Gross
State Product (GSP): a measure of the total value of goods and services
produced in Colorado.
verall, the university's direct
expenditures of almost $1.2 billion created an estimated $2.2 billion
in incremental gross state product (GSP). Based on these estimates, CU
generates approximately $11.08 of additional GSP for every dollar of state
support it receives—a very high return in comparison to other uses
of state funds.
Estimated
Total Gross State Product Generated per Colorado Tax Dollar
Appropriated, Fiscal Year 1999
Amount
of State Support
Total
State GSP Generated per Tax Dollar of Support
State
and Local Government Activities
$4.2
(billion)
$2.49*
University
of Colorado
$203.0
(million)
$11.08
*1997 Fed. Bureau of Economic
Analysis, GSP by state and industry type.
verall, the university's direct
expenditures of almost $1.2 billion created an estimated $2.2 billion
in incremental gross state product (GSP). Based on these estimates, CU
generates approximately $11.08 of additional GSP for every dollar of state
support it receives—a very high return in comparison to other uses
of state funds. 
