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Options for Raising State Government Revenue in Arizona

Examines a number of possible sources of additional state government revenue. Public revenue and spending in Arizona in recent years has been substantially below both the national average and the state’s historical norm.

Arizona General Fund Tax Burden Tax Structure Public Finance
Public Finance

The Financing of Public Education in Arizona: Update

Addresses the funding of public higher education and elementary and secondary education in Arizona, relative to the nation and other states. Relative to higher education, per student state and local government funding for public elementary and secondary education in Arizona has been further…

Arizona Higher Education Finance K-12 Finance Public Finance
Productivity and Prosperity

Occupational Requirements

Examines occupational data, focusing on the typical requirements to obtain an entry-level position in each occupation and making comparisons of Arizona and its subregions to broader geographies. The distribution of employment in 2015 across the 51 categories of requirements was not much…

Arizona Educational Attainment Nation Productivity and Prosperity States STEM/High Tech Substates
Productivity and Prosperity

Job Quality in the Metropolitan Areas of the United States

Examines the industrial job mix, the occupational job mix, and job quality in 2015 and the change between 2001 and 2015 for all metropolitan areas. A strong positive relationship is present between metro area size and job quality.

Economic Base Job Quality Productivity and Prosperity States Substates
Productivity and Prosperity

The Geographic Distribution of Average Earnings Per Worker

Analyzes average earnings per worker by state and metropolitan area. Average earnings per worker varies widely across the nation’s metropolitan areas, largely reflecting geographic differences in the cost of living, job quality, and metro area size, each of which is positively correlated to…

Arizona Income & Earnings Productivity and Prosperity States Substates
Productivity and Prosperity

Job Quality in 2015 and the Change in Job Quality Between 2001 and 2015

Investigates job quality by state, particularly for Arizona and its subregions, relative to the national average. Job quality in 2015 was highest along the Atlantic Coast from Massachusetts south to Virginia, with the western states of Washington, Colorado, and Utah also among the top 10.

Arizona Job Quality Nation Productivity and Prosperity States Substates
Public Finance

The Social Security and Medicare Programs: Issues and Possible Solutions

Reviews financial and other issues facing the Social Security and Medicare programs, reviewing a wide range of options that have been proposed by numerous organizations across the political spectrum to resolve the issues. Trust funds of each program are expected to be depleted before 2035.

Nation Social Security & Medicare Public Finance
Arizona Universities

The Contribution of Arizona State University to the Arizona Economy, Fiscal Year 2016

Assesses the contribution of ASU to the Arizona economy based on (1) an economic impact analysis, (2) its net benefits as a provider of higher education, and (3) its research. Fiscal Year 2022 Update:…

Arizona ASU Economic Impact Arizona Universities
Productivity and Prosperity

A Fiscal Comparison of Arizona and Utah

Compares the public finance systems of Arizona and Utah. The public finance system, a component of competitiveness, in Utah is considered to be one of the best in the nation, while Arizona’s system is rated as average to below average.

Arizona Higher Education Finance K-12 Finance Productivity and Prosperity Tax Burden Tax Structure

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