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New studies demonstrate that preservation can be a powerful economic engine. This report updates the 2002 report with the same title.

A small literature demonstrates that names and initials are correlated with important economic outcomes for firms and individuals. This paper presents the first comprehensive examination of the relationship between alphabetic rank of surname initial and life outcomes. Those outcomes include male investments in human capital and labor market experiences through middle age.

Colorado's electronics industry is an important and growing part of Colorado's economy and supports a number of key industries ranging from aerospace and bioscience to advanced manufacturing.