Education Finance K-12 Finance Public Finance
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
Public Finance

Public Finance in Arizona Volume I: Facts

Analyzes Arizona state government finance, using data of the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and of the combined finances of all state and local governments within Arizona, using data of the U.S. Census Bureau. A historical perspective is provided for both datasets.

Arizona Budget Stabilization Fund General Fund Tax Burden Public Finance
Public Finance

Public Finance in Arizona Volume II: Concepts and Issues

Addresses the conceptual and empirical relationships between taxes, government revenue, and economic growth. Also discusses current issues specific to Arizona state government finance.

Arizona Budget Stabilization Fund Economic Growth General Fund Supply-Side Economics Tax Burden Public Finance
Public Finance

Public Finance in Arizona Volume III: Options for Managing the Arizona State General Fund

Presents options and offers recommendations for managing the Arizona state government general fund. The near-term budget deficit is addressed as well as ways to prevent budget deficits from recurring every time economic growth slows.

Arizona Budget Stabilization Fund General Fund Tax Structure Public Finance
Public Finance

A Response to the Goldwater Institute's Proposals for Closing the State Government Budget Deficit

Illustrates the consequences of the spending reductions recommended by the Goldwater Institute to close the budget deficit, and discusses the philosophy embodied in the recommendations.

Arizona General Fund Public Finance
Productivity and Prosperity

Preparing for an Arizona of 10 Million People: Meeting the Infrastructure Challenges of Growth

Addresses Arizona’s tremendous infrastructure needs. Its public infrastructure—particularly the transportation system—has not kept pace with the state’s growth; Arizona’s existing physical infrastructure—especially the water infrastructure—is aging; and Arizona continues to grow rapidly,…

Arizona Infrastructure Investment Nation Productivity and Prosperity
Productivity and Prosperity

Supply and Demand of "STEM" Occupations in Arizona

Analyzes the employment, degree production, and migration of individuals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, with a focus on the supply and demand of STEM occupations in Arizona.

Arizona Productivity and Prosperity STEM/High Tech
Public Finance

Tax Reductions, the Economy and the Deficit in the Arizona State Government General Fund

Discusses the effects of the tax law changes implemented in Arizona since the early 1990s, the relationship between taxes and economic growth, and the current state government budget deficit.

Arizona Economic Growth General Fund Tax Burden Public Finance

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