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Speech
Impact of the Great Recession on public schools in the region
Dudley, William (2012)
Remarks at the Quarterly Regional Economic Press Briefing, New York City.
Speech , Paper 74

Speech
Education: testimony before the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, March 11, 2004
Greenspan, Alan (2004)
Speech , Paper 45

Journal Article
Human capital and higher education: how does our region fare?
Schiller, Timothy G. (2008-01)
The number of people in a given state or region with a college education varies across the nation. States in the Third Federal Reserve District (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware) compare favorably with the nation on measures of college education and the three states as a whole are close to the national average. Despite its average ranking in educational attainment, the area is a premier location for colleges and universities. In ?Human Capital and Higher Education: How Does Our Region Fare?? Tim Schiller evaluates the region?s standing with respect to college education by reviewing data ...
Business Review , Issue Q1 , Pages 16-26

Report
Do charter schools crowd out private school enrollment? Evidence from Michigan
Roy, Joydeep; Chakrabarti, Rajashri (2010)
Charter schools have been one of the most important dimensions of recent school reform measures in the United States. Currently, there are more than 4,500 charter schools spread across forty U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Though there have been numerous studies on the effects of charter schools, these have mostly been confined to analyzing the effects on student achievement, student demographic composition, parental satisfaction, and the competitive effects on regular public schools. This study departs from the existing literature by investigating the effect of charter schools on ...
Staff Reports , Paper 472

Journal Article
Banks building markets by building communities
Office, Community Affairs (2008)
Banks, their customers and the local community share the long-term benefits of meaningful community investments.
Banking and Community Perspectives , Issue 1 , Pages 3-8

Journal Article
The college wage premium
James, Jonathan (2012-08)
The return on educational investments has risen substantially in the past 30 years. While the primary focus has been on the college wage premium, new evidence shows that the value of going to college is affected by a host of other important educational decisions, each of which has a potentially large effect on future earnings. This Commentary examines the impact of two of these other decisions on earnings: the choice of a college major and the pursuit of an advanced degree. In some cases, differences in the college major premium are as large as the college wage premium itself.
Economic Commentary , Issue Aug

Journal Article
Unintended consequences of school accountability policies: evidence from Florida and implications for New York
Chakrabarti, Rajashri; Schwartz, Noah (2013-05)
Over the past two decades, state and federal education policies have tried to hold schools more accountable for educating students by tying rewards and sanctions to test scores and other measurable outcomes. A common criticism of these policies is that they may induce schools to ?game the system? along with?or instead of?making genuine educational improvements. One such strategic response may be to classify low-performing students into categories that are excluded from grade computation in an effort to artificially inflate scores. This article analyzes school responses to an influential ...
Economic Policy Review , Volume 19 , Issue May , Pages 19-44

Journal Article
Early childhood development on a large scale
Grunewald, Rob; Rolnick, Arthur J. (2005-06)
The Region , Volume 19 , Issue Jun , Pages 12-17

Newsletter
Is a college cap and gown a financial ball and chain?
Ricketts, Lowell R. (2011-08)
The cost of a college education continues to rise.The Project on Student Debt estimates that a typical 2009 college graduate accumulated $24,000 in student loan debt. Is a college degree worth the cost? Read the August 2011 Newsletter for the latest data on college versus high school graduates' earnings and employment prospects.
Liber8 Economic Information Newsletter , Issue August

Working Paper
Charter school facilities finance: How CDFIs created the market, and how to stimulate future growth
Donovan, Annie (2008)
This working paper examines the role that Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) play in supporting the successful growth of public charter schools.
Community Development Working Paper , Paper 2008-02

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