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Address to the New College class of 2010
Remarks at the New College of Florida 44th Annual Commencement, Sarasota, Florida.
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The national and regional economic outlook
Remarks at the Center for Economic Development, Syracuse, New York.
Report
Is economics coursework, or majoring in economics, associated with different civic behaviors?
Studies regularly link levels of educational attainment to civic behavior and attitudes, but only a few investigate the role played by specific coursework. Using data collected from students who attended one of four public universities in our study, we investigate the relationship between economics coursework and civic behavior after graduation. Drawing from large samples of students in economics, business, or general majors, we compare responses across the three groups and by the number of undergraduate economics courses completed. We find that undergraduate coursework in economics is ...
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The national and regional economic outlook
Remarks at the Buffalo-Niagara Partnership, Buffalo, New York .
Journal Article
Meeting future workforce needs: FIRST Robotics in Clinton, Massachusetts
School and business partnerships can strengthen the workforce. The vehicle for one such collaboration is FIRST, a national robotics competition that a Massachusetts school district and plastics company Nypro Inc. have participated in since 1992: ?the hardest fun ever.?