Description
Available data on the cost of living indicate that living costs in Arizona are close to the national average — thus, the state’s lower-than-average wages are not offset by low living costs. No productivity data exist for Arizona. Worker productivity in Arizona could be below the national average due to lesser investments in physical or human capital, which would result in lower wages. Labor market supply and demand factors are a likely cause of the low wages in Arizona. A substantial number of people seem willing to move to Arizona and accept a substandard wage in exchange for perceived qualitative advantages to living in Arizona, primarily climate.
Details
Title
- Introduction to Job Quality
Contributors
- Rex, Tom R. (Author)
- Battelle Memorial Institute. Technology Partnership Practice (Publisher)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2005-03
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Identifier
- Identifier ValueASU 8.3:P 65 I 57
Note
- A report from the "Productivity and Prosperity Project: An Analysis of Economic Competitiveness (P3)."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 88).