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Feasibility Study And Cost Estimate Of A Richmond Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams
Feasibility Study And Cost Estimate Of A Richmond Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
Under the leadership of the Mayor’s Promise Scholarship Task Force, stakeholders in Richmond, Virginia, are considering the creation of a place-based scholarship or Promise program for graduates of Richmond Public Schools. Upjohn Institute staff will work with Richmond stakeholders to refine their program design, assess its feasibility, estimate its cost, and explore avenues for program administration and fund development.
Higher Education, The Health Care Industry, And Metropolitan Regional Economic Development, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek
Higher Education, The Health Care Industry, And Metropolitan Regional Economic Development, Timothy Bartik, George Erickcek
Timothy J. Bartik
This project examined the effects of expansions in higher educational institutions and the medical service industry, "eds and meds," on the economic development of a metropolitan area. The authors provided quantitative evidence of the magnitude of economic effects of higher education and medical service industries that occur through the mechanism of providing some export-base demand stimulus to a metropolitan economy. Quantitative evidence on how much higher education institutions can boost a metropolitan economy through increasing the educational attainment of local residents was also included. Other mechanisms by which these two industries may boost a metropolitan economy include increasing local amenities, …
25th Anniversary Edition: Scholarship Reconsidered, Drew Moser, Todd Ream, John Braxton
25th Anniversary Edition: Scholarship Reconsidered, Drew Moser, Todd Ream, John Braxton
Drew Moser PhD
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