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Michigan

Economics

2004

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Results And Recommendations Of Water And Wastewater Affordability Study, Ryan A. Breisach, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Nov 2004

Results And Recommendations Of Water And Wastewater Affordability Study, Ryan A. Breisach, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Reports

No abstract provided.


A Preliminary Financial Analysis Of The Focus Hope Loan Fund, Kelly Derango Sep 2004

A Preliminary Financial Analysis Of The Focus Hope Loan Fund, Kelly Derango

Reports

No abstract provided.


Increasing The Economic Development Benefits Of Higher Education In Michigan, Timothy J. Bartik Sep 2004

Increasing The Economic Development Benefits Of Higher Education In Michigan, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper considers how a state such as Michigan can increase the economic development benefits of higher education. Research evidence suggests that higher education increases local economic development principally by increasing the quality of the local workforce, and secondarily by increasing local innovative ideas. These economic development benefits of higher education can be increased by: 1) competent management of conventional economic development programs that focus on business attraction and retention; 2) policies that focus on increasing local job skills by educating the state's residents, as opposed to attracting in-migrants; 3) policies that address specific "market failures" in how higher education …


A Database Accountability System For The Michigan Career Preparation System, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Jason M. Preuss Sep 2004

A Database Accountability System For The Michigan Career Preparation System, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Jason M. Preuss

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No abstract provided.