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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…

Arizona Budget Stabilization Fund General Fund Public Finance
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…

Arizona Economic Competitiveness Productivity and Prosperity Regional Economics
Arizona Demographics Default

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.

Arizona Decennial Census Population Estimates Population Projections States Substates Demographics
Public Finance

Creating Jobs in Arizona by Building and Renovating Physical Infrastructure

Evaluates actions that can be taken by state governments to stimulate the economy. The only action that results in a significant near-term effect is to accelerate spending on physical infrastructure that has already been identified as needed.

Arizona Economic Impact General Fund Infrastructure Investment Public Finance
Arizona Demographics Default

The Latino Population in Arizona - Growth, Characteristics, and Outlook, with a Focus on Latino Education

Examines the growth of the Latino population, investigates the immigration of Latinos, and provides a demographic profile of Latinos, all specific to Arizona. Educational indicators for Latinos also are explored.

Arizona Educational Achievement Educational Attainment Immigration Latino Demographics
Productivity and Prosperity

An Overview of the Knowledge Economy, With a Focus on Arizona

Defines and discusses the importance and characteristics of the global knowledge economy, with measurements of the size of the knowledge economy nationally and in Arizona presented. Knowledge is now recognized as the driver of productivity gains and economic growth, leading to a new focus on the…

Arizona Knowledge Economy Nation Productivity and Prosperity States
Public Finance

Capital Gains in Arizona and the Effect on State Government General Fund Revenues

Reviews the cyclicality of capital gains and the impact of these fluctuations on general fund revenues. Capital gains are highly cyclical, but during periods of high capital gains, the increase in general fund revenue has not been perceived to be transitory; instead, permanent tax reductions and…

Arizona Capital Gains General Fund Public Finance
Productivity and Prosperity

Causes of Varying Economic Performance By State

Examines economic growth by state since 2000, particularly during the 2002-07 expansion and during the 2008-09 recession. The varying economic performance across states had little relationship to such factors as a state’s economic diversity or job quality; instead, local factors—such as a state’…

Arizona Economic Performance Job Quality Productivity and Prosperity States
Public Finance

Tax and Expenditure Limitation Proposals in Arizona

Assesses several proposals to create a new state government revenue or expenditure limit in Arizona, and compares the proposals to Colorado’s limit. Arizona already has a limit, adopted in the late 1970s, that constrains state government appropriations to a percentage of the state’s personal…

Arizona General Fund Tax & Expenditure Limitations Public Finance

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