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Ro Khanna, Dignity In A Digital Age: Making Tech Work For All Of Us (2022), James W. Gentry

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.

Strengthening The Southern Nevada Workforce Pipeline, Katie M. Gilbertson

Student Research

Workforce development has been a keystone in the discussion of economic diversification of Las Vegas for decades. The leisure and hospitality industry is the lifeline for the Southern Nevada economy due to the reliance on tourism as the city’s main economic driver. The leisure and hospitality industry requires physical labor and more face-to-face customer interaction than other employment sectors. Thus, these jobs often do not require high educational attainment, but rather sharp soft skills like effective listening, nonverbal communication, and negotiation strategies. While these are valuable traits, the lack of educational attainment within the leisure and hospitality workforce suppresses employees’ …

The Impact Of Integrating An Sbdc Program Into A College/University Career Center, Harshdeep Singh Nanda

Master's Projects

With a new approach for integrating the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program in Alameda County, the Ohlone Community College District (Ohlone College) has introduced a new model for hosting an SBDC program on a college/university campus. While many other educational institutions across the nation have hosted an SBDC program (Cook Center for Entrepreneurship - Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, n.d.; University of Scranton Small Business Development Center (SBDC) | Helping NEPA & Northern Tier Small Businesses Start, Grow & Prosper., n.d.; Olson, 2006), most have treated the program as a separate entity or department, often leading to the …

Synopsis: Tourism In Utah As An Economic Development Tool, Jhana Aristondo

Marriott Student Review

Tourism in Utah is largely driven by seasonal recreation at its variety of natural-heritage resources all year round. Traditionally, in order to measure the impact that tourism has had on economic growth, income variables such as the nominal and real GDP have been used, but these only give a one-sided economic approach. If we look at the distinct concept of economic development instead of economic growth, what can be said about the impact that tourism has on the former?

This study will use and test variables that explain economic development and tourism behavior in the state of Utah. To measure …

Planning An Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystem In Norfolk Virginia, Matthew A. Cline

Master of Urban and Regional Planning Capstone Projects

Provides an overview of Norfolk’s emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem and challenges associated with its disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Presents policy recommendations in creating more equitable environment for these small business ventures.

Retesting The Dual Sector Model In India And Brazil, Jiade Xiao

International Review of Business and Economics

India and Brazil are developing countries and emerging markets, enjoying economic development in the recent decades. The development experience of both countries may provide persuasive evidences in supporting or disapproving the economic theories. Arthur Lewis’ structural-change theory focuses on the transition of economic structure with the character from depending heavily on agricultural sector to the character with more contribution from industrial sector occurring in the developing countries. His model of dual sector, as an important part of the structural-change theory, argues that the labor moving from agricultural sector to industrial sector associated with the migration from rural area to urban …

Vocational Training Programs And Youth Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence From Nepal, S Chakravarty, M Lundberg, Plamen Nikolov, J Zenker

Economics Faculty Scholarship

Lack of skills is arguably one of the most important determinants of high levels of unemployment and poverty. In response, policymakers often initiate vocational training programs in efforts to enhance skill formation among the youth. Using a regression-discontinuity design, we examine a large youth training intervention in Nepal. We find, twelve months after the start of the training program, that the intervention generated an increase in non-farm employment of 10 percentage points (ITT estimates) and up to 31 percentage points for program compliers (LATE estimates). We also detect sizable gains in monthly earnings largely driven by women who start self-employment …

Examining Poverty, Entrepreneurship, And Multinational Corporation Participation In South Africa, Stephanie Furlough-Morris

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Economic development is seen as the best means of accomplishing the goal of eradicating extreme poverty, and at the heart of this development are for-profit companies, especially multinational corporations. The specific problem examined in this study was whether levels of poverty in South Africa had been significantly impacted by the activities of multinational corporations and the level of entrepreneurship in its 9 provinces. To build upon empirical research on the sources of poverty alleviation and the impact of large global enterprises, the purpose of this study was to examine the impact of entrepreneurship and multinational corporation presence on the change …

Effect Of Deposit Money Banks' Credit On The Performance Of Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises In Nigeria, G. O. Evbuomwan, V. O. Okoruwa, A. E. Ikpi

Economic and Financial Review

This paper set out to empirically evaluate the effect of deposit money banks' credit on the performance of MSMEs in Nigeria, with the aid of a vector autoregression and error correction mechanism (ECM) technique. Results of the empirical investigation confirmed credit had a positive effect on GDP of MSMEs in Nigeria as the coefficient of CAM (credit to MSMEs) was positive (1.0569) and significant at 1.0 per cent level. It was, therefore, recommended that every effort should be made to improve access to credit by MSMEs, so that they could play their potential roles of employment generation and wealth creation …

Un-Obtainium: The Quest For Rare Earth Elements, Brahm Heyman

International Political Economy Theses

The 17 "rare earth elements" are essential for the development of new technologies. Over the last several decades, China has established a virtual monopoly on the rare earth industry, producing over 97% of the world's current demand. This was achieved by effectively undercutting other producers who stopped competing in this market. In 2010, in an effort to bolster its domestic market, China decided to reduce the amount of rare earth elements that it would export. This situation can be used to consider China's relations with the rest of the world from two perspectives. (1) The realist perspective views China's actions …

Smart Stimulus Amid Deepening Debt: Future-Flow Tax Credit Programs, William Werkmeister

William Werkmeister

No abstract provided.

Regional Deregulation And Entrepreneurial Growth In China’S Transition Economy,, Wubiao Zhou

Wubiao Zhou

No abstract provided.

Bank Financing In China’S Private Sector: The Payoffs Of Political Capital, Wubiao Zhou

Wubiao Zhou

No abstract provided.

Delivery Of Legal Services To Immigrant Small Business Owners: The Problems And A Model To Solve Them, William A. Langer, Pablo A. Ormachea

William A Langer

Delivery of Legal Services to Immigrant Small Business Owners: The Problems and a Model to Solve Them. By Pablo Ormachea & William Langer

Immigrant entrepreneurs not only provide essential support for individual families, but also serve as key engines of economic growth for United States cities. While immigrant small-business owners continuously stimulate growth in various economic sectors, creating new jobs and helping to develop inner-city neighborhoods, they overcome considerable obstacles and barriers to reach these achievements. This article argues that a deeper understanding of such systemic barriers can help to reduce such barriers so that an increasingly larger number of …

Industrial Resources: Union County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Union County

"Resources for Economic Development: Union County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Union County Economic Development Foundation, Inc., Morganfield, Kentucky, July 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate

Industrial Resources: Ohio County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Ohio County

"Resources for Economic Development: Ohio County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, Frankfort, Kentucky, July 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Webster County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Webster County

"Resources for Economic Development: Webster County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Webster County Economic Development Corporation, Dixon, Kentucky, July 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: labor markets, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets and climate.

Industrial Resources: Webster County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Webster County

"Resources for Economic Development: Webster County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the kentucky Department of Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Webster County Economic Corporation, Dixon Kentucky, July 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Logan County, Kentucky Library Research Collection

Logan County

"Resources for Economic Development: Logan County, Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Logan County Economic Development Commission, Russellville, Kentucky, July 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Muhlenberg County

"Resources for Economic Development: Muhlenberg County, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation the Muhlenberg Economic Enterprise, Greenville, Kentucky, June 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Madison County - Richmond, Kentucky Library Research Collection

Madison County

"Resources for Economic Development: Richmond, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Kentucky Industrial Development Corporation, Richmond, Kentucky, June 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources,markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Lincoln County - Stanford, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Lincoln County

"Resources for Economic Development: Stanford-Lincoln County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Division of Research, Frankfort, Kentucky, June 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets and climate

Industrial Resources: Owsley County - Booneville, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Owsley County

"Resources for Economic Development: Booneville, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the City of Booneville, Booneville, Kentucky, May 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Rockcastle County - Mount Vernon, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Rockcastle County

"Resources for Economic Development: Mount Vernon, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Rockcastle County Development Board, Mount Vernon, Kentucky, May 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, duel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Powell County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Powell County

"Resources for Economic Development: Powell County, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Powell County Government, Stanton, Kentucky, May 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Jackson County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Jackson County

"Resources for Economic Development: Jackson County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Division of Research in cooperation with the Jackson County Government, April 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, education and health facilities, housing,communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Hart County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Hart County

"Resources for Economic Development: Hart County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Hart County Chamber of Commerce/ Industrial Foundation, Munfordville, Kentucky, April 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.

Industrial Resources: Washington County - Spirngfield, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Washington County

"Resources for Economic Development: Springfield, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Springfield/Washington County Economic Development Authority, Springfield, Kentucky, March 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: labor markets, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets and climate.

Industrial Resources: Washington County- Springfield, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Washington County

"Resources for Economic Development: Springfield, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Springfield/Washington County Economic Development Authority, Springfield, Kentucky, March 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate

Industrial Resources: Hopkins County - Madisonville, Earlington And Hanson, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Hopkins County

"Resources for Economic Development: Madisonville, Earlington and Hanson, Kentucky" prepared by Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and Division of Research in cooperation with Madisonville-Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, Madisonville, Kentucky, March 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, education and health facilitates, housing, communications, recreation, natural resources, markets and climate.