ŷڱƵ System news release In the most comprehensive research yet conducted on what the University of ŷڱƵ means to the state’s economy, analysts show an economic impact of $5.3 billion for ŷڱƵ in 2011. The research, conducted by the Business Research Division of the Leeds School of Business at the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder, provides the most comprehensive data yet compiled on the statewide economic impact from the university and the individual effects on Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) with ŷڱƵ campuses.